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8L 75 - Sanchez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Skillz (ranked 24068 p4p, 23694 weight class) and Tang Maul (ranked 519 p4p, 360 weight class). Maul has chosen Somewhere I Belong as his entrance music. 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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140
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135
10 - 2 - 1 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Skillz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skillz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skillz.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Skillz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skillz lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skillz. That's going to slow Maul down.
Skillz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maul throws a leg kick
and Skillz counters with a right hand to the body.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Skillz.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Skillz moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Maul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Skillz finds it's target.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skillz.
Maul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skillz. Skillz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skillz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Skillz misses.
Skillz throws a poor cross that misses
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Skillz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maul is out of range and Skillz settles back down.
A left lands for Maul.
Skillz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Maul catches Skillz right on the button with a cross.
Maul scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Skillz.
Maul lands a glancing blow to the side of Skillz's head.
Skillz misses the shot to the body.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skillz.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Skillz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Skillz ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skillz.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Skillz does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Skillz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skillz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Skillz.
Skillz blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul swings for the body but Skillz moves out of range.
Skillz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skillz, as that shot connected.
Skillz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maul on the side of the head.
Maul has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice uppercut there from Skillz.
Maul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skillz.
Skillz ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul checks the leg kick.
Maul checks a leg kick nicely.
Skillz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Maul. That snapped Skillz's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skillz misses with a straight left.
Skillz slips under a jab from Maul.
Skillz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skillz wants to land a leg kick but Maul is out of range.
Skillz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maul throws a body kick that misses.
Maul throws out a leg kick but Skillz moves out of range and Maul only half commits.
Skillz walks into a jab.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skillz moves away.
Skillz tries a low kick but Maul avoids it.
Maul loads up on a big right hand but Skillz slips the punch.
Skillz lands with a shot to the body.
Maul clobbers Skillz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skillz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skillz tried to score with a low kick but Maul checks it.
Skillz tries a head kick but it misses.
Skillz takes one on the button.
Skillz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Skillz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skillz tries a low kick but Maul avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Skillz misses the target.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Skillz moved out of range nicely.
Maul slips under a jab from Skillz.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Maul.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Skillz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a lazy uppercut
and Skillz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skillz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maul counters with a body kick that stops Skillz in his tracks momentarily.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skillz manages to avoid it.
Skillz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skillz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skillz connects with a body shot.
Maul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skillz, as that shot connected.
Skillz swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Skillz misses with a body shot.
Skillz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul moves in looking to clinch but Skillz pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Skillz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maul doesn't seem phased though.
Skillz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skillz misses with a kick to the body.
Maul misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skillz scrambles back to his feet.
Maul throws a leg kick but Skillz moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Skillz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Skillz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul looks to land a body kick but Skillz moved away.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul connects with a single shot there.
Skillz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maul throws a sloppy body shot
and Skillz counters with a nice uppercut.
Maul moves out of range as Skillz throws a body kick.
Maul swings for the body but Skillz moves out of range.
Skillz misses with a straight left.
Maul staying out of range there.
Maul lands with a hook. Skillz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skillz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
Maul moves away from the strike by Skillz.
Skillz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Skillz throws a big counter combination but Maul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maul connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Jason Skillz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Skillz throws a lazy right hand but Maul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skillz lands a jab to the head.
Skillz swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Skillz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maul.
Skillz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skillz misses with a body shot.
Maul jabs at Skillz's body.
Skillz tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Skillz misses.
Skillz avoids the body shot from Maul.
Skillz moves out of range of the body kick from Maul.
Skillz throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Skillz blocks the leg kick.
Maul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maul.
A swing and a miss from Skillz.
Maul is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skillz with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul takes one to the side of the head.
Skillz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Skillz.
Skillz is looking to chop away at Maul's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maul. That's going to slow Skillz down.
Skillz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skillz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skillz connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Maul.
Maul lands with a straight right. Skillz didn't see that one coming.
Maul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skillz checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Skillz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skillz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skillz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skillz slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
Skillz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maul lands a leg kick that knocks Skillz off balance momentarily.
That kick from Skillz tenderised Maul's leg. Maul is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Skillz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skillz throws a leg kick that misses.
Skillz checks a low kick from Maul.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Maul.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Skillz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tang Maul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skillz throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
Maul throws a series of punches but Skillz moves out of range.
Maul misses the jab.
Maul avoids the body shot from Skillz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maul! But no joy.
Skillz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skillz tries to land a front kick but Maul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skillz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skillz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Nice shot by Maul.
Maul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Skillz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skillz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tang Maul.
Well Maul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Tang Maul wins by majority decision! Tang Maul retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Tang Maul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 22308 p4p, 23338 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 679 p4p, 717 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Talboteasar should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talboteasar.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Talboteasar moved out of range.
Bandichoo lands a really nice looking cross but Talboteasar seems unphased.
Bandichoo clips Talboteasar 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 Talboteasar a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
 It looks like Camulius Talboteasar has been cut.
We've been informed that Bandichoo 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Bandichoo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Bandichoo cracks a nice hook into Talboteasar's ribs.
Talboteasar cracks Bandichoo with a good jab.
Talboteasar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandichoo throws a low kick but Talboteasar moves out of range easily.
Talboteasar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talboteasar is out of range and Bandichoo settles back down.
Bandichoo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Talboteasar misses the target.
A slow jab from Talboteasar misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Bandichoo.
Talboteasar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bandichoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talboteasar at a distance.
Bandichoo scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bandichoo there.
Decent striking displayed by Bandichoo there.
 Talboteasar is rocked!
Bandichoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talboteasar throws out the jab.
Bandichoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Talboteasar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talboteasar seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot.
Talboteasar moves out of range of the body kick.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Bandichoo avoids it easily.
Talboteasar moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Talboteasar misses the target.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandichoo misses the shot to the body.
Talboteasar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talboteasar avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
Talboteasar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Talboteasar lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo tries to move into range but Talboteasar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Talboteasar catches Bandichoo right on the button with a cross.
Bandichoo slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws an overhand right that lands on Bandichoo's shoulder, as Bandichoo tries to avoid the shot.
Talboteasar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot that sends Talboteasar's belly button to the back.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
A combination from Talboteasar does no damage.
Bandichoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talboteasar. That did some damage!
Bandichoo lands a glancing blow to the side of Talboteasar's head.
Bandichoo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Talboteasar looks to throw the jab but Bandichoo is out of range.
Talboteasar misses the jab.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talboteasar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandichoo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bandichoo tries to land a front kick but Talboteasar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bandichoo moves away from the strike by Talboteasar.
A shot to the body from Bandichoo misses
and Talboteasar counters with a left to the body.
Bandichoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Talboteasar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talboteasar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandichoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar takes a swing at Bandichoo's ribcage but misses.
Talboteasar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bandichoo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bandichoo scores with a head kick. Talboteasar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bandichoo lands a right hook to the body.
Talboteasar catches Bandichoo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talboteasar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Talboteasar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Talboteasar saw that one coming.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Talboteasar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bandichoo - the referee stops the clock and Talboteasar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bandichoo. Talboteasar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo cracks Talboteasar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bandichoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Talboteasar clobbers Bandichoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Talboteasar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talboteasar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Talboteasar moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Talboteasar is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Talboteasar misses the target.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Bandichoo misses with the body kick
and Talboteasar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandichoo misses with a hook
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Talboteasar.
Bandichoo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Talboteasar throws a leg kick which misses Bandichoo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandichoo tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Talboteasar throwing a counter right hand but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Talboteasar moved away.
Bandichoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talboteasar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talboteasar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Talboteasar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talboteasar.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
A low kick from Bandichoo is predictable there
and Talboteasar counters with an outside leg kick.
Talboteasar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandichoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandichoo misses the jab.
Bandichoo tries to move into range but Talboteasar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talboteasar swinging wildly here.
Bandichoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar misses with a straight left.
Talboteasar tries to bum rush Bandichoo with a series of wild strikes but Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Talboteasar slips the punch.
Camulius Talboteasar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talboteasar lands a really nice looking cross but Bandichoo seems unphased.
Talboteasar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bandichoo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talboteasar lands a head shot.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Talboteasar is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Talboteasar. Beautiful body shot.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talboteasar.
Bandichoo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talboteasar's head backwards.
Talboteasar lands a nice shot that snaps Bandichoo's head back.
Talboteasar connects with a right hand. Bandichoo shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talboteasar cracks Bandichoo with an open hand slap.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandichoo is just out of range.
Bandichoo scores with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick.
A jab from Bandichoo finds it's way through Talboteasar's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Talboteasar's ribcage but misses.
Talboteasar slips a jab from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talboteasar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Talboteasar blocks the leg kick.
Bandichoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandichoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talboteasar scores with a nice head shot.
Bandichoo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandichoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talboteasar moves away.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but Bandichoo slips the punch.
Talboteasar dips to his left and cracks Bandichoo with an uppercut!
Bandichoo throws an off balance right hand
and Talboteasar counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar misses with a straight right.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick
and Talboteasar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo slips under a jab from Talboteasar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Talboteasar takes one to the chin there.
Talboteasar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talboteasar throws a big shot that misses.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bandichoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talboteasar's hands.
Bandichoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of Bandichoo's head but Bandichoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Bandichoo.
Nice defenses there by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo 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.
Talboteasar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Bandichoo looks to land a left hand but Talboteasar moved out of range nicely.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Bandichoo.
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 Camulius Talboteasar.
I think Talboteasar 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Taz Bandichoo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Taz Bandichoo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Taz Bandichoo!
Taz Bandichoo wins by unanimous decision!
Taz Bandichoo made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ace Boogie (ranked 23692 p4p, 5834 weight class) and Dominic Cinimod (ranked 539 p4p, 455 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Boogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Cinimod!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cinimod.
Cinimod throws a looping overhand right but Boogie ducks down to avoid it.
Boogie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cinimod manages to avoid it.
Cinimod misses with a head kick.
Boogie digs a good hook to Cinimod's body.
The fighters circling - Cinimod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cinimod throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cinimod misses with a double jab.
Boogie misses with a wild body shot.
Boogie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cinimod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boogie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boogie throws a looping overhand right but Cinimod ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Cinimod. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cinimod.
Boogie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boogie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cinimod throws a hook but Boogie avoids it easily.
Boogie with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boogie blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boogie throws a body shot but no joy.
Boogie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cinimod to counter with a crisp jab.
Cinimod takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dominic Cinimod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinimod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boogie cracks Cinimod with a good jab.
Boogie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cinimod under the eye.
Cinimod throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boogie to counter with a crisp jab.
Boogie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cinimod is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 Cinimod is rocked!
Cinimod misses the shot to the body.
Cinimod is still on wobbly legs! Can Boogie finish him?
Boogie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cinimod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boogie moves away.
Boogie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cinimod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boogie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cinimod 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 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ace Boogie!
Our winner, Ace Boogie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 3571 p4p, 3832 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 507 p4p, 540 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Bennett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo blocks a jab.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Halo 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.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo 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.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo wants to slow Bennett down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett slips a straight right by Halo.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo misses with a hook to the body
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bennett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Bennett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
Halo checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Halo throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennett's head.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo scores with a one two! Bennett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Halo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett lands with a right hand.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Halo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 John Bennett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halo throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Halo.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
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!
Bennett cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Halo.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Bennett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Halo misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halo takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennett.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Halo counters with a series of strikes. Bennett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Bennett connects with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Halo blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halo is rocked!
Bennett blocks a jab.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Halo swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
As Halo backs away, Bennett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halo with the inside leg kick.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.
Halo misses with the combination.
Bennett cracks Halo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Halo throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bennett lands a front kick to the face, that drops Halo to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
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!
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halo swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett cracks Halo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Halo could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Bennett!
John Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 2882 p4p, 2242 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 354 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digi Talis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Talis lands.
Jakua misses with a hook.
Jakua looks to throw the jab but Talis is out of range.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jakua misses with an uppercut.
Talis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jakua has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Talis.
Jakua's corner calls for a 1-2. Jakua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jakua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Jakua.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jakua. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jakua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talis throwing a counter right hand but Jakua manages to avoid it.
Talis misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jakua! But no joy.
Jakua throws a hook to the side of Talis's head but Talis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talis is looking to slow Jakua down with leg kicks.
Talis slips a jab and a cross from Jakua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Talis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talis tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Jakua's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jakua scores with a sloppy right hand. Talis should have avoided that one.
Talis scores with a body shot.
Jakua throws the left hand but Talis avoids the punch easily.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body. Talis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jakua misses with a two punch combination.
Talis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talis lands with an overhand left.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakua walks into a straight right hand from Talis.
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!
Talis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Jakua. Beautiful body shot.
Jakua misses with an uppercut. Talis saw that one coming.
Talis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakua throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jakua.
Talis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jakua misses.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick from Talis.
Jakua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talis counters with a nice leg kick.
Jakua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakua swinging wildly here.
Talis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakua moves away from the strike by Talis.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Jakua.
Talis misses with a body kick.
Jakua ducks under a wild hook from Talis.
Jakua connects with a right hand. Talis shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kris Jakua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jakua misses with a wild combination.
Talis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jakua's head.
Talis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakua walks into a stiff left hand from Talis.
Talis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Talis.
Talis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jakua clobbers Talis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jakua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talis with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Jakua both land. Nice combination.
Jakua throws a nice looking combination but Talis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jakua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talis needs to keep his hands up - Jakua had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Jakua.
Talis lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis scores with a hook.
A jab from Jakua misses.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Talis is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick by Talis misses
and Jakua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talis throws a big shot that misses.
Kris Jakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakua works the jab nicely.
Jakua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jakua throws a hook but Talis avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Jakua misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Talis.
Jakua takes one to the side of the head.
Jakua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talis.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talis with a body shot.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jakua.
Jakua lands with an overhand left.
Jakua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jakua slips under a jab from Talis.
Jakua moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jakua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talis. Talis obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Talis does it's job there.
Talis throws an overhand right that lands on Jakua's shoulder, as Jakua tries to avoid the shot.
Talis lands a slapping body shot.
Talis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jakua avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Jakua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jakua.
Talis walks into a straight right hand from Jakua.
Talis throws a hook but Jakua avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jakua's hands.
Talis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakua.
Jakua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Talis slips the punch.
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 Digi Talis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Talis throws a body kick that misses.
Talis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Talis slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Talis.
Talis throws a right hand that misses
and Jakua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jakua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Jakua moves out of range easily.
Jakua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jakua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talis at a distance.
Talis throws a lazy right hand but Jakua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Jakua misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talis.
Talis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua misses with a body punch
and Talis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talis lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua throws out a loose jab but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jakua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talis.
Talis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jakua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Talis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakua scores with a jab. Talis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jakua swinging wildly here.
Talis throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talis lands a head shot.
Talis slips a jab from Jakua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talis.
Jakua looks to land a left hand but Talis moved out of range nicely.
Talis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jakua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jakua moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jakua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jakua avoids the head kick by Talis.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Jakua.
Jakua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talis on the side of the head.
A jab from Jakua does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis lands with a slapping head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Talis.
Jakua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talis counters with an inside leg kick.
Jakua with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Talis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talis 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Digi Talis wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Digi Talis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23362 p4p, 23051 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 739 p4p, 721 weight class). Kovingten's entrance music is Tool - Schism. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yalixqua's choice of entrance music: Stop This Flame. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten misses with a shot to the body
and Yalixqua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kovingten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kovingten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Yalixqua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kovingten doesn't seem phased though.
Kovingten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yalixqua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yalixqua misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovingten throws a chopping leg kick but Yalixqua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovingten checks the leg kick.
Kovingten takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten takes one on the button.
Yalixqua dodges the punch combination from Kovingten.
Kovingten slips a jab from Yalixqua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yalixqua.
Kovingten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua thuds a left hand into Kovingten's body.
Good work by Yalixqua as he checks the leg kick.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Kovingten throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua 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.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Kovingten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yalixqua takes a step back to recover.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
It looked like Kovingten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a right hook to the body.
Yalixqua scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yalixqua's head backwards.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua jabs Kovingten right on the nose. Kovingten blinks but takes it well.
Kovingten stalks Yalixqua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yalixqua's face. Yalixqua staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kovingtens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yalixqua is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kovingten had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kovingten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yalixqua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovingten looks for the body kick but Yalixqua saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Yalixqua.
Kovingten ducks right into an uppercut from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yalixqua jabs Kovingten right on the nose. Kovingten blinks but takes it well.
Kovingten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yalixqua.
Kovingten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Yalixqua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovingten defending well as Yalixqua loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten sizes up Yalixqua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick lands for Yalixqua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Kovingten sees coming a mile off.
Kovingten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovingten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kovingten connects with a looping right hand.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Crunch! Yalixqua slams his shin into Kovingten's torso.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovingten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Kovingten blocks the low kick.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Good work by Kovingten as he checks the leg kick.
Kovingten is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Kovingten backing away here, and Yalixqua unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Yalixqua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Kovingten slaps the foot to one side.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Yalixqua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kovingten counters with a straight right hand.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yalixqua!
Kovingten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovingten stuns Yalixqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kovingten tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua catches Kovingten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovingten.
Yalixqua scores with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten scores with a jab to the head.
Yalixqua thuds a left hand into Kovingten's body.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Kovingten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovingten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Kovingten. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovingten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Yalixqua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kovingten lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua scores with a kick to the body.
Kovingten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yalixqua tries to move into range but Kovingten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kovingten scores with a kick to the body.
Kovingten connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovingten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands with a right hand.
Yalixqua needs to keep his hands up - Kovingten had a free shot at his head there.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick.
Kovingten throws a hook but Yalixqua avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Yalixqua's body. Yalixqua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yalixqua - that will leave a mark!
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yalixqua.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovingten misses the target.
Kovingten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Kovingten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kovingten moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Yalixqua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kovingten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yalixqua punishes Kovingten's body with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
Kovingten is looking to counter punch.
Yalixqua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten connects with a high kick.
Kovingten misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovingten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yalixqua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yalixqua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yalixqua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kovingten crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yalixqua - the referee stops the clock and Kovingten gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yalixqua. Kovingten manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Yalixqua.
Kovingten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yalixqua is out of range.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Kovingten.
Kovingten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yalixqua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovingten counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Kovingten throws out a powerful jab.
Kovingten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yalixqua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kovingten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yalixqua scrambles back to his feet.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyle Kovingten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Yalixqua lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot.
Kovingten throws a series of punches but Yalixqua avoids them all with ease.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yalixqua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovingten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovingten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovingten delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua walks into a left hand.
Kovingten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kovingten checks a low kick from Yalixqua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Yalixqua finds it's way through Kovingten's defenses.
Kovingten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yalixqua checks a low kick from Kovingten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yalixqua 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua wins by unanimous decision!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 20609 p4p, 23339 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 668 p4p, 676 weight class). Morrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Leave Me Alone. Caria has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caria jabs Morrison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Caria swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Caria has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morrison is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Caria lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Caria motions for Morrison to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Caria's ribcage. Caria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Caria.
Morrison digs a right hand into Caria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caria's gas tank.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Morrison has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Caria looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Morrison.
A short right from Morrison.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Morrison.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caria scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrison should have avoided that one.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Caria circles away.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side
and Morrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caria's knee momentarily.
Caria tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
A punch combination from Caria misses.
Caria lands a lovely overhand right.
Caria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Caria slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria darts in and clinches Morrison up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Morrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caria blocks a head kick by Morrison.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison walks into a jab.
Caria throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Morrison feints and then cracks Caria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caria down.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Caria clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes.
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Ray Morrison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caria.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Caria shakes it off.
Caria scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison backing away here, and Caria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria lands a body shot.
Caria slips under a jab.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria is looking for the big counter here.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrison takes a swing at Caria's ribcage but misses.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Caria feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Caria tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Caria throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria slips under a jab from Morrison.
Caria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison counters with a nice body kick.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison with a jab.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Caria tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Caria scores with a nice body kick.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria's corner calls for a 1-2. Caria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrison throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Caria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Caria tenderised Morrison's leg. Morrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria tries a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Morrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Caria connects with a body shot that sends Morrison's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Morrison misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria dips to his left and cracks Morrison with an uppercut!
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caria circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
enabling Caria to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caria is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Caria throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melankomas Caria.
I think Caria 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison wins by split decision!
Ray Morrison is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Ray Morrison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent McGuire (ranked 20304 p4p, 23356 weight class) and Songkom Fairtex (ranked 688 p4p, 657 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairtex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Fairtex slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fairtex's hands.
McGuire takes a kick to the side of the head.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Fairtex saw that one coming.
Fairtex wants to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch position.
McGuire throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Fairtex 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fairtex. McGuire shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex tries to counter with a clinch but McGuire shakes him off and moves away.
Fairtex misses with a body punch
and McGuire counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fairtex is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McGuire jabs Fairtex right on the nose. Fairtex blinks but takes it well.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairtex.
McGuire throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Fairtex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Fairtex.
Fairtex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Fairtex didn't see that one coming.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
McGuire lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairtex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Fairtex.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fairtex.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
McGuire takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuire tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fairtex stalling the fight.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, McGuire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
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 Vincent McGuire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fairtex has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
It looks like Vincent McGuire has been cut.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Fairtex pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex has McGuire pushed against the ropes.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Fairtex cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Fairtex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex stalling against the ropes.
McGuire working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex avoiding damage.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. McGuire won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike.
Fairtex lands a left hand.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairtex lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the ropes.
McGuire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fairtex.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Songkom Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairtex drops McGuire with a big knee! Will McGuire beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fairtex drives through and clinches with McGuire against the ropes.
McGuire seems to have got his legs back now.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A hook to the body from Fairtex.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Songkom Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent McGuire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fairtex scores with a jab.
Vincent McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Good leg kick by Fairtex.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
Well,McGuire is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Fairtex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fairtex scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairtex.
Fairtex rushes McGuire and presses him up against the ropes.
McGuire wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex leaning his opponent against the ropes.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Fairtex digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
McGuire takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex presses McGuire against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fairtex lands a right hand.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. McGuire won't want to take too many of those.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex effectively controlling the action here.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuire's defenses.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Songkom Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Fairtex cracks McGuire with a big elbow that drops him to the floor! Great elbow by Fairtex! Will McGuire beat the count? 2,3,4,5 - he's back up on 5 and seems OK to continue. Back to the action!
Fairtex gets a clinch.
A short right from Fairtex on the inside.
Fairtex smacks McGuire right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and McGuire goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Songkom Fairtex!
During a confident post fight interview, Songkom Fairtex thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 18050 p4p, 23321 weight class) and Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 689 p4p, 715 weight class). Durand's entrance music is Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. A fine choice. Crayewski has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Crayewski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crayewski cracks Durand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durand throws a leg kick
and Crayewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand gets a clinch.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crayewski blocks it with crossed arms.
Crayewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crayewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Crayewski throws a head punch that misses.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Crayewski controls his hands.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of Crayewski backwards.
Crayewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crayewski.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Crayewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
Crayewski takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crayewski's defenses.
Durand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crayewski.
Durand creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crayewski lands a body punch.
Crayewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crayewski gets through Durand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Crayewski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A right hand to the body from Crayewski.
Crayewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crayewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayewski gets through Durand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crayewski can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
Crayewski lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crayewski fails to land.
Crayewski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durand is breathing heavily.
Crayewski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crayewski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Crayewski in his tracks for a moment.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Crayewski blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crayewski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but Crayewski blocks with his arms.
Crayewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Crayewski misses with a punch to the body.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crayewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durand blocking some punches.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Durand misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand slips under a jab.
Durand is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crayewski misses the body punch
and Crayewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crayewski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crayewski tries to score with a low kick but Durand moves his leg out of the way.
Crayewski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crayewski throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a thumping low kick.
Durand slips a jab from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Durand scores with a jab. Crayewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Durand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crayewski throws a front kick aimed at Durand's knee but Durand avoids it well.
Crayewski throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
Crayewski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durand needs to keep his hands up - Crayewski had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Crayewski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crayewski! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Crayewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durand avoids the body shot from Crayewski.
Durand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crayewski is looking to clinch.
Crayewski checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durand - that will leave a mark!
Durand throws the left hand but Crayewski avoids the punch easily.
Durand tries to move into range but Crayewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crayewski moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durand changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crayewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands a head shot.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Crayewski. That snapped Durand's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crayewski throws a low kick, looking for Durand's leg but Durand calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Crayewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durand misses with a straight left.
Durand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crayewski has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Crayewski is breathing heavily.
Durand lands an elbow just above Crayewski 's eye.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand working Crayewski over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Durand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Grzegorz Crayewski's cut even more.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crayewski thows a leg kick but Durand checks it
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand drives through and clinches with Crayewski against the ropes.
Crayewski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand.
Durand lands a body punch.
Durand works on Crayewski's body with a couple of short punches.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crayewski can do to turn this around?
Durand connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crayewski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crayewski is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Durand - just one landing.
Crayewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand throws an off balance right hand
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crayewski throws a leg kick
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crayewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crayewski throws a leg kick but Durand moved away.
Crayewski throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand is looking to counter the offense by Crayewski and move into the clinch.
Durand stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crayewski.
Crayewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with a wild body shot.
Crayewski misses with a leg kick
and Durand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crayewski tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Durand.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crayewski prevents a body shot from Durand.
Crayewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand controls his hands.
Durand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Grzegorz Crayewski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crayewski throws an overhand right that lands on Durand's shoulder, as Durand tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Durand. Those never looked like landing.
Crayewski connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Crayewski misses
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
Crayewski connects with a looping right hand.
Durand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from Durand tenderised Crayewski's leg. Crayewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Crayewski misses.
Durand tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crayewski manages to circle out of the way.
Crayewski misses with a straight left.
Crayewski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand tries to clinch but Crayewski moves out of range.
Durand connects with a solid leg kick.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durand scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand slips under a jab from Crayewski.
Durand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Crayewski closes the distance but Durand moves to the side
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crayewski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
Crayewski wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Durand tries to clinch up but Crayewski circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Crayewski does it's job there.
Crayewski misses with a straight left.
Crayewski darts in and clinches Durand up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crayewski 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 Durand has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durand and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Crayewski misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Crayewski misses the target.
Durand feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Durand throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crayewski counters with a thumping low kick.
Durand 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.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crayewski throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Durand looks to land a left hand but Crayewski moved out of range nicely.
Durand throws an overhand right that lands on Crayewski's shoulder, as Crayewski tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durand, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crayewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Crayewski misses the target.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Durand scores with a nice strike.
Crayewski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durand is out of range and Crayewski settles back down.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crayewski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crayewski.
Durand throws a right hand that misses
and Crayewski counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.
Durand lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crayewski misses the target.
Crayewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Crayewski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durand on the side of the head.
Durand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crayewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crayewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durand. That's going to slow Crayewski down.
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
Durand is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Crayewski.
Crayewski looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Grzegorz Crayewski in that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crayewski thuds his shin into the meat of Durand's side.
Grzegorz Crayewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Crayewski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crayewski throws out a loose jab but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Durand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crayewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crayewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crayewski moves away.
Crayewski clinches.
Durand landing knees to the head.
Crayewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crayewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crayewski.
Durand pushes Crayewski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Crayewski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durand misses with a body punch.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Crayewski won't want to take too many of those.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
Durand lands with a right to the head.
Crayewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grzegorz Crayewski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Grzegorz Crayewski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand retains his heavyweight title!
Jacques Durand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18561 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 823 p4p, 609 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kickstart My Heart. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause takes one to the side of the head.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krause's coach down at Elite MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krause's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Krause misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Krause throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Krause shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee with a jab.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Krause's head but Krause sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krause is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Krause's defenses.
Krause tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Krause only half commits.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause avoids a kick to the body.
Krause fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krause misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Krause is out of range.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krause. That did some damage!
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
Krause avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Krause takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee with a hook.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krause looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Krause on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Krause checks it.
A little jabbing left from Krause on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee cracks Krause with a good jab.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krause takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Krause moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a combination. Krause tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause misses with a looping right.
Krause closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee 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.
Krause throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Krause misses with an uppercut.
Krause takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Lee.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krause.
Lee misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Krause takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krause.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Krause checks a leg kick.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krause takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krause on the side of the head.
Lee throws a push kick but Krause slaps the foot to one side.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee slips a straight right by Krause.
Krause ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krause might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Krause scores with a body shot.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Krause walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Krause sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Krause seems unphased.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krause can do to turn this around?
Krause walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause has managed to clinch.
Krause tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee thumps Krause with a low kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Krause lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee has Krause up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Krause is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Krause looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Krause as the two fighters clinch.
Krause works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krause takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krause has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krause!
Krause throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krause fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Krause's corner calls for a 1-2. Krause obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Krause throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Krause's head but Krause sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krause throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krause on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Krause sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a straight right. Krause didn't see that one coming.
Krause has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Krause.
Krause misses with some punches.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee blocks a body shot from Krause.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is trying to push Krause away but Krause has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krause misses with a head kick.
Lee digs a good body shot into Krause's ribs.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Krause lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee avoids the body shot from Krause.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Krause cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee jabs Krause right on the nose. Krause blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krause shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands a head kick!
Krause throws a shot to the body.
Krause thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krause moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krause throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Krause fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Krause shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Krause's shoulder, as Krause tries to avoid the shot.
Krause uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Jab by Lee.
Krause walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Krause blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee stuns Krause with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krause moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Krause moves out of range easily.
Krause tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Krause has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Krause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee had his way with Kaine Krause in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Krause closes the distance and clinches.
Kaine Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krause lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Krause avoids the head kick by Lee.
Krause gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Krause lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee throws a low kick but Krause moves out of range easily.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Krause takes one on the button.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Krause.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Krause tries to counter by closing the distance.
Krause is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krause gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Krause steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Lee catches Krause right on the button with a cross.
Krause moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Lee digs a good body shot into Krause's ribs.
Lee cracks Krause with a good jab.
Krause fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krause throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krause takes a kick to the side of the head.
Krause's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krause takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krause pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Krause settles back down.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee wins by unanimous decision!
Tommy Lee retains his middleweight title!
Tommy Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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