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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 21857 p4p, 22648 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 453 p4p, 483 weight class). Badweather Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Ay poyoo- GOAT. Lloyd Badweather Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 69 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badweather Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smoochie Wallace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smoochie Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Badweather Jr stuns Smoochie Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badweather Jr connects with a right hand. Smoochie Wallace shakes it off.
Badweather Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smoochie Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd Badweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badweather Jr works Smoochie Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Badweather Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Badweather Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Badweather Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smoochie Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Badweather Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Smoochie Wallace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smoochie Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Badweather Jr circles away.
Badweather Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Badweather Jr duly obliges.
Badweather Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Smoochie Wallace off the ropes and back into range.
A left and a right from Badweather Jr both land. Nice combination.
 Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Badweather Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Badweather Jr finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smoochie Wallace back to the ropes. Badweather Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Badweather Jr is looking to wear down Smoochie Wallace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smoochie Wallace walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lloyd Badweather Jr!
Lloyd Badweather Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Da Badweathers are here! Da Badweathers are here! Fook the Badweathers you say? Den fook U!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brady Orr (ranked 23039 p4p, 22651 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 629 p4p, 650 weight class). De Sucre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Orr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 52 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre throws out a loose jab but Orr uses good head movement to avoid it.
As De Sucre tries to get set, Orr tries to push him back and clinch up but De Sucre manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice defenses there by Orr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orr.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Sucre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Sucre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Sucre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Sucre works Orr's body with a nice hook.
Orr slips under a jab.
De Sucre gets tackled into the ropes by Orr. Orr maintains the clinch.
Orr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Sucre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
De Sucre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Sucre looks winded!
Orr missing with knees to the body.
De Sucre takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Sucre avoids a wild elbow strike from Orr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orr.
 It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Sucre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orr lands an elbow inside that De Sucre shrugs off.
Orr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orr working De Sucre over with knees to the body.
Orr scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orr.
Orr lands a nice knee to the body.
Orr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orr scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Sucre managing to block the knees to the body from Orr.
Orr lands a knee to the body.
Orr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orr scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre managing to block the knees to the body from Orr.
Orr scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orr obliges.
Our sources have told us that Orr has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Orr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orr trying to land knees to the body.
Orr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orr unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Sucre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Antonio Jose De Sucre's cut even more.
Orr crunches a lovely knee into De Sucre's ribcage.
Orr lands an elbow just above De Sucre 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orr obliges.
Orr stalling against the ropes.
Orr drops De Sucre with a big knee! Will De Sucre beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
De Sucre is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr knocks out De Sucre with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Orr before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Orr picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brady Orr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chicken Destroyer (ranked 5774 p4p, 21987 weight class) and James King (ranked 518 p4p, 600 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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Excellent boxer
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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 20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Destroyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a series of strikes that have Destroyer backpedaling.
A jab from Destroyer misses.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to clinch up but Destroyer circles away and keeps his distance.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Destroyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Destroyer gets tackled into the ropes by King. King maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Destroyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Destroyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
King lands an overhand right.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Destroyer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Destroyer drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Destroyer in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
Destroyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Destroyer walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King tries to clinch but Destroyer moves out of range.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King slips under a jab.
King tries to clinch up but Destroyer circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Destroyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King instigates a clinch.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands with a right to the head.
Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King pushes Destroyer away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Destroyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King clinches up with Destroyer and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroyer blocks it with crossed arms.
King working Destroyer over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from King.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Destroyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
King throws an elbow that misses.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destroyer wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King clinches with his opponent.
Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King rushes Destroyer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Destroyer is defending well for now.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Destroyer can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from King.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Destroyer.
Destroyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Destroyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Destroyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Destroyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King throws the kick towards the body but Destroyer avoids it.
Destroyer is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Destroyer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King misses with a body kick.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Destroyer counters with a nice body shot.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to land a leg kick but Destroyer saw it coming and moves away.
Destroyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King throws a body kick that misses.
Destroyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Destroyer counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Destroyer.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Destroyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Destroyer avoids the body shot from King.
A punch lands to the side of Destroyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King loads up on a big right hand but Destroyer slips the punch.
Destroyer cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King tries to clinch up but Destroyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Destroyer is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
King punishes Destroyer's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Destroyer.
King tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King jabs Destroyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Destroyer swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Destroyer's head back.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Destroyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Destroyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Destroyer counters with a nice uppercut.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
King has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Destroyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Destroyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Destroyer takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from King.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King misses with the head strike.
King trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries a knee to the head but Destroyer blocks it.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from King.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Destroyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Destroyer holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Destroyer breaks the clinch.
King lands an overhand right.
King jabs at Destroyer's body.
King cracks Destroyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
King defending well as Destroyer loads up on a big left hand.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
Destroyer throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
King connects with a crisp jab.
Destroyer forces King back against the ropes and clinches.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from King.
James King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chicken Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Destroyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to clinch up but Destroyer keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Destroyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by King!
King tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King. That one must have hurt.
Destroyer walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King clinches with his opponent.
Destroyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
Destroyer pushes King back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Destroyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Destroyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
James King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James King!
James King gave a mention to Vegan Gains in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 22665 p4p, 22662 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 462 p4p, 465 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Buchanan closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Buchanan prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan has managed to clinch.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
Buchanan cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Buchanan blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan presses Gracie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Buchanan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Buchanan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buchanan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Buchanan blocks the leg kick.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buchanan blocks the body kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buchanan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buchanan has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buchanans head.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Buchanan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Buchanan's leg. Buchanan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buchanan moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Buchanan manages to avoid it.
Gracie swings for the body but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Buchanan walks into a jab.
Buchanan tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Buchanan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Buchanan clinches.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buchanan.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Buchanan.
Buchanan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buchanan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buchanan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buchanan flicks out a counter leg kick but Gracie steps away.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie stuns Buchanan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buchanan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buchanan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Buchanan is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Buchanan with an uppercut!
Gracie tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buchanan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buchanan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buchanan momentarily.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Buchanan tries to clinch up.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buchanan.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buchanan in his tracks.
Buchanan needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Buchanan rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buchanan.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buchanan manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan darts in and clinches Gracie up against the ropes.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Buchanan controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buchanan.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Buchanan controls his hands.
Buchanan lands with a right to the head.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Buchanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is working Buchanan over against the ropes.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buchanan.
Buchanan blocking some punches.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buchanan.
Buchanan clinches up against the ropes.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Buchanan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buchanan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buchanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie jabs at Buchanan's body.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Buchanan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie is looking to wear down Buchanan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buchanan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Buchanan.
Gracie fires out a quick counter leg kick but Buchanan just manages to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Buchanan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by Buchanan. Buchanan maintains the clinch.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie gets through Buchanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Buchanan lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buchanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Buchanan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Buchanan lands a shot to the body.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buchanan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buchanan tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buchanan's head.
Buchanan takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie tries a body shot but Buchanan blocks it.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan blocking some punches.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie works on Buchanan's body with a couple of short punches.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.
Buchanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buchanan. Buchanan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Daddy's home Tokyo!!! Subarashī! Doumo doumo! That's what I'm about, getting that revenge! VIP? Nah he .. RIP! WHO!? RIP! WHO!? RIP! VIP? RIP!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mako Akumba (ranked 2921 p4p, 17728 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 369 p4p, 640 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steel Penn Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mako Akumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akumba connects with a crisp jab.
Penn Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Akumba will feel that in the morning.
Penn Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Penn Jr looks to move away, Akumba throws a big counter combo but Penn Jr just gets out of the way.
Akumba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn Jr is just out of range.
Akumba misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn Jr counters with a leg kick.
Akumba throws a combination. Penn Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Penn Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Akumba moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPenn Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Penn Jr.
Akumba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn Jr misses with a looping left.
Penn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Akumba connects with a jab.
Penn Jr defending well as Akumba loads up on a big left hand.
Akumba takes a swing at Penn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Penn Jr cracks Akumba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Akumba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penn Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Penn Jr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumba connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Penn Jr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mako Akumba!
A victorious Mako Akumba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xafan Kong (ranked 1621 p4p, 22695 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 226 p4p, 617 weight class). Spiteri has chosen Day to day basis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Xafan Kong is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xafan Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
Spiteri keeps Kong at a distance using the push kick.
A left lands for Spiteri.
Kong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kong is breathing heavily.
Spiteri scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Kong ducks into a a hook from Spiteri and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri cracks a nice hook into Kong's ribs.
Spiteri punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Spiteri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spiteri cracks Kong with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlotos Spiteri!
A very excited looking Carlotos Spiteri made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 1120 p4p, 19976 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 152 p4p, 566 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hokuto Akira has been cut.
Akira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Akira swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison throws a lazy head kick
and Akira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison looks to land a body kick but Akira moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akira cracks Morrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison is rocked!
Akira throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison swings for the body but Akira moves out of range.
Akira is looking to clinch.
Akira throws a body shot but no joy.
Akira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akira has managed to clinch.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akira missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Akira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Akira misses the target.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akira punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Akira is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Akira connects with a nice looking jab.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Akira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Akira's head back.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Akira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
It looked like Akira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Akira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Akira slips under a jab.
Morrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut that drops Morrison onto his backside! Morrison bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akira connects with a jab.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Akira finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira staying out of range there.
Akira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Akira! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
A victorious Hokuto Akira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Jeudy (ranked 5210 p4p, 22685 weight class) and John Grammaticus (ranked 585 p4p, 666 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jeudy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notorious B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments. Patrick Jeudy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jeudy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grammaticus takes a swing at Jeudy's ribcage but misses.
Jeudy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeudy swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grammaticus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grammaticus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Jeudy.
Jeudy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grammaticus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jeudy.
Jeudy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jeudy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grammaticus counters with a stiff right hand.
Grammaticus scores with a sloppy right hand. Jeudy should have avoided that one.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeudy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
Jeudy blocks an elbow strike.
Jeudy is leaning against Grammaticus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jeudy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grammaticus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jeudy there.
Jeudy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grammaticus is just out of range.
Grammaticus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeudy.
Jeudy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grammaticus in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeudy. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Jeudy as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeudy misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeudy ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .
Jeudy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jeudy wants to slow Grammaticus down by chopping away at his legs.
A right-left combo lands from Grammaticus .
It looks like Patrick Jeudy has been cut.
Jeudy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Grammaticus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Nice shot lands for Jeudy.
Grammaticus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeudy.
A big right from Jeudy misses.
Grammaticus tries to move into range but Jeudy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeudy loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Jeudy.
Grammaticus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeudy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
Jeudy lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeudy lands with a hook. Grammaticus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jeudy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeudy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jeudy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Grammaticus to counter with a crisp jab.
Grammaticus checks a low kick from Jeudy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Grammaticus .
Jeudy loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grammaticus ! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeudy. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus lands with a hook. Jeudy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jeudy throws a hook but Grammaticus avoids it easily.
Grammaticus missing with a left hand there. Jeudy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Jeudy misses the target.
Jeudy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeudy connects with a jab.
Jeudy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeudy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jeudy's head backwards.
Jeudy misses the shot to the body.
Jeudy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Jeudy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jeudy misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeudy is just out of range.
Jeudy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a jab when Jeudy was well out of range.
Jeudy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grammaticus 's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jeudy.
Grammaticus scores with a shot to the body.
Grammaticus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Jeudy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Jeudy avoids it with no problem.
Grammaticus moves out of range as Jeudy throws a body kick.
Grammaticus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jeudy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grammaticus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jeudy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus feints a counter leg kick.
Jeudy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeudy throws a poor cross that misses
and Grammaticus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grammaticus misses with a hook.
Jeudy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus gets tackled into the ropes by Jeudy. Jeudy maintains the clinch.
Jeudy misses with a body punch.
Grammaticus tries to work over Jeudy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jeudy has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus avoiding damage as Jeudy throws knees to the body.
Jeudy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grammaticus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeudy's elbow.
Jeudy misses with the head strike.
Grammaticus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeudy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jeudy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grammaticus is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grammaticus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeudy misses with a hook.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Jeudy ducks down to avoid it.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the leg kick from Jeudy.
Grammaticus takes one to the side of the head.
Grammaticus slips under a jab from Jeudy.
Jeudy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeudy missing with a left hand there. Grammaticus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grammaticus throws a shot from downtown. Jeudy moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grammaticus throws a jab when Jeudy was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jeudy throws a leg kick but Grammaticus checks it.
Grammaticus just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeudy tried to counter with a leg kick but Grammaticus avoided it.
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jeudy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Jeudy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jeudy scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeudy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jeudy misses with a straight left.
Jeudy rushes Grammaticus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jeudy fails to land.
Jeudy tries to throw a body punch but Grammaticus avoids it by throwing Jeudy back against the ropes.
Jeudy misses with a punch on the inside.
Grammaticus scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeudy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grammaticus blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jeudy.
Jeudy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeudy lands a hook that snaps the head of Grammaticus backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grammaticus backwards.
Jeudy dodges an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grammaticus tries to throw a body punch but Jeudy avoids it by throwing Grammaticus back against the ropes.
A short left from Jeudy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grammaticus lands with a short shot to the head.
Grammaticus lands an elbow just above Jeudy 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grammaticus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jeudy backwards.
Grammaticus swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeudy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jeudy.
Grammaticus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grammaticus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jeudy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grammaticus 's elbow.
Jeudy tries to throw a body punch but Grammaticus avoids it by throwing Jeudy back against the ropes.
Grammaticus is trying to break the clinch but Jeudy has him pressed against the ropes.
Jeudy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grammaticus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeudy's elbow.
Jeudy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grammaticus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jeudy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeudy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeudy breaks the clinch.
Grammaticus moves out of range as Jeudy strikes.
Jeudy 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.
Patrick Jeudy is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Jeudy.
Grammaticus scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Jeudy misses
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeudy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeudy.
Grammaticus loads up on a big right hand but Jeudy slips the punch.
Jeudy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeudy stuns Grammaticus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jeudy gets a clinch.
Jeudy dodges an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws an elbow but it misses.
Jeudy lands with a short shot to the head.
Grammaticus throws a head punch that misses.
Grammaticus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patrick Jeudy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeudy.
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Grammaticus lands a right hand.
Grammaticus pushes Jeudy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grammaticus works on Jeudy's body with a couple of short punches.
Jeudy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grammaticus can do to turn this around?
Grammaticus working aggressively here.
Grammaticus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeudy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grammaticus s head.
Grammaticus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeudy tries to circle away but Grammaticus has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with an elbow over the top.
Grammaticus working hard to break the clinch.
Jeudy trying to land knees to the body.
Jeudy with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Grammaticus has been cut.
Grammaticus misses with the head strike.
Grammaticus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grammaticus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grammaticus lands a damaging elbow.
Grammaticus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeudy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grammaticus s head.
Grammaticus misses with an elbow over the top.
Grammaticus misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Jeudy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Grammaticus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeudy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeudy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Jeudy as he connects with a hook.
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!
Grammaticus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Jeudy.
Grammaticus throws a hook but Jeudy avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Grammaticus , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grammaticus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeudy throws a good cross that connects.
Jeudy scores with a nice strike.
Jeudy keeps Grammaticus at a distance using the push kick.
Grammaticus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jeudy cracks Grammaticus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jeudy punishes Grammaticus 's body with a nice straight punch.
Grammaticus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grammaticus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jeudy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jeudy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jeudy scores with a hook.
Jeudy throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeudy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus lands a nice shot to the body.
Grammaticus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jeudy misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jeudy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grammaticus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Jeudy tenderised Grammaticus 's leg. Grammaticus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grammaticus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus checks the leg kick.
Grammaticus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grammaticus lands a leg kick that knocks Jeudy off balance momentarily.
Jeudy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grammaticus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeudy.
Jeudy cracks Grammaticus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jeudy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeudy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grammaticus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jeudy slips a straight right by Grammaticus .
Jeudy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grammaticus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grammaticus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grammaticus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grammaticus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Jeudy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeudy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus avoids the head kick by Jeudy.
Grammaticus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the strikes.
Grammaticus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeudy misses the shot to the body.
Grammaticus 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jeudy tries to move into range but Grammaticus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Jeudy.
Jeudy lands with an uppercut that bounces Grammaticus off the ropes and back into range.
Grammaticus ducks under a wild hook from Jeudy.
Jeudy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grammaticus misses with a body kick.
Grammaticus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jeudy takes a step back to recover.
Jeudy 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.
Grammaticus slips a straight right by Jeudy.
Grammaticus flicks out a counter leg kick but Jeudy steps away.
Grammaticus scores with a nice body kick.
Jeudy lands a leg kick that knocks Grammaticus off balance momentarily.
Grammaticus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeudy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jeudy throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Grammaticus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grammaticus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grammaticus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeudy checks the leg kick.
Grammaticus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grammaticus motions for Jeudy to come forward. Grammaticus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jeudy looks to land a left hand but Grammaticus moved out of range nicely.
Jeudy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jeudy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Grammaticus looks to land a left hand but Jeudy moved out of range nicely.
Grammaticus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grammaticus misses with a body kick.
Grammaticus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeudy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeudy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeudy throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jeudy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jeudy.
Grammaticus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeudy manages to avoid it.
Grammaticus looks to throw the jab but Jeudy is out of range.
Grammaticus throws a leg kick which misses Jeudy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeudy tries to avoid it.
Grammaticus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grammaticus misses with the combination.
Jeudy looks to land a right hand but Grammaticus moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Grammaticus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Grammaticus misses the target.
Jeudy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grammaticus .
Jeudy dips to his left and cracks Grammaticus with an uppercut!
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeudy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeudy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grammaticus .
Jeudy catches Grammaticus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Jeudy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jeudy finds it's way through Grammaticus 's defenses.
Grammaticus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus drops his hands momentarily and Jeudy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeudy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grammaticus throws out the jab.
Grammaticus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grammaticus misses with a low kick.
Jeudy slips a straight right by Grammaticus .
A left lands for Jeudy.
A big left from Jeudy misses.
Grammaticus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grammaticus swinging wildly here.
Jeudy misses with a looping right.
Jeudy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeudy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Jeudy misses its intended target.
Jeudy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jeudy clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grammaticus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeudy moves away.
Grammaticus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jeudy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jeudy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grammaticus moves out of range as Jeudy throws a body kick.
Grammaticus avoids the body shot from Jeudy.
Jeudy connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeudy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jeudy throws a hook but Grammaticus blocks it.
Grammaticus misses with a low kick.
Jeudy swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Jeudy throws a jab when Grammaticus was well out of range.
Jeudy just misses with a punch to the body.
Grammaticus punishes Jeudy's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Grammaticus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeudy manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Grammaticus misses its intended target.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the strikes.
Grammaticus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Jeudy ducks down to avoid it.
Jeudy swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeudy.
Jeudy throwing a counter right hand but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
Jeudy swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Grammaticus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jeudy throws an off balance right hand
and Grammaticus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grammaticus looks to throw the jab but Jeudy is out of range.
Jeudy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
Jeudy misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grammaticus ! But no joy.
Jeudy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jeudy with a hook.
Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jeudy.
Grammaticus swings for the body but Jeudy moves out of range.
Jeudy drives through and clinches with Grammaticus against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Jeudy.
Jeudy tries a body shot but Grammaticus blocks it.
A body shot lands from Jeudy.
Grammaticus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jeudy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeudy pushes Grammaticus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeudy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy misses with some punches.
Jeudy misses with a body punch.
Grammaticus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Jeudy scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeudy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grammaticus .
Jeudy breaks the clinch.
Jeudy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jeudy tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeudy throws a lazy right hand but Grammaticus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grammaticus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grammaticus slips under a jab from Jeudy.
A nice side step and Grammaticus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jeudy misses with a looping right.
Jeudy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeudy checks a leg kick nicely.
Jeudy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
Jeudy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grammaticus checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grammaticus slips under a jab from Jeudy.
A slow jab from Grammaticus misses its intended target.
Jeudy moves away from the strike by Grammaticus .
A chopping leg kick lands by Grammaticus .
Jeudy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jeudy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut. Jeudy saw that one coming.
It looked like Jeudy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jeudy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeudy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jeudy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grammaticus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jeudy. Jeudy obviously looking to wear him down.
Jeudy throws a low kick but Grammaticus avoids it.
A jab lands there for Jeudy.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the side of Jeudy's head but Jeudy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grammaticus misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grammaticus looks to land a left hand but Jeudy moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jeudy misses its intended target.
Grammaticus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jeudy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeudy pushes Grammaticus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jeudy breaks from the clinch.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grammaticus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a jab when Jeudy was well out of range.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the body kick from Jeudy.
Jeudy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grammaticus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grammaticus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeudy.
Grammaticus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeudy throws out the jab.
A big left from Jeudy misses.
Grammaticus walks into a straight right hand from Jeudy.
Jeudy tries to score with a low kick but Grammaticus moves his leg out of the way.
Grammaticus misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jeudy had his way with John Grammaticus in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grammaticus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jeudy looks to throw the jab but Grammaticus is out of range.
Jeudy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
Jeudy lands a jab to the head.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick from Grammaticus , right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeudy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jeudy moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Jeudy.
Jeudy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grammaticus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeudy.
Jeudy defending well as Grammaticus loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeudy is looking to land body kicks.
Jeudy rushes Grammaticus and presses him up against the ropes.
Jeudy swings wildly with an uppercut but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grammaticus prevents a body shot from Jeudy.
Nice body punch from Jeudy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jeudy backwards.
Grammaticus misses with an elbow strike.
Jeudy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeudy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeudy throws a looping overhand right but Grammaticus ducks down to avoid it.
Jeudy scores with the left hand. Grammaticus knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeudy is looking to score with low kicks.
Jeudy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grammaticus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donk. Grammaticus catches Jeudy right on the button with a cross.
Jeudy connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Grammaticus . Those never looked like landing.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grammaticus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeudy misses with a straight left.
Jeudy with a hook.
Jeudy defending well as Grammaticus loads up on a big left hand.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeudy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John Grammaticus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeudy slips under a jab.
A jab from Grammaticus finds it's way through Jeudy's defenses.
Grammaticus swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeudy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jeudy.
Jeudy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Jeudy.
Jeudy misses with a wild body shot.
Jeudy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Jeudy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Grammaticus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grammaticus is rocked!
Grammaticus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jeudy.
Grammaticus is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeudy finish him?
Jeudy blocks a jab.
Grammaticus seems to have recovered his senses.
Grammaticus takes one to the chin there.
Grammaticus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jeudy!
Jeudy sizes up Grammaticus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grammaticus misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Grammaticus misses its intended target.
Grammaticus misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grammaticus . That's going to slow Jeudy down.
Jeudy has Grammaticus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grammaticus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grammaticus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grammaticus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jeudy to score with a decent uppercut.
Jeudy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grammaticus .
Jeudy keeps Grammaticus at a distance using the push kick.
Grammaticus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jeudy. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeudy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grammaticus . Grammaticus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jeudy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grammaticus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeudy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jeudy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus looks for the body kick but Jeudy saw that one coming.
Grammaticus needs to keep his hands up - Jeudy had a free shot at his head there.
Jeudy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeudy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grammaticus on the side of the head.
Grammaticus throws a body kick that misses.
Grammaticus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grammaticus misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grammaticus .
Jeudy cracks Grammaticus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Jeudy avoids the punch easily.
Jeudy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jeudy moves out of range as Grammaticus strikes.
Jeudy loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Jeudy misses its intended target.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jeudy scores with a nice strike.
Grammaticus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Jeudy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jeudy 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jeudy!
Patrick Jeudy retains his middleweight title!
Patrick Jeudy 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 2280 p4p, 20925 weight class) and Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 306 p4p, 593 weight class). Boudreaux has chosen Uncle Tom's Cabin as his entrance music. Michał Kowalkiewicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Boudreaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boudreaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalkiewicz counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch.
Boudreaux only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Boudreaux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Kowalkiewicz fakes the leg kick and cracks Boudreaux in the body.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boudreaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalkiewicz manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boudreaux misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz takes the fight into the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is working Boudreaux over against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalkiewicz defending well as Boudreaux loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Boudreaux 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.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a head kick.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch.
Boudreaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boudreaux swings for the body but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudreaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boudreaux lands a nice hook to Kowalkiewicz's body. Kowalkiewicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kowalkiewicz throws a right hand that Boudreaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudreaux also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick from Kowalkiewicz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalkiewicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz sizes up Boudreaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalkiewicz tries a low kick but Boudreaux avoids it.
Boudreaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Boudreaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Boudreaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch up but Boudreaux keeps it at a distance.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Boudreaux looks to throw the jab but Kowalkiewicz is out of range.
Kowalkiewicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boudreaux throws a chopping leg kick but Kowalkiewicz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boudreaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Kowalkiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Boudreaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalkiewicz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kowalkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz tried to score with a low kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Boudreaux throws a head kick but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Boudreaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kowalkiewicz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Nice defenses there by Kowalkiewicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kowalkiewicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boudreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boudreaux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux scores with a head kick.
Boudreaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Boudreaux .
A counter left hand to the body from Kowalkiewicz misses its target.
Boudreaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boudreaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Kowalkiewicz's head.
Boudreaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for a 1-2. Boudreaux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalkiewicz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boudreaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Kowalkiewicz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Dale Boudreaux 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.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but Boudreaux avoids it easily.
Boudreaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a hook to the body. Boudreaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a looping left.
Kowalkiewicz looks to land a combination. Boudreaux sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boudreaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Boudreaux is having none of it.
Kowalkiewicz throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz sets himself, and Boudreaux steps forward looking for the clinch! Kowalkiewicz avoids it this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boudreaux lands a jab.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up.
Kowalkiewicz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Boudreaux blocks a head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux thuds his right hand into Kowalkiewicz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boudreaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab lands there for Boudreaux .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Boudreaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boudreaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands with a nice body punch.
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz throws a body kick that misses.
Kowalkiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz cracks Boudreaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head kick but Boudreaux moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boudreaux misses with a hook
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boudreaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalkiewicz. That did some damage!
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Kowalkiewicz's head but Kowalkiewicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalkiewicz misses the jab.
Boudreaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Kowalkiewicz moved out of range.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
Boudreaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a solid leg kick but Boudreaux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudreaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boudreaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalkiewicz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boudreaux throws a lazy right hand but Kowalkiewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Kowalkiewicz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up but Boudreaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz clobbers Boudreaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boudreaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalkiewicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalkiewicz cracks Boudreaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Boudreaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Boudreaux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boudreaux works the jab nicely.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut.
Boudreaux slips under a jab from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Kowalkiewicz misses.
Boudreaux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kowalkiewicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws a body kick.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Boudreaux shapes to counter with a head kick.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudreaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Kowalkiewicz off the ropes and back into range.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalkiewicz wants to land a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux looks to land a combination but Kowalkiewicz avoids it well.
Kowalkiewicz tests Boudreaux 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boudreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boudreaux throws a counter combo.
Boudreaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux jabs Kowalkiewicz right on the nose. Kowalkiewicz blinks but takes it well.
Boudreaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalkiewicz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux pushes Kowalkiewicz away with a front kick.
Boudreaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kowalkiewicz there.
Kowalkiewicz feints and then cracks Boudreaux 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boudreaux down.
Kowalkiewicz looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalkiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalkiewicz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kowalkiewicz looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Dale Boudreaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Boudreaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalkiewicz dodges the punch combination from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz misses with a looping right.
Boudreaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalkiewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boudreaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
Kowalkiewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Boudreaux moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boudreaux .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Kowalkiewicz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kowalkiewicz.
Boudreaux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Boudreaux there.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalkiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body shot.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
A slow jab from Boudreaux misses its intended target.
Boudreaux tests Kowalkiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Kowalkiewicz blocks the leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boudreaux .
Some bone on bone action there as Boudreaux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boudreaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux . Kowalkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalkiewicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boudreaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalkiewicz throws a body kick that misses.
Boudreaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kowalkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boudreaux .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Kowalkiewicz there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalkiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boudreaux 's head.
Boudreaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Kowalkiewicz.
Some wild striking there from Kowalkiewicz.
Boudreaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boudreaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Kowalkiewicz does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kowalkiewicz, as that shot connected.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalkiewicz's shoulder, as Kowalkiewicz tries to avoid the shot.
Boudreaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws a body kick.
Boudreaux takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boudreaux ! But no joy.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudreaux throws a jab when Kowalkiewicz was well out of range.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux is looking to chop away at Kowalkiewicz's legs.
Kowalkiewicz blocks the body kick.
Boudreaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kowalkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudreaux moves away.
Kowalkiewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalkiewicz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux swings widly with a right hand
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boudreaux tests Kowalkiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boudreaux ducks right into an uppercut from Kowalkiewicz.
Boudreaux clinches with his opponent.
Boudreaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kowalkiewicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
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 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Boudreaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Boudreaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Kowalkiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalkiewicz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kowalkiewicz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance and clinches.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalkiewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boudreaux throws a wild body kick that Kowalkiewicz sees coming a mile off.
Kowalkiewicz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kowalkiewicz will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalkiewicz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boudreaux . That did some damage!
Boudreaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ronnie Dale Boudreaux just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Boudreaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch.
Boudreaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch there but Boudreaux circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux gets tackled into the ropes by Kowalkiewicz. Kowalkiewicz maintains the clinch.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz darts in and clinches Boudreaux up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Kowalkiewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux - that landed with a thud.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boudreaux works the jab nicely.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a jab.
Boudreaux misses with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux . Kowalkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Kowalkiewicz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boudreaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz with a hook.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Boudreaux is having none of it.
Kowalkiewicz connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz cracks a nice hook into Boudreaux 's ribs.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudreaux , pushing him back against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boudreaux is trying to break free.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Boudreaux 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Boudreaux avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the ropes.
Kowalkiewicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boudreaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Kowalkiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boudreaux throws out a loose jab but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't manage to clinch there - Boudreaux circles away.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudreaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux .
A leg kick checked by Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz slips a jab from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boudreaux 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boudreaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kowalkiewicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab.
Kowalkiewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kowalkiewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kowalkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudreaux moves away.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudreaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up.
Boudreaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kowalkiewicz throws a big counter combination but Boudreaux scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Boudreaux blocks the leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boudreaux in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalkiewicz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kowalkiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boudreaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalkiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Boudreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boudreaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Boudreaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalkiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up but Boudreaux circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kowalkiewicz has Boudreaux up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boudreaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreaux controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Boudreaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz is leaning against Boudreaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Boudreaux is having none of it.
Kowalkiewicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz misses the shot to the body.
Boudreaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalkiewicz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boudreaux . That's going to slow Kowalkiewicz down.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch there but Boudreaux circles away.
Kowalkiewicz slips under a jab from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws out a powerful jab.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalkiewicz's shoulder, as Kowalkiewicz tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalkiewicz connects with a nice looking jab.
Boudreaux misses with a looping right.
Boudreaux drops his hands momentarily and Kowalkiewicz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boudreaux takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Boudreaux avoids the head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalkiewicz takes one to the chin there.
Kowalkiewicz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boudreaux 's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Boudreaux .
A solid leg kick lands there for Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz punishes Boudreaux 's body with a nice straight punch.
Kowalkiewicz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boudreaux momentarily.
Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux scores with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kowalkiewicz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boudreaux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boudreaux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kowalkiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux throws a lazy head kick
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Boudreaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
A slow jab from Boudreaux misses its intended target.
Kowalkiewicz lunges at Boudreaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boudreaux 's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Boudreaux misses with a knee strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an elbow strike.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz cracks Boudreaux with an open hand slap.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boudreaux .
Kowalkiewicz slips a jab from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalkiewicz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice side step and Boudreaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalkiewicz throws a low kick but Boudreaux avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux . Kowalkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalkiewicz's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz throws a shot to the body.
Boudreaux connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Kowalkiewicz moved out of range.
Kowalkiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kowalkiewicz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Dale Boudreaux .
I've got Boudreaux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is the new welterweight champion!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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