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8L 82 - Undercut Gems PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Snicker Doodle (ranked 22622 p4p, 5585 weight class) and Rob $tone (ranked 330 p4p, 287 weight class). Snicker Doodle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snicker Doodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doodle looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
$tone shapes to counter with a head kick.
Doodle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doodle avoids the head kick by $tone.
Rob $tone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
$tone scores with a jab.
$tone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doodle swings for the body but $tone moves out of range.
$tone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doodle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
$tone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
$tone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doodle misses with an uppercut. $tone saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for $tone.
$tone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone throws a head kick that Doodle semi-blocks.
A slapping body kick lands there for $tone.
Doodle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by $tone.
$tone loads up on a big right hand but Doodle slips the punch.
Doodle throwing a counter right hand but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone throws a head kick but Doodle moves out of range.
Doodle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
$tone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doodle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
$tone pushes Doodle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doodle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doodle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doodle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
$tone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doodles head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by $tone.
$tone misses with a short punch on the inside.
$tone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doodle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Doodle.
$tone tries a body shot but Doodle blocks it.
$tone manages to break the clinch.
$tone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doodle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doodle avoids the head kick by $tone.
Doodle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and $tone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doodle misses with a jab to the body
and $tone counters with a low kick, right behind Doodle 's knee.
Doodle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and $tone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doodle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
$tone throws out a loose jab but Doodle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doodle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
$tone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doodle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doodle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doodle moves out of range of the leg kick from $tone.
An attempted straight right counter from Doodle misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob $tone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Doodle slips a jab from $tone.
$tone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doodle looks to land a left hand but $tone moved out of range nicely.
$tone lands a right hook to the body.
Doodle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from $tone.
$tone avoids a kick to the body.
Rob $tone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
$tone moves in looking to clinch but Doodle pushes him off.
Doodle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick from $tone, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doodle ducks under a wild hook from $tone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doodle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from $tone.
An inside leg kick from Doodle misses.
$tone fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Doodle misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for $tone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doodle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed $tone momentarily.
$tone misses with a hook.
Doodle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
$tone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doodle throwing a counter right hand but $tone manages to avoid it.
Doodle looks to land a right hand but $tone moved out of range.
Doodle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doodle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doodle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and $tone counters with a nice uppercut.
$tone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doodle under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doodle.
Doodle looks to throw the jab but $tone is out of range.
$tone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
$tone is looking to slow Doodle down with leg kicks.
$tone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doodle manages to avoid it.
Doodle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract $tone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Doodle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doodle takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doodle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
$tone tries to keep at a distance but Doodle has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doodle.
$tone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doodle throws a head punch that misses.
$tone scores with a shot to the side of Doodle's head.
Doodle blocking some punches.
A short left from Doodle.
$tone tries to work over Doodle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
$tone lands with a right to the head.
$tone throws a head punch that misses.
$tone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doodle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if $tone can turn it around.
$tone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
$tone tries to throw a body punch but Doodle avoids it by throwing $tone back against the ropes.
Doodle landing knees to the body.
Doodle misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob $tone 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! And we move into the final round!
A jab from $tone finds it's way through Doodle's defenses.
Rob $tone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
$tone misses with an uppercut
enabling Doodle to counter with a crisp jab.
Doodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doodle swats away the attempt to clinch by $tone.
Doodle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doodle is looking to counter punch.
$tone checks a leg kick nicely.
$tone fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
$tone slips a jab from Doodle.
$tone slips a jab from Doodle.
$tone throws a nice head kick!
$tone tries to clinch but Doodle is having none of it.
Doodle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doodle throws a jab when $tone was well out of range.
It seemed like $tone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
$tone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
$tone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doodle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
$tone lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Doodle - that landed with a thud.
$tone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doodles head.
$tone blocks an uppercut.
$tone lands with a short shot to the head.
$tone working aggressively here.
$tone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doodle misses with a hook to the ribs.
$tone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doodle backwards.
Doodle misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doodle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from $tone.
$tone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
$tone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doodle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from $tone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doodle backwards.
 Doodle is rocked!
Doodle scores with a shot to the side of $tone's head.
Oh Doodle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doodle is working $tone over against the ropes.
$tone working aggressively here.
Doodle seems to have got his legs back now.
Doodle lands an elbow that stopped $tone in his tracks for a moment.
$tone lands with a left to the head.
$tone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Doodle struggles to land a body shot inside as $tone controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Doodle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doodle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doodle lands a hook that snaps the head of $tone backwards.
$tone breaks from the clinch.
$tone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snicker Doodle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doodle misses with a hook
and $tone counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone with the inside leg kick.
Doodle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but $tone was well out of range. Poor timing from Doodle.
Doodle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob $tone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well $tone 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Rob $tone wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Rob $tone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 23181 p4p, 6325 weight class) and Flavio Ruas (ranked 658 p4p, 618 weight class). Victor Mordino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Great low kicks
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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 16 - 36 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flavio Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruas.
Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ruas cracks Mordino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ruas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mordino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruas.
Ruas throws a big shot that misses.
Mordino 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.
Ruas just misses with a punch to the body.
Mordino throws a head kick but Ruas moves out of range.
Mordino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruas.
Ruas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruas with a hook.
Ruas throws a body shot but no joy.
Mordino throws a lazy head kick
and Ruas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mordino throwing a counter right hand but Ruas manages to avoid it.
Ruas connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Mordino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruas wants to counter with a clinch but Mordino pushes him away.
Ruas swings for the body but Mordino moves out of range.
It looked like Mordino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruas.
Mordino misses with a leg kick.
Ruas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mordino throws a leg kick but Ruas checks it.
Ruas connects with a crisp jab.
Ruas scores with a jab.
Mordino is rocked!
Ruas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oh Mordino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mordino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruas on the side of the head.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses.
Ruas flicks out a counter leg kick but Mordino steps away.
Mordino seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruas blocks a head kick by Mordino.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruas as he connects with a hook.
Mordino throws a hook but Ruas blocks it.
Mordino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Mordino coming out on top.
Mordino throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruas misses with a low kick.
Ruas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mordino scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino swinging wildly here.
Mordino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruas.
Mordino throws a quick counter head kick but Ruas was just out of range.
Ruas misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Mordino.
Ruas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mordino.
Ruas scores with a nice strike.
Ruas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mordino.
Mordino misses with an uppercut
and Ruas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mordino misses with a double jab.
Mordino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flavio Ruas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mordino takes a swing at Ruas's ribcage but misses.
Ruas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mordino.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mordino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruas catches Mordino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mordino drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ruas to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Mordino! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ruas takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Flavio Ruas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Francisco De Brito (ranked 24457 p4p, 19235 weight class) and Cyrius Python (ranked 685 p4p, 662 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco De Brito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrius Python!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Brito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Python manages to avoid it.
Python tries a quick counter leg kick but De Brito is wise to it.
De Brito throws a jab but it's blocked by Python.
De Brito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Python sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Python ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Brito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Python closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Brito misses with a hook. Python ducked under it nicely.
A jab from De Brito misses.
Nice shot by De Brito.
De Brito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Brito misses with a double jab.
De Brito cracks Python with a good jab.
Francisco De Brito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - De Brito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Python clinches up with De Brito and pushes him back against the ropes.
Python can't find room to land a body shot as De Brito controls the action.
De Brito avoiding damage as Python throws knees to the body.
De Brito takes a knee to the side of 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!
Python manages to break the clinch.
Python closes the distance and clinches.
Python can't find room to land a body shot as De Brito controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Python breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Brito tries a low kick but Python avoids it.
De Brito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Python uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Brito.
A slapping leg kick lands for Python.
De Brito scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Python takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Brito throws a big shot that misses.
Python closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Python - that landed with a thud.
Python lands a knee to the body.
Python stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Python taking a breather.
De Brito wants to break free but Python has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Brito managing to block the knees to the body from Python.
Python leaning his opponent against the ropes.
De Brito tries to circle away but Python has him pinned against the ropes.
De Brito managing to block the knees to the body from Python.
De Brito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Python moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by De Brito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Brito.
De Brito misses with a hook
and Python counters with an outside leg kick.
Python has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Python.
De Brito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Brito managing to block the knees to the body from Python.
De Brito is trying to push Python away but Python has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Python.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyrius Python will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Brito scores with the left hand. Python knows he should have avoided that one.
De Brito throws the left hand but Python avoids the punch easily.
Python fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Brito, pushing him back against the ropes.
De Brito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Python obliges.
Python tries to land knees in the clinch but De Brito avoids the damage to the body.
Python pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Brito throws a hook to the side of Python's head but Python sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Brito is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Brito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Brito looks to land a combination but Python avoids it well.
Python bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Python is looking for the big counter here.
Python staying out of range there.
De Brito backing away here, and Python unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Brito throws out a loose jab but Python uses good head movement to avoid it.
Python steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Brito.
Python ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Python gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Python manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cyrius Python seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Python tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brito letting Python take a breather here.
De Brito tries to circle away but Python has him pinned against the ropes.
Python scores with a shoulder strike.
Python misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Python with a knee to the head.
Python misses with a hook from the clinch.
Python breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Python bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Python has closed the distance and engaged De Brito in a clinch.
De Brito letting Python take a breather here.
Python dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Python works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Brito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Python is struggling to control the position.
Python utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Python breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Python clinches up with De Brito and pushes him back against the ropes.
De Brito being controlled against the ropes.
Python is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Brito is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Python.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Brito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Brito can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrius Python showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Brito misses with a hook.
Python is looking for the big counter here.
De Brito scores with a hook to the body. Python takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Brito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Python is out of range.
De Brito throws a combination that misses
and Python counters with a thumping low kick.
De Brito misses with a head kick.
Python feints a counter leg kick.
De Brito throws the left hand but Python avoids the punch easily.
Python rushes De Brito and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Python lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Brito.
De Brito is trying to break the clinch but Python has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Brito as Python tries to tie him up.
De Brito managing to block the knees to the body from Python.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Python lands a body shot.
De Brito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Brito wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Python lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Francisco De Brito has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Python lands an elbow just above De Brito 's eye.
Python lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Python has De Brito pushed against the ropes.
Python breaks from the clinch.
Python forces De Brito back against the ropes and clinches.
Python breaks from the clinch.
Francisco De Brito is winning the standup battle so far.
De Brito throws out a loose jab but Python uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyrius Python is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Python clinches up with De Brito and pushes him back against the ropes.
Python tries to land knees in the clinch but De Brito avoids the damage to the body.
Python tries to work over De Brito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Python has De Brito pressed against the ropes, preventing De Brito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Python looking to throw knees to the head but De Brito is blocking nicely.
Python can't find room to land a body shot as De Brito controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Brito blocks a body shot from Python.
Python tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Brito avoids it.
De Brito managing to block the knees to the body from Python.
Cyrius Python is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Python tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Brito's elbow.
Python tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Python stalls.
De Brito is trying to push Python away but Python has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francisco De Brito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Brito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Python with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Brito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Python unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Brito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Python gets through De Brito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Brito misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrius Python comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Python winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Cyrius Python!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Cyrius Python!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Cyrius Python!
Cyrius Python wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Cyrius Python thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 23164 p4p, 6605 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 751 p4p, 689 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 29 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Noel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noel with a knee to the head.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Noel clinches with his opponent.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Noel fails to land.
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!
Sullivan lands a hook that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Sullivan lands an elbow that stopped Noel in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Chubby Noel has been cut.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks it.
Sullivan tries to work over Noel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel misses with some punches.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan is leaning against Noel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Noel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noel there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Noel stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Noel walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Noel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Noel crumples to the floor! Sullivan milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Sullivan!
An out of breath Jack Sullivan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Larsson (ranked 22202 p4p, 22147 weight class) and Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 678 p4p, 674 weight class). Kalicius Yamamotica is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson wants to slow Yamamotica down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamamotica misses with a straight left.
Yamamotica attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamotica.
Larsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamamotica looks to land a combination. Larsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamamotica takes one to the side of the head.
A cross from Larsson lands.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Yamamotica's head but Yamamotica sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamamotica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamotica throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamamotica to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamotica slips under a jab.
Larsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamamotica in his tracks.
Yamamotica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamamotica connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Yamamotica misses.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamamotica looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larsson connects with a jab.
Larsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamotica slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamamotica takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larsson throws a hook but Yamamotica blocks it.
Larsson throws a lazy right hand but Yamamotica sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamotica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamotica clobbers Larsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamotica moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Yamamotica lands a nice shot that snaps Larsson's head back.
Larsson throws a chopping leg kick but Yamamotica manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larsson sizes up Yamamotica with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamotica ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Yamamotica throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Yamamotica sizes up Larsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamamotica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamotica throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Larsson. That snapped Yamamotica's head back.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamotica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamotica throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Yamamotica gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Yamamotica saw that one coming.
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 Adam Larsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Larsson swings widly with a right hand
and Yamamotica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamotica throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson takes one on the button.
Larsson throws a jab when Yamamotica was well out of range.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamamotica throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson throws a jab when Yamamotica was well out of range.
Yamamotica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsson misses with a hook. Yamamotica ducked under it nicely.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson connects with the punch.
Yamamotica misses with a two punch combination.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamotica throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamotica moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamotica lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Yamamotica misses.
Yamamotica throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Yamamotica rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamotica circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsson scores with a leg kick.
Larsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Yamamotica moved out of range.
Yamamotica blocks a jab.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Yamamotica is out of range.
Yamamotica misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson throws a front kick that sends Yamamotica stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamotica defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Adam Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
Larsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamamotica under the eye.
Larsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamotica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamotica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamotica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamotica walks into a stiff left hand from Larsson.
Larsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamamotica connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsson scrambles back to his feet.
Larsson cracks Yamamotica with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamamotica dodges the punch combination from Larsson.
Yamamotica fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larsson on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamotica throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larsson.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
Yamamotica tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Adam Larsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Larsson slips a jab from Yamamotica.
A punch lands to the side of Larsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Larsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamamotica with a nice cross.
Yamamotica misses with a straight left.
Larsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Larsson slips under a jab from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsson.
Larsson tries to move into range but Yamamotica moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larsson is rocked!
Larsson 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 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kalicius Yamamotica!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 23976 p4p, 23534 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 713 p4p, 688 weight class). OQuinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King Von Ft Lil Durk - All These N**gas. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
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24
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10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OQuinn.
Damien OQuinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OQuinn looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
Louis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
OQuinn looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis throws out a leg kick but OQuinn moves out of range and Louis only half commits.
OQuinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OQuinn lands a jab to the nose.
Louis lands a glancing blow to the side of OQuinn's head.
OQuinn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
OQuinn lands a head shot.
Louis misses with the combination.
Louis 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OQuinn moves away from the strike by Louis.
Nice body punch from OQuinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louis misses with a straight right.
Louis misses with a hook. OQuinn ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from OQuinn misses its target.
OQuinn cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
OQuinn staying out of range there.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but OQuinn is just out of range.
OQuinn ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
OQuinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OQuinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
OQuinn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.
OQuinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis lands with a slapping head kick.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling OQuinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OQuinn lands with a right hand.
OQuinn lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Louis slips under a jab from OQuinn.
OQuinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and OQuinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OQuinn looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
OQuinn throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
OQuinn throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
OQuinn blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis cracks OQuinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
OQuinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Louis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from OQuinn tenderised Louis's leg. Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OQuinn jabs Louis right on the nose. Louis blinks but takes it well.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
Louis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
OQuinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
OQuinn misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a nice body kick.
Louis keeps OQuinn at a distance using the push kick.
Damien OQuinn is winning the standup battle so far.
OQuinn misses the body punch
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
OQuinn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis swings widly with a right hand
and OQuinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OQuinn looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
OQuinn cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
OQuinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louis.
OQuinn falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Louis looks to land a left hand but OQuinn moved out of range nicely.
Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches OQuinn on 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!
Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Louis takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - OQuinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by OQuinn there.
Louis missing with a left hand there. OQuinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OQuinn swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OQuinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from OQuinn misses.
Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
OQuinn throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OQuinn swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis is trying to counter with his kicks.
OQuinn lands a body shot.
OQuinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Louis is looking to chop away at OQuinn's legs.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Louis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for OQuinn.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OQuinn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throws a hook but Louis avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from OQuinn misses.
OQuinn connects with a crisp jab.
OQuinn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Louis connects with a body shot that sends OQuinn's belly button to the back.
OQuinn with a nice cross.
OQuinn thuds his right hand into Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
OQuinn lands with a right hand.
OQuinn digs a good body shot into Louis's ribs.
OQuinn connects with a body shot.
OQuinn lands with a straight right. Louis didn't see that one coming.
OQuinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OQuinn lands with a nice body punch.
Louis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but OQuinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OQuinn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a left and a right that stings OQuinn.
Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Louis moves away from the strike by OQuinn.
It looks like OQuinn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
OQuinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OQuinn.
OQuinn lands with a nice body punch.
Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
OQuinn takes a jab right on the kisser.
OQuinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from OQuinn.
OQuinn throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
OQuinn throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
Louis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Louis misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn slips under a jab.
OQuinn lands a jab-cross combination.
OQuinn catches Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Louis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Louis misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OQuinn.
OQuinn throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
OQuinn 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.
OQuinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
A jab from OQuinn misses.
OQuinn throws a lazy uppercut
and OQuinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from OQuinn misses its intended target.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OQuinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OQuinn.
Louis moves out of range as OQuinn strikes.
Louis walks into a stiff left hand from OQuinn.
OQuinn throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
OQuinn just misses with a punch to the body.
OQuinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn swings widly with a right hand
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis throws a hook but OQuinn blocks it.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis throws a looping overhand right but OQuinn ducks down to avoid it.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OQuinn misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. OQuinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
OQuinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
Louis throws a nice looking combination but OQuinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OQuinn looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Louis looks to land a left hand but OQuinn moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
OQuinn lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
OQuinn throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OQuinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damien OQuinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OQuinn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.
OQuinn misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien OQuinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OQuinn 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien OQuinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tom Louis spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raymond Mboya (ranked 23836 p4p, 2987 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 643 p4p, 372 weight class). Paul OConnell is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Mboya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mboya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mboya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by OConnell as he connects with a hook.
OConnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mboya scores with a decent looking hook.
OConnell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mboya is out of range and OConnell settles back down.
OConnell lands a nice hook to Mboya's body. Mboya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
OConnell avoids the head kick by Mboya.
OConnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
OConnell throws a looping overhand right but Mboya ducks down to avoid it.
Mboya throws a low kick, looking for OConnell's leg but OConnell calmly moves out of range.
OConnell staying out of range there.
Mboya just misses with a punch to the body.
Mboya throws a hook but OConnell blocks it.
Mboya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mboya misses with a looping left.
OConnell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OConnell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raymond Mboya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mboya's corner calls for a 1-2. Mboya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mboya misses with a hook. OConnell ducked under it nicely.
OConnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mboya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mboya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OConnell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mboya scrambles back to his feet.
OConnell connects with a right hand. Mboya shakes it off.
OConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from OConnell misses.
OConnell avoids the head kick by Mboya.
Mboya lands a nice shot that snaps OConnell's head back.
A jab from Mboya misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mboya misses the target.
OConnell throws a counter combo.
Mboya throws a head kick but OConnell moves out of range.
OConnell is looking for the big counter here.
OConnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OConnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OConnell scores with a decent looking hook.
OConnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OConnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mboya throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mboya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OConnell loads up on a big right hand but Mboya slips the punch.
OConnell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from OConnell misses.
Mboya scores with a head kick. OConnell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Paul OConnell has been cut.
OConnell tries to move into range but Mboya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
OConnell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mboya lands a right hook to the body.
OConnell throws a front kick aimed at Mboya's knee but Mboya avoids it well.
OConnell staying out of range there.
Mboya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OConnell's head backwards.
OConnell 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 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Raymond Mboya!
Raymond Mboya 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 2983 p4p, 22703 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 398 p4p, 638 weight class). Digi Talis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses
and Talis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Talis misses.
Adesanya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talis counters with a leg kick.
Talis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Talis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adesanya. That did some damage!
Adesanya darts in and clinches Talis up against the ropes.
Talis scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Talis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
Talis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Talis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talis.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to break the clinch but Talis has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talis as Adesanya tries to tie him up.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Talis keeps him there for the moment.
Talis lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis has Adesanya pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Talis stalling against the ropes.
Talis presses Adesanya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talis lands a left hand.
Talis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya clinches.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talis.
Talis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Talis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Adesanya thuds a left hand into Talis's body.
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Talis moves away from the strike by Adesanya.
Talis swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Talis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Talis circles away.
Talis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Talis avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Talis throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
Talis throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Talis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Talis avoids them all with ease.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talis throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Talis lands a head kick. Adesanya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Digi Talis is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Talis backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Talis manages to avoid it all.
Talis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adesanya instigates a clinch.
Talis has Adesanya pushed against the ropes.
Adesanya is looking to break free of the clinch but Talis has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis avoiding damage.
Adesanya tries to stall but Talis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Talis stalls.
Talis avoiding damage.
Talis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Talis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talis scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Talis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Talis throws a leg kick but Adesanya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adesanya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Digi Talis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talis tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
Talis connects with a jab.
Adesanya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Talis. That one must have hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talis.
Adesanya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adesanya.
Talis scores with a nice right hand.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Adesanya wants to clinch
and Talis counters with a body kick that stops Adesanya in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya drops his hands momentarily and Talis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adesanya is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Talis pushes him off.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talis.
Adesanya unleashes a big counter combination but Talis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talis throws a jab when Adesanya was well out of range.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Talis's head coaches at Fairtex MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Talis.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Talis there.
A nice leg kick from Talis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talis lands with a cross.
Talis cracks Adesanya with a good jab.
Adesanya works over Talis's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talis.
Adesanya tests Talis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adesanya misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talis throws a leg kick but Adesanya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Talis dips to his left and cracks Adesanya with an uppercut!
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talis lands with a right hand.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
Talis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Talis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adesanya in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talis lands a really nice looking cross but Adesanya seems unphased.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Digi Talis wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Digi Talis, 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 232 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Vasily Grossman (ranked 30 p4p, 187 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gusmao with a body shot.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
Grossman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gusmao lunges at Grossman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grossman's hand.
Gusmao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
Gusmao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gusmao connects with an inside leg kick.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. Gusmao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grossman 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.
Gusmao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gusmao 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.
Grossman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusmao throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a jab but it's blocked by Grossman.
Grossman tries to move into range but Gusmao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gusmao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Gusmao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Grossman as he checks the leg kick.
Grossman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Grossman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gusmao connects with a nice looking jab.
Gusmao scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gusmao lands a jab to the head.
Gusmao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grossman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grossman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gusmao.
Gusmao lands with an overhand left.
Gusmao slips a jab from Grossman.
Gusmao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gusmao throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Gusmao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusmao tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grossman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Gusmao as he connects with a hook.
Grossman 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.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grossman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gusmao sizes up Grossman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gusmao looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a low kick but Grossman moves out of range easily.
Gusmao throws a big shot that misses.
Gusmao wants to slow Grossman down by chopping away at his legs.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Gusmao throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grossman's head backwards.
Gusmao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grossman can do to turn this around?
Gusmao lands a jab to the head.
Gusmao misses with a hook
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Gusmao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao misses with a wild body shot.
Grossman misses with a looping left.
Gusmao tries to land a leg kick but Grossman saw it coming and moves away.
Gusmao misses with a wild body shot.
Henrique Gusmao is winning the standup battle so far.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but Grossman moved away.
Grossman unleashes a big counter combination but Gusmao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the body
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gusmao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusmao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Gusmao.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grossman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grossman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gusmao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao misses with a body punch.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Gusmao avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Gusmao cracks Grossman with a nice body shot.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Gusmao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Gusmao tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Gusmao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Gusmao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Grossman avoids the elbow strike from Gusmao, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab lands there for Gusmao.
Vasily Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrique Gusmao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that misses.
Grossman cracks Gusmao with a good jab.
Gusmao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusmao lands a jab to the head.
Gusmao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossman throws a hook but Gusmao avoids it easily.
Gusmao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grossman checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gusmao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gusmao rushes Grossman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands with a short shot to the head.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Grossman.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gusmao's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Grossman.
Grossman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Gusmao controls the action.
Grossman working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gusmao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gusmao's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gusmao.
Grossman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grossman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gusmao 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Henrique Gusmao!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Henrique Gusmao!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao wins by unanimous decision!
Henrique Gusmao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 3632 p4p, 22501 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 458 p4p, 680 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Elizondo's choice of entrance music: Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 32 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin throws a right and a left that Elizondo avoids nicely.
Elizondo throws a jab when Baldwin was well out of range.
Baldwin works the jab nicely.
Baldwin throws a hook to the side of Elizondo's head but Elizondo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baldwin throws a chopping leg kick but Elizondo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baldwin.
Baldwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elizondo is out of range.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Baldwin tries to clinch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
A bone on bone clash there as Elizondo blocks the leg kick.
Baldwin gets a clinch.
Elizondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baldwin working hard to break the clinch.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elizondo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Baldwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Elizondo won't allow it.
Baldwin is trying to break free.
Baldwin is trying to push Elizondo away but Elizondo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Elizondo lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Baldwin.
Elizondo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elizondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elizondo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baldwin is rocked!
Baldwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elizondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Baldwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldwin glances at the clock... BAM! Elizondo nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Baldwin crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Baldwin is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
A very excited looking Gaizka Elizondo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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