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8L 88 - Beaver Picture PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Songkom Fairtex (ranked 23035 p4p, 15980 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 613 p4p, 636 weight class). Umaga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex moves out of range as Umaga strikes.
Fairtex pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on Umaga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fairtex instigates a clinch.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
Fairtex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Umaga gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Umaga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Umaga is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umaga raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Umaga takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Umaga misses.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Umaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Umaga throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex is looking to score with low kicks.
Umaga lands with a shot to the body.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Umaga.
Fairtex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Umaga unleashes a big counter combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fairtex fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fairtex tries to work over Umaga's front leg with a kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Umaga is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Umaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex moves into range and clinches up with Umaga.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Umaga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Umaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umaga looking to stall.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga pushes Fairtex back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Umaga managing to block the knees to the body from Fairtex.
Umaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Umaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umaga down.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Umaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umaga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Songkom Fairtex has been cut.
A low kick lands for Umaga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Songkom Fairtex's cut.
That's time! Fairtex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Umaga moves out of range.
Fairtex walks into a left hand.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Fairtex darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Umaga defending well as Fairtex loads up on a big left hand.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Umaga keeps it at a distance.
Umaga scores with a jab to the head.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Fairtex finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Umaga does no damage.
Umaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairtex connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a front kick but Umaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fairtex walks into a stiff left hand from Umaga.
Fairtex lands with an uppercut that bounces Umaga off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex clobbers Umaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fairtex misses with a straight left.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Umaga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Umaga misses.
Fairtex throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Umaga's head.
A left and a right from Umaga both land. Nice combination.
Umaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairtex scores with a leg kick.
Songkom Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fairtex eats them both and turns towards Umaga to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umaga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fairtex wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Umaga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Umaga throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex moves out of range as Umaga strikes.
Fairtex avoids the body shot from Umaga.
Fairtex is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Umaga.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Fairtex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex lands a leg kick that knocks Umaga off balance momentarily.
Umaga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a front kick but Umaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umaga scores with a jab to the head.
Umaga misses with a two punch combination.
Fairtex throws a lazy body kick
and Umaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fairtex throws a shot to the body.
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 Songkom Fairtex will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Songkom Fairtex's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga swings for the body but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex connects with the punch.
Fairtex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairtex wants to clinch.
Fairtex moves into range and clinches up with Umaga.
Umaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga breaks the clinch.
Fairtex fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fairtex moves into the clinch successfully.
Umaga blocks the elbow strike.
Fairtex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Umaga.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iosefa Umaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umaga dodges an elbow strike from Fairtex.
Umaga lands a nice uppercut.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Umaga blocks it.
Umaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Umaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Umaga can't find room to land a body shot as Fairtex controls the action.
Fairtex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fairtex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Umaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex lands a hook that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Umaga avoids it.
Umaga blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Umaga lands an uppercut.
Umaga is trying to push Fairtex away but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fairtex is leaning against Umaga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
Umaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Songkom Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Songkom Fairtex!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Songkom Fairtex!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Songkom Fairtex!
Songkom Fairtex wins by unanimous decision!
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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 21594 p4p, 6743 weight class) and Deer Hunter (ranked 625 p4p, 571 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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deer Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baracuta throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Baracuta quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Hunter there.
Baracuta scores with a jab to the head.
Baracuta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baracuta lands a body shot.
Hunter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baracuta misses with a body kick.
Hunter lands an overhand right.
Baracuta misses with a straight right.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Baracuta avoids it with no problem.
Baracuta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Baracuta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baracuta lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter slips a straight right by Baracuta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baracuta.
Baracuta misses with a body shot.
Baracuta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baracuta throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Baracuta misses with a body kick.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Baracuta avoids it with no problem.
Baracuta tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Baracuta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Baracuta looks for the body kick but Hunter saw that one coming.
Baracuta throws a nice head kick!
Baracuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baracuta's hands.
Baracuta wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Baracuta tries to keep at a distance but Hunter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baracuta misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baracuta fails to land.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baracuta backwards.
Hunter lands a left hand.
Baracuta misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Baracuta's head.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baracuta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Baracuta.
Baracuta blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Baracuta takes a shot to the head.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the head but Baracuta blocks with his arms.
Baracuta misses with a body punch.
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 Crass Baracuta 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.
Baracuta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baracuta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baracuta drops his guard momentarily, allowing Hunter to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Baracuta! 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! Hunter takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Deer Hunter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 17730 p4p, 816 weight class) and Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 655 p4p, 119 weight class). Durand comes to the ring accompanied by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 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 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saúl Tacoronte!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacoronte looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Tacoronte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
Tacoronte throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
Durand scores with a body shot.
Tacoronte misses with a hook.
Durand throwing a counter right hand but Tacoronte manages to avoid it.
Tacoronte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durand rushes Tacoronte and presses him up against the ropes.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Tacoronte.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Durand scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Durand misses.
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Durand.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tacoronte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tacoronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand controls his hands.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Tacoronte trying to control the position but instead, Durand has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tacoronte into the ropes.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tacoronte swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a thumping low kick.
Durand takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Tacoronte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tacoronte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand blocks a jab.
Durand misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Durand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacoronte walks into a jab.
Tacoronte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand.
Durand loads up on a big right hand but Tacoronte slips the punch.
Durand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tacoronte doesn't seem bothered though.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Tacoronte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Durand.
Durand lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tacoronte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacoronte digs a right hand underneath Durand's ribcage. Durand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tacoronte is looking to control Durand's arms but Durand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tacoronte has his back to the ropes.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
Tacoronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tacoronte avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durand misses with a body kick.
Durand checks the leg kick.
Tacoronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tacoronte.
Durand takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tacoronte, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tacoronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tacoronte blocks it with crossed arms.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Tacoronte takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Tacoronte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tacoronte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand pushes Tacoronte back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
Tacoronte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tacoronte is breathing heavily.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands a left hand.
Tacoronte throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Tacoronte's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Durand.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a body kick that stops Tacoronte in his tracks momentarily.
Durand scores with a jab.
Durand fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durand darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tacoronte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tacoronte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saúl Tacoronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand scores with a spinning back kick!
Durand delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tacoronte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacoronte misses with an uppercut
and Durand counters with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte rushes Durand and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Tacoronte blocks it.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Tacoronte won't want to take too many of those.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durand tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good body shot from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte blocks an elbow strike from Durand.
Durand lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durand takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Durand defending well as Tacoronte loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with a wild body shot.
Tacoronte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacoronte can do to turn this around?
Tacoronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Tacoronte.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tacoronte throws out a counter right but Durand avoids it with no problem.
Tacoronte gets tackled into the ropes by Durand. Durand maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tacoronte avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tacoronte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand works the jab nicely.
Durand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacoronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tacoronte throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Durand blocks the low kick.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tacoronte. That did some damage!
Tacoronte tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacoronte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacoronte. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacoronte throws a head kick but Durand moves out of range.
Durand fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tacoronte just manages to avoid it.
Durand throws a leg kick which misses Tacoronte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tacoronte tries to avoid it.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tacoronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacoronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Durand connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Durand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tacoronte throws an overhand right that lands on Durand's shoulder, as Durand tries to avoid the shot.
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand digs a good hook to Tacoronte's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tacoronte moves away.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Tacoronte.
Durand is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tacoronte wants to clinch
and Durand counters with a nice leg kick.
Tacoronte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand clinches up with Tacoronte and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tacoronte misses with a body punch.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tacoronte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand closes the distance and pushes Tacoronte back into the ropes.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Tacoronte as the two fighters clinch.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacoronte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tacoronte is pushing Durand up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tacoronte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacoronte controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Tacoronte trying to stall but Durand improves his position.
Tacoronte pushes Durand back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tacoronte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durand is out of range.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand lands a head kick. Tacoronte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Durand lands a nice hook to Tacoronte's body. Tacoronte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tacoronte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand takes the fight into the clinch.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tacoronte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tacoronte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tacoronte avoids it.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tacoronte.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
Durand lands a slapping body shot.
Durand throws a solid leg kick but Tacoronte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durand.
Crunch! Durand slams his shin into Tacoronte's torso.
Tacoronte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durand to score with a decent uppercut.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Tacoronte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
Tacoronte takes one to the side of the head.
Durand takes one to the chin there.
Durand jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Tacoronte to work.
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tacoronte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durand is out of range and Tacoronte settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Saúl Tacoronte in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Durand drives through and clinches with Tacoronte against the ropes.
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tacoronte's brow.
Tacoronte looking to stall.
Tacoronte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Tacoronte blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacoronte.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Tacoronte is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Durand darts in and clinches Tacoronte up against the ropes.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacoronte's defenses.
 It looks like Saúl Tacoronte has been cut.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacoronte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Tacoronte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saúl Tacoronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tacoronte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durand is looking to wear down Tacoronte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durand avoids the head kick by Tacoronte.
Durand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tacoronte misses the shot to the body.
Durand clinches with his opponent.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand cracks Tacoronte with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Durand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durand digs a good hook to Tacoronte's body.
Durand scores with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick but Durand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tacoronte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Tacoronte. Beautiful body shot.
Tacoronte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacoronte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tacoronte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tacoronte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Durand retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jacques Durand thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 23017 p4p, 22609 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 627 p4p, 621 weight class). Caria's entrance music is Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). A fine choice. Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marco Salamanca told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Caria.
Caria tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Caria.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
It seemed like Salamanca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salamanca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Salamanca avoids the damage to the body.
Caria scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca lands a shot to the body.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Caria tries to land a body kick
and Salamanca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Salamanca slams his shin into Caria's torso.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca misses with a double jab.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Salamanca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salamanca's sensitive parts.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salamanca. Salamanca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria checks a leg kick nicely.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Caria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caria scores with a body shot.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salamanca avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caria jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Caria avoids nicely.
Caria instigates a clinch.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Salamanca.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Salamanca avoids the damage to the body.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Caria with a knee to the head.
Salamanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Salamanca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caria lands a slapping body shot.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria misses with a head kick.
Caria lands a jab to Salamanca's midsection.
Caria scores with a hook.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Caria moves to clinch but Salamanca breaks away
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Caria throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salamanca! But no joy.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Salamanca swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Caria wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caria.
Salamanca 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.
Salamanca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caria finds it's way round the side to connect with Salamanca's head.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Caria rushes Salamanca and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Salamanca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Caria counters with a body 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!
Salamanca fails to land with a series of punches.
Salamanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caria has time to react.
Caria moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caria throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salamanca throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Salamanca throws a combination that misses
and Caria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salamanca doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Caria backs off Salamanca throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Salamanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Caria lands a jab to Salamanca's midsection.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Caria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
A counter left hand to the body from Caria misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Salamanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salamanca tries to avoid it.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Caria with a hook.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Caria lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Good shot there by Caria.
Caria connects with a body shot.
Caria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Salamanca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salamanca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Caria.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria instigates a clinch.
Salamanca avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
Salamanca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salamanca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Salamanca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Salamanca misses with a knee strike.
Caria blocking some punches.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Caria misses
and Salamanca counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salamanca swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Caria is looking to slow Salamanca down with leg kicks.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Salamanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a stiff right hand.
Caria moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salamanca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria scores with a kick to the body.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
As Salamanca backs away, Caria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caria throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caria - that will leave a mark!
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caria if he has to take too many more of those.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Caria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
A nice combination there by Salamanca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Caria.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Caria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Caria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salamanca cracks Caria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Salamanca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria throws a sloppy head kick and Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
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 Melankomas Caria.
I think Caria 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca wins by split decision!
Marco Salamanca is the new lightweight champion!
Marco Salamanca 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 Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23041 p4p, 1430 weight class) and Ryan Keenan (ranked 592 p4p, 184 weight class). Kovingten comes into the arena with Tool - Schism blaring out of the sound system. Kyle Kovingten has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keenan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovingten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keenan's sensitive parts.
Kovingten forces Keenan back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Kovingten.
Keenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keenan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
I was talking to Kovingten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan wants to clinch.
Keenan with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovingten.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Kovingten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keenan just manages to avoid it.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Kovingten is out of range.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten blocks the body kick.
Kovingten is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovingten rushes Keenan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Keenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten missing with knees to the body.
Keenan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Keenan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Keenan gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten cracks Keenan with a nice body shot.
A short right from Keenan on the inside.
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 Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Kovingten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovingten closes the distance and clinches.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Keenan blocking some punches.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Keenan avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ryan Keenan has been cut.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kovingten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten taking a breather.
Keenan takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Keenan on the inside.
Keenan takes an elbow to the temple.
Kovingten lands an elbow that stopped Keenan in his tracks for a moment.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Kovingten cracks Keenan with a nice body shot.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovingtens head.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Keenan managing to block the knees to the body from Kovingten.
A short right from Kovingten 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!
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kovingten.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Keenan dodges an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten gets through Keenan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Nice body punch from Kovingten.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Kovingten.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
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 Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Keenan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovingten tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovingten.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan cracks Kovingten with an open hand slap.
Good work by Keenan as he checks the leg kick.
Keenan slips a straight right by Kovingten.
A jab lands there for Keenan.
Kovingten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovingten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Keenan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ryan Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovingten. Kovingten circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Kovingten lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten throws a leg kick that misses.
Kovingten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keenan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovingten checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Keenan wants to counter with a clinch but Kovingten pushes him away.
Keenan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Keenan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Kovingten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Keenan sizes up Kovingten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kovingten closes the distance and pushes Keenan back into the ropes.
Keenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Keenan blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten pushes Keenan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Keenan is trying to force a seperation but Kovingten has the dominant position.
Keenan blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside that Keenan shrugs off.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Kovingten sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovingten throws a big counter combination but Keenan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovingten misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a spinning back kick!
Kovingten lands a two punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Kovingten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kovingten.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
Kovingten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kovingten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten wins by unanimous decision!
Kyle Kovingten decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Ryan Keenan spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah well eh...time for a Guinness.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 23807 p4p, 2766 weight class) and Francis The Predator (ranked 610 p4p, 337 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barboza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angel Of Death. The Predator has chosen The predator tribute as his entrance music. Francis The Predator has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bento Barboza's chin.
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis The Predator!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza tries to move into range but The Predator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Predator slips under a jab from Barboza.
Barboza throws a hook to the side of The Predator's head but The Predator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Predator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barboza.
The Predator checks a low kick from Barboza.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Predator! But no joy.
The Predator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barboza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Predator.
Barboza swings widly with a right hand
and Barboza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Predator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barboza with a nice cross.
It looks like Francis The Predator has been cut.
The Predator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barboza throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Predator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barboza was well out of range. Poor timing from The Predator.
The Predator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barboza misses with an uppercut
and The Predator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barboza thinking.
Nice shot by Barboza.
Decent striking displayed by The Predator there.
The Predator lands a nice shot that snaps Barboza's head back.
Barboza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by The Predator.
Barboza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Francis The Predator's cut even more.
The Predator moves out of range as Barboza strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barboza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Predator connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barboza scrambles back to his feet.
Barboza loads up on a big right hand but The Predator slips the punch.
The Predator has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The Predator misses the shot to the body.
Barboza misses with a low kick as The Predator jumps back.
Barboza slips under a jab from The Predator.
Barboza throwing a counter right hand but The Predator manages to avoid it.
A big left from The Predator misses.
Barboza lands with a shot to the body.
The Predator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barboza looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francis The Predator will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francis The Predator's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barboza lands the left hand.
The Predator moves out of range of the strikes.
The Predator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barboza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barboza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barboza misses with a body shot
and The Predator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barboza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Predator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Francis The Predator's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Predator ducks under a wild hook from Barboza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza throws a nice looking combination but The Predator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Predator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Predator fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Predator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a body punch but The Predator moves out of range.
Barboza throws an off balance right hand
and The Predator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Predator lands a head shot.
The Predator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barboza can pounce on him.
Barboza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barboza connects with a nice looking jab.
Francis The Predator's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barboza scores with a body shot.
Barboza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Predator.
Bento Barboza is winning the standup battle so far.
Barboza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Predator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza moves away from the strike by The Predator.
The Predator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Barboza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barboza lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Predator misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Barboza misses its target.
The Predator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barboza stuns The Predator with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Predator throws a right hand that misses
and Barboza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francis The Predator's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bento Barboza!
After winning the bout, Bento Barboza 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 Darren Tellkins (ranked 20627 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 666 p4p, 238 weight class). Tellkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4. 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 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Tellkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis tries to clinch up but Tellkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Tellkins ducks down to avoid it.
Tellkins lands a body shot.
Tellkins works the jab nicely.
Darren Tellkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tellkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellkins misses with a looping right.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tellkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
Tellkins looks to throw the jab but Justis is out of range.
Justis tries a head kick but it misses.
Justis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tellkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Justis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Tellkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Tellkins as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tellkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tellkins scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Tellkins.
Tellkins throws a nice looking combination but Justis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Tellkins.
Justis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justis takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellkins connects with a body shot.
Tellkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tellkins stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justis blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Justis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tellkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Tellkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tellkins duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justis walks into a stiff left hand from Tellkins.
Justis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tellkins tries to score with a low kick but Justis moves his leg out of the way.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tellkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tellkins misses with a straight right.
As Tellkins backs off Justis throws a huge counter combo but Tellkins manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tellkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tellkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick from Tellkins lands but Justis takes it in his stride.
Tellkins looks to throw the jab but Justis is out of range.
Tellkins lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tellkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tellkins looks to land a right hand but Justis moved out of range.
Tellkins throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Tellkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Tellkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Justis swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellkins throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Justis misses with a straight left.
Tellkins throws a head kick that Justis semi-blocks.
Justis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tellkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tellkins.
Tellkins scores with a jab. Justis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tellkins throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Tellkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellkins lands with a shot to the body.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Tellkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
Tellkins swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Tellkins thuds his right hand into Justis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tellkins misses with a left hand
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tellkins misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tellkins.
Tellkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Justis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellkins just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Tellkins.
Justis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tellkins misses with a left hand
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darren Tellkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Justis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justis connects with a body shot.
Justis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tellkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tellkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justis drops his hands momentarily and Tellkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tellkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellkins swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Tellkins misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tellkins misses with a straight left.
Darren Tellkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tellkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tellkins connects with a body shot.
Tellkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Tellkins misses with a double jab.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Justis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellkins.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tellkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Justis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellkins swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Tellkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tellkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellkins.
Justis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tellkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Tellkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tellkins throws a hook but Justis blocks it.
Tellkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Tellkins.
Tellkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
Justis lands a nice shot to the body.
Tellkins scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Justis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justis throws a hook but Tellkins blocks it.
Justis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Tellkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Justis moves out of range of the strikes.
Justis throws out a counter right but Tellkins avoids it with no problem.
Tellkins misses with a wild body shot.
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tellkins throws out the jab.
Tellkins cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Tellkins.
Tellkins lands a jab.
Tellkins lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Tellkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Tellkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tellkins 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Darren Tellkins gave a big smile as he said 'tommy i m comin for that belt mf '.
Logan Justis was interviewed post fight and said 'Well shit'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 22727 p4p, 21241 weight class) and Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 620 p4p, 651 weight class). Yalixqua's entrance music is Stop This Flame. A fine choice. Boudreaux has chosen Uncle Tom's Cabin as his entrance music. Ronnie Dale Boudreaux 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
A lazy left from Boudreaux finds it's target.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Boudreaux swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boudreaux blocks a head kick by Yalixqua.
Boudreaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Boudreaux .
An attempted straight right counter from Yalixqua misses the target.
Boudreaux goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yalixqua.
A jab from Yalixqua does it's job there.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Boudreaux .
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!
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a nice body punch.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Boudreaux counter with a right hand.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boudreaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looks to throw a body kick
and Boudreaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boudreaux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boudreaux feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boudreaux checks it well.
Boudreaux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot that sends Boudreaux 's belly button to the back.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Boudreaux .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Boudreaux 's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boudreaux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua is looking to slow Boudreaux down with leg kicks.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boudreaux with a nice calf kick.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua moves forwards but Boudreaux connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boudreaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boudreaux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boudreaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boudreaux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that round.
That's time! Yalixqua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boudreaux plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boudreaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Yalixqua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boudreaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
It looked like Yalixqua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yalixqua blocks the body kick.
Boudreaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Boudreaux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Boudreaux is out of range.
Yalixqua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boudreaux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yalixqua doesn't seem bothered though.
Boudreaux cracks Yalixqua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua staying out of range there.
Yalixqua connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the head.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boudreaux lands a jab to the nose.
Boudreaux walks into a straight right hand from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boudreaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux 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.
Boudreaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
Boudreaux lands a right hook to the body.
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yalixqua throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boudreaux misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Yalixqua misses the target.
Good exchange - Yalixqua coming out on top.
Yalixqua tried to score with a low kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Yalixqua's head but Yalixqua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yalixqua feints and then cracks Boudreaux 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boudreaux down.
Yalixqua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a hook.
Yalixqua misses with a left hand
and Boudreaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Yalixqua slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yalixqua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Yalixqua, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yalixqua misses with the body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a right hand to the body.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Boudreaux slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux 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!
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux connects with a high kick.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boudreaux throws a front kick aimed at Yalixqua's knee but Yalixqua avoids it well.
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Boudreaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Boudreaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yalixqua scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Boudreaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boudreaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yalixqua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yalixqua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boudreaux can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua drops his hands momentarily and Boudreaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yalixqua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot
and Boudreaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yalixqua throws a lazy body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Boudreaux does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab from Boudreaux finds it's way through Yalixqua's defenses.
A right-left combo lands from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua needs to keep his hands up - Boudreaux had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux slips under a jab.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Boudreaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boudreaux checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
and Boudreaux counters by clinching up.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but Yalixqua blocks it.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yalixqua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yalixqua digs a right hand underneath Boudreaux 's ribcage. Boudreaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boudreaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Yalixqua swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boudreaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boudreaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
I was talking to Yalixqua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boudreaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Yalixqua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Boudreaux .
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Yalixqua motions for Boudreaux to come forward. Yalixqua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boudreaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boudreaux 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasily Grossman (ranked 1462 p4p, 20292 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 191 p4p, 581 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Leave Me Alone. Vasily Grossman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Morrison's chin.
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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, Vasily Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Morrison misses.
Grossman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Grossman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrison scores with a leg kick.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Grossman's belly button to the back.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grossman throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a low kick, right behind Grossman 's knee.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Morrison misses.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grossman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Grossman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Grossman is looking to counter punch.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stuns Grossman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morrison.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Grossman throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison lands with a right hand.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Grossman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Grossman misses
and Morrison counters with a body kick that stops Grossman in his tracks momentarily.
Morrison misses with a hook. Grossman ducked under it nicely.
Grossman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morrison throws a jab when Grossman was well out of range.
It looked like Grossman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrison takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Grossman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Grossman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grossman looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison connects with a leg kick.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Grossman is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrison throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrison. Morrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossman.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grossman is looking to counter punch.
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Grossman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick from Morrison, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Grossman catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman misses the jab.
Morrison scores with a leg kick.
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Morrison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grossman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grossman misses with a straight right.
Morrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Grossman misses.
Vasily Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison wants to clinch up but Grossman keeps it at a distance.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison lands a jab to Grossman's midsection.
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grossman throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison with a nice cross.
Grossman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body. Grossman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grossman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Grossman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grossman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grossman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman walks into a stiff left hand from Morrison.
Morrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Grossman's head.
Grossman blocks a jab.
Morrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grossman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
It looked like Grossman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
Grossman throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Grossman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grossman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stalks Grossman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grossman's face. Grossman staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Grossman counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Morrison goes down! Grossman rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Morrison is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Ray Morrison has been cut.
Grossman misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Grossman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morrison get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Morrison stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Grossman runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasily Grossman!
Vasily Grossman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Finn The Human (ranked 109 p4p, 268 weight class) and Henrique Gusmao (ranked 15 p4p, 36 weight class). The Human comes to the ring accompanied by Adventure Time. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrique Gusmao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
Gusmao throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Human.
We've been informed that Gusmao 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.
Gusmao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gusmao takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gusmao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Human paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Human checks a leg kick.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Gusmao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The Human throws out a leg kick but Gusmao moves out of range and The Human only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
The Human tried to counter with a leg kick but Gusmao avoided it.
Nice shot lands for The Human.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Gusmao does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human throws a body punch but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao tries to work over The Human's front leg with a kick but The Human checks it.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by The Human.
The Human is looking to wear down Gusmao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Human thumps Gusmao with a low kick.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Human walks into a jab.
Gusmao tries to move into range but The Human moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gusmao slips under a jab from The Human.
Gusmao jabs The Human to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gusmao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Human tries to work over Gusmao's front leg with a kick but Gusmao checks it.
Gusmao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gusmao moves into range and connects with a 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!
Gusmao stuns The Human with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
The Human really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
A little feinted left hand from The Human on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Human throws a jab when Gusmao was well out of range.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gusmao manages to avoid it.
Gusmao thumps The Human with a low kick.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gusmao. The Human shrugs it off though.
The Human swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gusmao tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Human swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gusmao lands with a hook. The Human tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but The Human moved away.
Gusmao walks into a straight right hand from The Human.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Human.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Gusmao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gusmao misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Gusmao ducks down to avoid it.
Gusmao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Human checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Human defending well as Gusmao loads up on a big left hand.
The Human moves into range and connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusmao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
The Human is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but The Human sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gusmao throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
Gusmao connects with a nice looking jab.
The Human lands an overhand right.
Gusmao tries to land a leg kick but The Human saw it coming and moves away.
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 Finn The Human will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusmao was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
Gusmao throws the kick towards the body but The Human avoids it.
Gusmao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusmao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Human.
The Human avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Human scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
The Human scores with a punch to the head.
Gusmao lands an overhand right.
The Human throws the left hand but Gusmao avoids the punch easily.
The Human misses with a hook. Gusmao ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gusmao.
The Human swings for the body but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Human tries to land a front kick but Gusmao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gusmao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Human's head backwards.
Gusmao throws a front kick aimed at The Human's knee but The Human avoids it well.
The Human is looking to counter punch.
The Human slips under a 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!
Gusmao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Human.
Gusmao misses with a body kick.
Gusmao looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
Gusmao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Human.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick from Gusmao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusmao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Gusmao slips the punch.
The Human's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusmao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Human scrambles back to his feet.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Gusmao with an uppercut!
The Human throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Human is able to avoid easily.
The Human connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gusmao momentarily.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human tries to score with a low kick but Gusmao moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Gusmao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gusmao.
A leg kick checked by The Human.
The Human throwing a counter right hand but Gusmao manages to avoid it.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but The Human sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gusmao slips a jab from The Human.
The Human cracks Gusmao with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gusmao.
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!
Gusmao scores with a hook to the body. The Human takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gusmao clinches.
Gusmao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from The Human.
The Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Human is looking to break free of the clinch but Gusmao has double underhooks.
Gusmao tries a body shot but The Human blocks it.
Gusmao misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from The Human.
The Human lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gusmao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gusmao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gusmao tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Human breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
Gusmao rushes The Human and presses him up against the ropes.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
A short right from The Human.
The Human prevents a body shot from Gusmao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but The Human avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the ropes.
The Human gets through Gusmao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Human's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henrique Gusmao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! The Human's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
The Human fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gusmao just manages to avoid it.
Gusmao slips under a jab.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Gusmao wants to clinch.
Gusmao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Human is able to avoid easily.
The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of The Human 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
The Human lands a jab to the head.
The Human throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gusmao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao is looking to chop away at The Human's legs.
Gusmao moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gusmao avoids the body shot from The Human.
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Human tries a low kick but Gusmao avoids it.
Gusmao flicks out a counter leg kick but The Human steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but The Human sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by The Human.
Gusmao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gusmao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusmao tries a quick counter leg kick but The Human is wise to it.
Finn The Human is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
Gusmao tries to clinch but The Human is having none of it.
Gusmao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusmao clobbers The Human with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Gusmao. That snapped The Human's head back.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Gusmao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusmao. The Human does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusmao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human throws a hook but Gusmao avoids it easily.
Gusmao tries a quick counter leg kick but The Human is wise to it.
Gusmao just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Gusmao misses.
The Human pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusmao lands with a right hand.
The Human with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusmao.
The Human fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gusmao on the side of the head.
Gusmao's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Human under the eye.
Gusmao scores with a shot to the body.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Gusmao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gusmao slips under a jab from The Human.
Gusmao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gusmao.
The Human misses with a hook.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gusmao looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Nice defenses there by Gusmao.
Gusmao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Gusmao wants to counter the offense by The Human and move into the clinch position.
The Human tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Gusmao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Gusmao misses its intended target.
The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusmao can pounce on him.
The Human avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
The Human scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by The Human.
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 Finn The Human.
I think The Human 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 Chris Downing scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Finn The Human!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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