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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raheem Holmes (ranked 5934 p4p, 5599 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 555 p4p, 536 weight class). John has chosen Ali-A as his entrance music. Jihadi John told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raheem Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses the jab.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holmes jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Holmes avoids it this time.
Holmes swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the ropes and back into range.
John throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Holmes does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holmes.
 It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
John throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes cracks John with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 John is rocked!
Holmes connects with a quick right hand that sends John tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Raheem Holmes!
Jihadi John spoke after the fight, saying ' Al Akhbar '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 19815 p4p, 19868 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 785 p4p, 714 weight class). Dutch Schultz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz misses with a straight left.
Kin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Kin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
Schultz gets a clinch.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schultz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Schultz has double underhooks.
Schultz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Schultz prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kin can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Schultz has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schultz has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kin.
Schultz prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Schultz tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
Kin tries to break free but Schultz pushes him back against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
Kin tries to circle away but Schultz has him pinned against the ropes.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling the position.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Schultz has the dominant position.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Schultz won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Kin is trying to push Schultz away but Schultz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Schultz.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Schultz has the dominant position.
Kin can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Kin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
A short left from Schultz.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Schultz has double underhooks.
Schultz gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz drops Kin on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Kin bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
 Kin is rocked!
Kin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz cracks Kin with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Kin get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Kin looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Schultz throws a jab when Kin was well out of range.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Kin's shoulder, as Kin tries to avoid the shot.
Schultz rushes Kin and presses him up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schultz scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Kin to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Schultz away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Kin got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
A big left from Kin misses.
Kin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Kin 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 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dutch Schultz!
A very excited looking Dutch Schultz 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 Chubby Noel (ranked 23225 p4p, 20177 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 682 p4p, 730 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Leekpai.
Noel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leekpai jabs at Noel's body.
Good exchange - Leekpai coming out on top.
Leekpai scores with a nice strike.
Leekpai throws a looping overhand right but Noel ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Leekpai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leekpai lands with a hook. Noel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noel throws the kick towards the body but Leekpai avoids it.
Leekpai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noel misses with a body kick.
Leekpai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Noel misses
and Leekpai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leekpai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leekpai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leekpai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
Leekpai misses with a low kick.
Noel walks into a jab.
Leekpai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leekpai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel misses with a looping left.
Noel moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Noel fails to land.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leekpai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Leekpai.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel lands an uppercut.
Leekpai lands a hook that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leekpai misses with a knee strike.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Noel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leekpai.
Leekpai is working Noel over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Noel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noel.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Noel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Noel.
Leekpai tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Leekpai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leekpai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leekpai is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leekpai.
Leekpai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Leekpai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leekpai scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noel tries to clinch
and Leekpai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Noel. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leekpai.
Noel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Leekpai does it's job there.
Leekpai with the inside leg kick.
Leekpai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leekpai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krit Leekpai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leekpai clinches up with Noel and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Leekpai.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai misses with a punch on the inside.
Noel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leekpai backwards.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leekpais head.
Leekpai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Noel tries to work over Leekpai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Leekpai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leekpai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leekpai has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leekpai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Leekpai misses with some punches.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Noel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a shot to the side of Noel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Krit Leekpai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noel tries to throw a body punch but Leekpai avoids it by throwing Noel back against the ropes.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Noel blocks an elbow strike from Leekpai.
Leekpai digs a right hand underneath Noel's ribcage. Noel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Leekpai.
Leekpai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leekpai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leekpai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leekpai lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Leekpai - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Noel.
Leekpai lands with a short shot to the head.
Noel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Leekpai.
Noel is rocked!
Leekpai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Noel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noel avoids a wild elbow strike from Leekpai.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leekpai lands with a short shot to the head.
Leekpai creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Noel crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Noel face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Leekpai takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 22950 p4p, 23262 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 712 p4p, 710 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the ring accompanied by Stop This Flame. Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lowell.
Lowell scores with a decent looking hook.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Yalixqua misses the target.
Lowell ducks right into an uppercut from Yalixqua.
Lowell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yalixqua scores with a hook.
Lowell lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua tries to clinch but Lowell is having none of it.
Lowell throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowell moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yalixqua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lowell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Lowell misses
and Yalixqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowell lands a nice shot that snaps Yalixqua's head back.
Yalixqua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lowell. Lowell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lowell blocks a low kick nicely.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but Lowell avoids it.
Lowell with a hook.
Lowell missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
Yalixqua cracks Lowell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yalixqua with the inside leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a front kick aimed at Lowell's knee but Lowell avoids it well.
Lowell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Lowell misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Lowell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lowell.
Lowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yalixqua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the side of Lowell's head but Lowell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowell connects with a nice looking jab.
Yalixqua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lowell blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lowell.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lowell.
Yalixqua scores with a push kick.
Lowell throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Lowell misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yalixqua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lowell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lowell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowell.
Yalixqua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowell's sensitive parts.
Yalixqua looks to land a right hand but Lowell moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yalixqua. Those never looked like landing.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Lowell avoids a kick to the body.
Lowell feints a counter leg kick.
Lowell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yalixqua misses with a head kick.
Yalixqua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yalixqua looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua avoids a kick to the body.
Yalixqua tests Lowell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yalixqua lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
That's time! Yalixqua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
and Lowell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowell tries to land a leg kick but Yalixqua saw it coming and moves away.
Yalixqua wants to land a leg kick but Lowell is out of range.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowell.
Lowell is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lowell misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yalixqua throws a front kick that sends Lowell stumbling back into the ropes.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lowell's head backwards.
Lowell misses the jab.
Lowell throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lowell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lowell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yalixqua.
Lowell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lowell throws a sloppy head kick and Yalixqua moves out of range easily.
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!
Yalixqua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Lowell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowell.
Yalixqua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
Lowell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lowell thows a body kick. Yalixqua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yalixqua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowell throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lowell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
Lowell throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua takes one on the button.
Lowell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yalixqua circles away quickly and effectively.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowell throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Lowell throws a sloppy head kick and Yalixqua moves out of range easily.
Lowell fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowell throws the left hand but Yalixqua avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yalixqua - that will leave a mark!
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick from Lowell.
Lowell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yalixqua checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Yalixqua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lowell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
A jab from Yalixqua finds it's way through Lowell's defenses.
Lowell avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Lowell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Lowell tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
Lowell throws a head kick but Yalixqua moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell misses with a jab to the body
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua walks into a jab.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yalixqua scores with a jab to the head.
Lowell throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Lowell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lowell throws a right hand that misses
and Yalixqua counters with a straight right hand.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Lowell slaps the foot to one side.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Lowell's ribcage but misses.
Lowell misses with a right hand
and Yalixqua counters with an outside leg kick.
Lowell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Lowell.
Yalixqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lowell.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowell.
Yalixqua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowell misses with a shot to the body
and Yalixqua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lowell takes one to the chin there.
Lowell tries to keep at a distance but Yalixqua has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lowell throws a head punch that misses.
Lowell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Lowell takes a shot to the head.
Aaron Lowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Yalixqua avoids the damage to the body.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowell working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua blocking some punches.
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Lowell blocks it.
Lowell lands a body shot.
Lowell tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
A short right from Lowell on the inside.
Lowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Lowell blocks it.
Lowell blocks a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua presses Lowell against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowell is looking to control Yalixqua's arms but Yalixqua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lowell has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua can't find room to land a body shot as Lowell controls the action.
Lowell trying to stall but Yalixqua improves his position.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowell lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yalixqua misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Yalixqua.
Aaron Lowell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowell.
Lowell scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua tries to throw a body punch but Lowell avoids it by throwing Yalixqua back against the ropes.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Yalixqua.
Lowell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yalixqua misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell misses with some punches.
Yalixqua cracks Lowell with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iaspero Yalixqua.
I think Yalixqua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Iaspero Yalixqua 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kris Jakua (ranked 2020 p4p, 6877 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 250 p4p, 629 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakua works Spasov's body with a nice hook.
Spasov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jakua dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Jakua.
Jakua connects with a right hand. Spasov shakes it off.
Jakua looks to land a combination but Spasov avoids it well.
Spasov is looking for the big counter here.
Jakua dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Jakua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spasov defending well as Jakua loads up on a big left hand.
Jakua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spasov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
As Spasov looks to move away, Jakua throws a big counter combo but Spasov just gets out of the way.
Spasov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jakua in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakua swats away the attempt to clinch by Spasov.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua rushes Spasov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jakua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Spasov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jakua.
Jakua takes a swing at Spasov's ribcage but misses.
Spasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jakua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Spasov lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Spasov.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jakua controls his hands.
Jakua prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Jakua manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Spasov as he connects with a hook.
Spasov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jakua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jakua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakua slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
Jakua rushes Spasov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jakua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jakua is looking to wear down Spasov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jakua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Spasov.
Jakua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spasov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jakua, as that shot connected.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spasov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Spasov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jakua circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jakua lands with a nice body punch.
Spasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jakua.
A counter left hand to the body from Jakua misses its target.
Jakua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spasov doesn't seem bothered though.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Spasov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spasov cracks Jakua with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakua closes the distance and clinches.
Spasov has a couple of punches blocked by Jakua.
Jakua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spasov throws a series of strikes that have Jakua backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spas Spasov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jakua scores with a jab to the body.
Spasov dodges the punch combination from Jakua.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spasov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua connects with a single shot there.
Spasov misses with a double jab.
Spasov tries to clinch but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spasov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spasov.
Spasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jakua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jakua moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Jakua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jakua blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Jakua is pushing Spasov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jakua blocks a body shot from Spasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jakua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jakua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jakua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spasov lands an uppercut.
Jakua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spas Spasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakua misses with the combination.
Spasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spasov misses with a double jab.
Spas Spasov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spasov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kris Jakua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jakua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spas Spasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov thuds a left hand into Jakua's body.
Spasov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spasov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jakua counters with a stiff right hand.
Jakua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jakua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jakua breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Jakua.
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Jakua dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spasov drops his hands momentarily and Jakua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spasov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jakua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spasov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jakua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
Jakua scores with a shot to the body.
Spasov tries to clinch up.
Jakua moves away from the strike by Spasov.
Spasov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jakua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jakua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spasov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spasov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jakua here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Spasov throws a right hand that Jakua ducks under and follows up with a left that Jakua also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Spasov. That snapped Jakua's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jakua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spasov throws a sloppy body shot
and Jakua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spasov tries to clinch there but Jakua circles away.
Jakua fails to land with a series of punches.
Jakua misses with a double jab.
Spasov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov tries to bum rush Jakua with a series of wild strikes but Jakua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jakua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spasov.
Jakua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spasov drops his hands momentarily and Jakua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Spasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jakua counters with a nice uppercut.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Jakua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spasov.
Spasov throws a combination that misses
and Jakua counters with a stiff right hand.
Spasov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakua instigates a clinch.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Spasov.
Spasov ducks right into an uppercut from Jakua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spasov wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
Jakua went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jakua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spasov.
A quick step to the side and Jakua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
Spasov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jakua counters with a left to the body.
Spasov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spasov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spasov.
Jakua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jakua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spasov is looking to clinch.
Jakua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spasov eats them both and turns towards Jakua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakua lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Jakua.
Jakua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kris Jakua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spasov throws a combination that misses
enabling Jakua to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Jakua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jakua 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Kris Jakua wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kris Jakua 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 21805 p4p, 1133 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 664 p4p, 150 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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12 - 7 - 0 |
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10 - 11 - 0 |
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Backman counters with a three punch combo that has Baracuta backing up. Baracuta nods at Backman to acknowledge the strikes.
Baracuta misses with a body shot
and Backman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baracuta looks to land a body kick but Backman moved away.
Baracuta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baracuta keeps Backman at a distance using the push kick.
Baracuta is looking to clinch but Backman is avoiding it.
Backman 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.
Baracuta moves away from the strike by Backman.
Backman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baracuta scores with the left hand. Backman knows he should have avoided that one.
Backman throws a right and a left that Baracuta avoids nicely.
Backman cracks Baracuta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baracuta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Backman misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman connects with a nice looking jab.
Backman misses with a wild body shot.
Baracuta stuns Backman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baracuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baracuta moves away from the strike by Backman.
Backman throws a jab but it's blocked by Baracuta.
Backman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baracutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baracuta slips under a jab.
Backman throws an off balance right hand
and Baracuta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Backman is rocked!
Backman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baracuta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Baracuta finish him?
Backman 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 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Crass Baracuta!
After winning the bout, Crass Baracuta 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Kubota (ranked 802 p4p, 3866 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 97 p4p, 426 weight class). Kubota comes to the ring accompanied by Devilman No Uta (1972). Nik Snow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow walks into a stiff left hand from Kubota.
Snow keeps Kubota at a distance using the push kick.
Kubota throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Snow 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.
Snow misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Snow.
Snow throws a low kick but Kubota moves out of range easily.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
Kubota throws a low kick but Snow avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kubota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Kubota.
Kubota throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kubota takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Snow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A good leg kick by Kubota.
Snow fakes the leg kick and cracks Kubota in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Kubota motions for Snow to come forward. Kubota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snow lands a jab.
Kubota throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow throws a leg kick but Kubota checks it.
Kubota checks a low kick from Snow.
Kubota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kubota swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kubota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow throws a push kick but Kubota slaps the foot to one side.
Kubota lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Snow defending well as Kubota loads up on a big left hand.
Snow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice leg kick from Kubota, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kubota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Snow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a low kick.
Snow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kubota takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kubota on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
Donk. Kubota catches Snow right on the button with a cross.
Snow throws a low kick but Kubota moves out of range easily.
Kubota moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Kubota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kubota.
A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Snow tried to score with a low kick but Kubota checks it.
Kubota was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good work by Snow as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Kubota moves out of range of the body kick from Snow.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kubota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snow's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kubota.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow dominated that round.
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.
Kubota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow cracks Kubota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kubota walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kubota attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snow checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Snow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow throws a lazy uppercut
and Kubota counters with a straight right hand.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubota tries to score with a low kick but Snow moves his leg out of the way.
Kubota with the inside leg kick.
Snow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kubota to score with a decent uppercut.
Snow blocks a jab.
Kubota works Snow's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow connects with a nice looking jab.
Snow throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kubota to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Kubota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snow connects with the punch.
Snow throws a jab when Kubota was well out of range.
Kubota throws a body kick that misses.
Snow connects with a solid leg kick.
Snow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kubota avoids the head kick by Snow.
A little feinted left hand from Kubota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snow throws out a powerful jab.
Snow tries to bum rush Kubota with a series of wild strikes but Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Snow misses.
Kubota lands with a cross.
Kubota digs a good hook to Snow's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota throws a wild body kick that Snow sees coming a mile off.
Snow moves out of range of the leg kick from Kubota.
Kubota connects with a high kick.
Snow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Snow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nik Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kubota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snow moves away from the strike by Kubota.
Kubota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kubota blocks the leg kick.
Kubota walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Snow thuds his shin into the meat of Kubota's side.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick from Kubota.
Kubota will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A leg kick checked by Snow.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Kubota does it's job there.
Kubota misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Snow.
Snow blocks a low kick nicely.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kubota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kubota bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snow's head.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
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 Takeru Kubota will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Snow looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubota.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Kubota connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
Snow throws a right hand that Kubota ducks under and follows up with a left that Kubota also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Snow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snow.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kubota digs a good body shot into Snow's ribs.
Snow connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Kubota misses
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Kubota blocks the body kick.
Snow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow walks into a left hand.
Kubota throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kubota throws a shot to the body.
Kubota throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
Snow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Snow slips under a jab.
Snow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Snow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kubota staying out of range there.
Takeru Kubota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Kubota blocks the low kick.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubota.
Kubota throws a wild body kick that Snow sees coming a mile off.
Snow unleashes a big counter combination but Kubota bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snow stuns Kubota with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kubota scores with a nice head shot.
Kubota needs to keep his hands up - Snow had a free shot at his head there.
Kubota throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snow misses with a hook. Kubota ducked under it nicely.
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kubota lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snow at a distance.
Kubota chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snow can pounce on him.
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Kubota. Beautiful body shot.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Kubota's head but Kubota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kubota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
Snow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kubota is able to avoid easily.
Snow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kubota scores with a body shot.
Snow throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Snow stuns Kubota with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snow tries to score with a low kick but Kubota moves his leg out of the way.
Kubota throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Snow misses with an uppercut
and Kubota counters with a stiff right hand.
Kubota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kubota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kubota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snow.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a low kick as Kubota jumps back.
Kubota throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kubota.
A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Kubota moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nik Snow.
Well Snow 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Nik Snow!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Nik Snow!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Nik Snow!
Nik Snow wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nik Snow thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Francis Begbie (ranked 6867 p4p, 23070 weight class) and Bradley Dunn (ranked 678 p4p, 693 weight class). Begbie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raining Blood. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.
Dunn connects with a right hand. Begbie shakes it off.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunn misses with a shot to the body
and Begbie counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Dunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Begbie doesn't seem phased though.
Dunn 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.
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begbie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Begbie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Begbie's head.
Dunn scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn misses the body punch
and Begbie counters by clinching up.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dunn.
Dunn throws a head punch that misses.
Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Dunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Begbie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Begbie tries to clinch but Dunn moves out of range.
Begbie misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Begbie circles away quickly and effectively.
Begbie throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunn circles away.
A left and a right from Dunn both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begbie moves into the clinch.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Dunn takes a swing at Begbie's ribcage but misses.
Dunn walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Begbie.
Dunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Begbie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunn's hands.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.
Dunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunn tests Begbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Begbie tries to clinch up but Dunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Begbie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Begbie tries to work over Dunn's front leg with a kick but Dunn checks it.
Nice shot by Dunn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Dunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Begbie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Begbie needs to keep his hands up - Dunn had a free shot at his head there.
Begbie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Begbie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Begbie looks to land a body kick but Dunn moved away.
Dunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begbie manages to avoid it.
Begbie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunn.
Begbie closes the distance but Dunn moves to the side
and Dunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begbie clinches up against the ropes.
Begbie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunn throws a combination. Begbie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Begbie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Begbie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Begbie moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Begbie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Begbie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn clips Begbie with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Begbie a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Oh Begbie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunn thuds a left hand into Begbie's body.
Begbie seems to have got his legs back now.
Begbie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunn catches Begbie napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Begbie crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Dunn raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bradley Dunn!
The defeated Francis Begbie had this to say: 'Bollocks to the lot of ya!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 1548 p4p, 4116 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 219 p4p, 510 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws a hook but Biscuit avoids it easily.
Bull throws a body punch but Biscuit moves out of range.
Biscuit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bull.
Biscuit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Biscuit is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bull.
Biscuit cracks Bull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bull.
Bull tries to land a leg kick but Biscuit saw it coming and moves away.
Bull digs a good hook to Biscuit's body.
Biscuit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bull misses the jab.
Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull walks into a left hand.
Biscuit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Bull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biscuit throws a sloppy body shot
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biscuit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Biscuit slips a jab from Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Biscuit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bull manages to circle out of the way.
Bull 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.
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Biscuit misses with a lunging right hand
and Bull counters with an inside leg kick.
Biscuit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Biscuit throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
Biscuit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bull.
Bull with a nice cross.
Biscuit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biscuit clinches.
Bull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Biscuit.
Biscuit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biscuit letting Bull take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Biscuit misses with the head strike.
Biscuit gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Biscuit.
Biscuit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biscuit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Biscuit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biscuit swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biscuit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Biscuit lands with an uppercut that bounces Bull off the ropes and back into range.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Biscuit tries to counter by clinching up but Bull breaks away and moves out of range.
Biscuit is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Biscuit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Biscuit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biscuit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bull throws the left hand but Biscuit avoids the punch easily.
Biscuit moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Biscuit throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit clinches.
Bull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biscuit blocks a body shot from Bull.
Bull taking a breather.
Biscuit tries to work over Bull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Biscuit avoids it by throwing Bull back against the ropes.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biscuit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biscuit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biscuit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bull tries to work over Biscuit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Biscuit blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Biscuit as the two fighters clinch.
Biscuit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biscuit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Biscuit lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Bull looking to stall.
Bull misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Biscuit.
Biscuit lands a shoulder strike.
Biscuit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bull working aggressively here.
Biscuit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Biscuit can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Biscuit lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bull.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Biscuit blocks a body shot from Bull.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biscuits head.
Biscuit prevents a body shot from Bull.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jari Bull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jari Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biscuit moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Biscuit swinging wildly here.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Biscuit loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Biscuit ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Biscuit misses with a looping right.
Biscuit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Biscuit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit forces Bull back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biscuit.
Biscuit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Biscuit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Biscuit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a right hand.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Biscuit controls the action.
Biscuit blocks an uppercut.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Biscuit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jari Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biscuit throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biscuit lands a hook that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
A shot in the inside from Biscuit.
Biscuit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Biscuit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is looking to control Biscuit's arms but Biscuit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bull has his back to the ropes.
Schmorgen Biscuit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull tries a body shot but Biscuit blocks it.
Biscuit works on Bull's body with a couple of short punches.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Biscuit missing with knees to the body.
Biscuit tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Biscuit on the inside.
Schmorgen Biscuit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biscuit trying to land knees to the body.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biscuit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bull blocks it with crossed arms.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Biscuit fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmorgen Biscuit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bull 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Jari Bull wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jari Bull 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 2296 p4p, 23249 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 280 p4p, 686 weight class). Aoki comes to the ring accompanied by Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. Caria is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Shiny Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melankomas Caria's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aoki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Aoki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caria blocks a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the ropes.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Caria - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Caria.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Caria trying to control the position but instead, Aoki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caria into the ropes.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Caria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aoki throws an elbow but misses.
Aoki taking a breather.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Caria misses.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Aoki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria swats away the attempt to clinch by Aoki.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aoki.
Aoki tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aoki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aoki has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria tries to stall but Aoki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shiny Aoki will probably get the nod.
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.
Caria dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Caria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria darts in and clinches Aoki up against the ropes.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands a knee to the body.
Caria digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
A short left from Caria.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Melankomas Caria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Aoki.
Caria working Aoki over with knees to the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria is pushing Aoki up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caria lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aoki as Caria tries to tie him up.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria wants to stall.
Aoki scores with a hook to the body.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria takes a shot to the head.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Caria tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Caria misses with a kick to the body.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Caria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caria rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Caria blocking some punches.
Aoki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria is looking to control Aoki's arms but Aoki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caria has his back to the ropes.
Caria lands a right hand.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aoki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Aoki lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aoki tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki tries to stall but Caria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aoki tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caria scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aoki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Caria.
A body shot lands from Aoki.
Aoki pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aoki doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Caria.
Aoki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caria doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
Caria feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aoki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Aoki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria misses with a straight right.
Aoki connects with a leg kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoki rushes Caria and presses him up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Aoki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Caria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Aoki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Caria is leaning against Aoki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Caria.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Aoki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria tries a quick counter leg kick but Aoki is wise to it.
Aoki moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria is trying to stall.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Aoki.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aoki momentarily.
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Good body shot from Aoki.
Caria misses with some punches.
Shiny Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aoki throws an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Aoki misses with an elbow strike.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria prevents a body shot from Aoki.
A short right from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aoki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision! Melankomas Caria retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Melankomas Caria thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Shiny Aoki had this to say: 'back to the gym Caria is a goat at this weight so no shame in losing....'.
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