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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Igor Shevchenko (ranked 3116 p4p, 19668 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 362 p4p, 582 weight class). Shevchenko comes to the ring accompanied by Mouth For War - Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shevchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
A big left from Shevchenko misses.
Shevchenko throws a leg kick
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shevchenko wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shevchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire defending well as Shevchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Shevchenko misses with a straight left.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shevchenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Igor Shevchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shevchenko tries to land a body kick
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shevchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shevchenko misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shevchenko.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shevchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Shevchenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shevchenko is looking to counter punch.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shevchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shevchenko has time to react.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Shevchenko didn't see that one coming.
Shevchenko misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shevchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shevchenko.
McGuire shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shevchenko tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Shevchenko misses the jab.
Shevchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Shevchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Shevchenko moved out of range.
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!
Good exchange - McGuire coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shevchenko misses with a hook.
Shevchenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shevchenko takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shevchenko ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a jab. Shevchenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shevchenko misses with a body shot.
Shevchenko misses the jab.
Shevchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent McGuire 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.
Shevchenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shevchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shevchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire slips a straight right by Shevchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shevchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shevchenko closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire tries to work over Shevchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shevchenko is keeping busy.
Shevchenko blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Shevchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko blocking some punches.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire presses Shevchenko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shevchenko.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Shevchenko is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shevchenko lands a nice uppercut.
Shevchenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Shevchenko back against the ropes.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Shevchenko is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shevchenko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shevchenko's elbow.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shevchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Shevchenko controls the action.
McGuire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shevchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Shevchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
Shevchenko lands a shoulder strike.
Shevchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shevchenko lands a shoulder strike.
Shevchenko tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shevchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shevchenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Shevchenko back against the ropes.
Shevchenko lands a body punch.
Igor Shevchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shevchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Shevchenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire scores with a jab.
McGuire is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shevchenko moves away.
McGuire misses the jab.
Shevchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Shevchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shevchenko scores with a kick to the body.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shevchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shevchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Shevchenko controls the action.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shevchenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shevchenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Shevchenko back against the ropes.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shevchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Shevchenko.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shevchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
Shevchenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuire blocks a jab.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shevchenko throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a head kick. Shevchenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shevchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Igor Shevchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shevchenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Shevchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shevchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shevchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire slips a jab from Shevchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Shevchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shevchenko's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGuire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Vincent McGuire!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Vincent McGuire!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Vincent McGuire!
Vincent McGuire wins by unanimous decision!
Vincent McGuire decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 940 p4p, 4782 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 138 p4p, 533 weight class). Hawthorne has chosen Schism by Tool as his entrance music. Damien Hawthorne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saúl Tacoronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacoronte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tacoronte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tacoronte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tacoronte was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Tacoronte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tacoronte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tacoronte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tacoronte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tacoronte.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacoronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacoronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tacoronte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick lands for Tacoronte.
A cross from Hawthorne lands.
Saúl Tacoronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Tacoronte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tacoronte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacoronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with a low kick.
Tacoronte throws out a powerful jab.
Tacoronte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tacoronte to score with a decent uppercut.
Tacoronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tacoronte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tacoronte on the side of the head.
Tacoronte staying out of range there.
Tacoronte is looking to counter punch.
Tacoronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Tacoronte slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tacoronte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tacoronte.
Hawthorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tacoronte.
Tacoronte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Tacoronte - just one landing.
Hawthorne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tacoronte.
Hawthorne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Tacoronte.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Tacoronte was well out of range.
Hawthorne throws a low kick but Tacoronte avoids it.
Hawthorne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacoronte scores with a head kick.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Tacoronte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tacoronte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tacoronte throws a head kick but Hawthorne moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacoronte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Tacoronte.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tacoronte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte lands a nice shot to the body.
Tacoronte has a couple of punches blocked by Hawthorne.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne is working Tacoronte over against the ropes.
Tacoronte scores with a hook to the body.
Tacoronte throws a head punch that misses.
Tacoronte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tacoronte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tacoronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawthorne's elbow.
Tacoronte pushes Hawthorne back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tacoronte is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawthorne gets an underhook and turns Tacoronte into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tacoronte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tacoronte tries to throw a body punch but Hawthorne avoids it by throwing Tacoronte back against the ropes.
Tacoronte takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands an uppercut.
Hawthorne blocks a body shot from Tacoronte.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tacoronte throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacoronte. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne misses with a leg kick
and Tacoronte counters with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Tacoronte moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Tacoronte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne catches Tacoronte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawthorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hawthorne manages to circle out of the way.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tacoronte looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Tacoronte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tacoronte tried to score with a low kick but Hawthorne checks it.
Hawthorne gets tackled into the ropes by Tacoronte. Tacoronte maintains the clinch.
Tacoronte gets through Hawthorne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Hawthorne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tacoronte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hawthorne can turn it around.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
Tacoronte scores with a shot to the side of Hawthorne's head.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tacoronte looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saúl Tacoronte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawthorne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Damien Hawthorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tacoronte throws a sloppy head kick and Hawthorne moves out of range easily.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawthorne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tacoronte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawthorne can do to turn this around?
Hawthorne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tacoronte is out of range.
Hawthorne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tacoronte lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tacoronte finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawthorne's head.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tacoronte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tacoronte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne walks into a left hand.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tacoronte scores with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne keeps the fight on the outside.
Tacoronte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Tacoronte.
A head kick misses from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with a wild body shot.
Tacoronte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawthorne. Hawthorne obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawthorne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne cracks Tacoronte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tacoronte pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawthorne back to the ropes. Tacoronte follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne works over Tacoronte's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacoronte. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacoronte lands a nice shot that snaps Hawthorne's head back.
Tacoronte moves forwards but Hawthorne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saúl Tacoronte is winning the standup battle so far.
Tacoronte scores with a shot to the body.
Tacoronte misses with a body shot
and Hawthorne counters with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tacoronte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tacoronte is looking to wear down Hawthorne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from Tacoronte.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Tacoronte's shoulder, as Tacoronte tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tacoronte misses the target.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacoronte. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Saúl Tacoronte.
Well Tacoronte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Saúl Tacoronte!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Saúl Tacoronte!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Saúl Tacoronte!
Saúl Tacoronte wins by unanimous decision!
Saúl Tacoronte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Damien Hawthorne had this to say: 'This was my final fight under Heartless Team management and gym. Thanks for the ride! It's been a pleasure'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 19358 p4p, 18394 weight class) and Juan Fonseca (ranked 587 p4p, 581 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fonseca is defending well for now.
Schultz misses with a body punch.
Fonseca tries to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling the position.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fonseca can't break the clinch.
Schultz pushes Fonseca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Fonseca's head.
Fonseca wants to break free but Schultz has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonseca.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonseca has had enough of the clinch but Schultz keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Fonseca controls the action.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Fonseca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schultz has him pressed against the ropes.
Fonseca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fonseca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Fonseca takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Schultz.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fonseca.
Fonseca is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Fonseca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schultz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fonseca breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schultz throws a looping overhand right but Fonseca ducks down to avoid it.
Fonseca lands with a good body shot.
Fonseca digs a good hook to Schultz's body.
Fonseca has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schultz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schultz clinches up with Fonseca and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fonseca manages to break the clinch.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fonseca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fonseca misses the jab.
Schultz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca swats away the attempt to clinch by Schultz.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick from Fonseca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz clinches.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Fonseca.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fonseca is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonseca.
Fonseca blocking some punches.
Fonseca breaks from the clinch.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fonseca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schultz.
Fonseca thuds a left hand into Schultz's body.
Schultz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schultz pushes Fonseca up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fonseca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schultz wants to clinch.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonseca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schultz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonseca, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonseca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fonseca.
Schultz throws a wild body kick that Fonseca sees coming a mile off.
Fonseca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fonseca connects with a body shot.
Schultz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz closes the distance and pushes Fonseca back into the ropes.
Fonseca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fonseca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schultz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Fonseca's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Fonseca managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz is working Fonseca over against the ropes.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonseca avoids the damage to the body.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Fonseca is blocking nicely.
Fonseca is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
Fonseca blocks an uppercut.
Fonseca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fonseca tries to break free but Schultz pushes him back against the ropes.
Fonseca lands with a right to the head.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries a body shot but Fonseca blocks it.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fonseca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fonseca's face.
 It looks like Juan Fonseca has been cut.
Fonseca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonseca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca lands the left hand.
Fonseca throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily.
Schultz lands an overhand right.
Fonseca misses with a two punch combination.
Schultz avoids the head kick by Fonseca.
Schultz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz clinches.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Fonseca takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Fonseca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schultz tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
Schultz is looking to clinch.
Fonseca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
Schultz moves into the clinch.
Dutch Schultz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonseca blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Fonseca misses with some punches.
Fonseca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonseca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonsecas head.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Fonseca tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fonseca avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fonseca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Schultz connects with a knee to the head.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Fonseca blocks with his arms.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz scores a nice knee to the body.
Fonseca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schultz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fonseca's efforts to push away.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Fonseca is blocking nicely.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Fonseca as the two fighters clinch.
Dutch Schultz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fonseca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz lands a good knee to the midsection. Fonseca won't want to take too many of those.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with some punches.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonseca blocking some punches.
Fonseca tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Fonseca back against the ropes.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fonseca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
A short left from Schultz.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fonseca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schultz has him pressed against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schultz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Dutch Schultz!
Dutch Schultz wins by unanimous decision!
Dutch Schultz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 19672 p4p, 17583 weight class) and Brian Baker (ranked 628 p4p, 642 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Leekpai moves out of range of the strikes.
Leekpai slips under a jab.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Leekpai should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Baker 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.
Leekpai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leekpai punishes Baker's body with a nice straight punch.
Baker tries to move into range but Leekpai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leekpai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker lands with a shot to the body.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leekpai was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Leekpai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leekpai 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 Baker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Baker misses.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leekpai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baker lands a nice shot that snaps Leekpai's head back.
Leekpai throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Leekpai.
Leekpai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker slips a straight right by Leekpai.
Baker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Leekpai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leekpai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker.
Baker is looking to clinch.
That kick from Leekpai tenderised Baker's leg. Baker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker connects with a quick right hand that sends Leekpai tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Baker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 22669 p4p, 2165 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 596 p4p, 268 weight class). Crayewski comes to the ring accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Crayewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado feints and then cracks Crayewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crayewski down.
Alzado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzado clinches with his opponent.
Alzado blocks a body shot from Crayewski.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alzado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Alzado.
Alzado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzado.
Alzado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alzado working aggressively here.
Alzado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crayewski misses with some punches.
Crayewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crayewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzado controls his hands.
Alzado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crayewski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alzado backwards.
Crayewski working aggressively here.
Crayewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crayewski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crayewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Alzado.
Crayewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crayewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crayewski misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crayewski.
Crayewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crayewski fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crayewski.
Alzado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crayewski avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Crayewski.
Alzado looks winded!
Alzado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alzado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crayewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alzado throws a head punch that misses.
Crayewski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crayewski scores with a shoulder strike.
Crayewski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crayewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Crayewski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crayewski lands with a light punch inside.
Crayewski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Alzado is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crayewski lands a shoulder strike.
Alzado is still on wobbly legs! Can Crayewski finish him?
Crayewski cracks Alzado with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Alzado goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Alzado wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Grzegorz Crayewski!
A victorious Grzegorz Crayewski 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 4462 p4p, 21671 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 505 p4p, 582 weight class). Juhjartus Khairannus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Baldwin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khairannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus misses with a hook. Baldwin ducked under it nicely.
Baldwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khairannus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baldwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Khairannus swings wildly with an uppercut but Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus misses with the head strike.
Baldwin lands a right hand.
Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldwin lunges at Khairannus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khairannus's hand.
It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Khairannus tests Baldwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khairannus drops his hands momentarily and Baldwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Baldwin slips under a jab from Khairannus.
Baldwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khairannus checks a low kick from Baldwin.
Baldwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khairannus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baldwin misses with a hook. Khairannus ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin misses with an uppercut
and Khairannus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut. Baldwin saw that one coming.
Baldwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khairannus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khairannus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baldwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khairannus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baldwin looks to land a left hand but Khairannus moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Khairannus.
Khairannus connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Baldwin.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khairannus slips a jab from Baldwin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Baldwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khairannus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baldwin can pounce on him.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baldwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Khairannus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khairannus jabs Baldwin right on the nose. Baldwin blinks but takes it well.
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khairannus is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Baldwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Khairannus counter with a right hand.
Baldwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khairannus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baldwin.
 Baldwin is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Khairannus. That snapped Baldwin's head back.
Oh Baldwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khairannus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khairannus stuns Baldwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baldwin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Baldwin is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Juhjartus Khairannus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Francis The Predator (ranked 2842 p4p, 21661 weight class) and Litticius Nugetio (ranked 339 p4p, 604 weight class). The Predator's entrance music is The predator tribute. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis The Predator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugetio is looking to score with low kicks.
Nugetio connects with the punch.
Nugetio misses with a straight left.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but The Predator ducks down to avoid it.
Nugetio avoids the body shot from The Predator.
The Predator staying out of range there.
Nugetio throws a nice looking combination but The Predator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Predator swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nugetio counters with a stiff right hand.
The Predator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nugetio looks to score with a jab to the body but The Predator is just out of range.
Nugetio connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Nugetio.
Nugetio misses with a straight right.
Nugetio misses with a looping left.
Nugetio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Predator defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Nugetio looks to throw the jab but The Predator is out of range.
The Predator needs to keep his hands up - Nugetio had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Predator just misses with a punch to the body.
Nugetio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Predator swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
Nugetio misses with a few strikes there.
The Predator swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Predator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from The Predator misses the target.
Nugetio throws out a loose jab but The Predator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugetio scores with a jab to the body.
Nugetio lands a body shot.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Nugetio slips a straight right by The Predator.
The Predator looks to land a combination but Nugetio avoids it well.
Nugetio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Predator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Predator slips a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Predator is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The Predator throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
The Predator lands a nice hook to Nugetio's body. Nugetio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Predator connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nugetio. Nugetio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Predator throws a body punch but Nugetio moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio looks to score with a jab to the body but The Predator is just out of range.
The Predator falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nugetio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Predator slips under a jab from Nugetio.
The Predator moves out of range of the strikes.
The Predator looks to score with a jab to the body but Nugetio is just out of range.
Nugetio missing with a left hand there. The Predator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Predator throwing a counter right hand but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
Nugetio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Predator 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.
A big left from Nugetio misses.
The Predator swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
The Predator loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Predator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Predator keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nugetio.
The Predator blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and The Predator tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugetio misses with a left hand
and The Predator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nugetio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Predator's hands.
Nugetio throws a big shot that misses.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Predator fails to land with a series of punches.
The Predator misses with a left hand
and Nugetio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Predator throws a looping overhand right but Nugetio ducks down to avoid it.
Nugetio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugetio. The Predator does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Predator swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nugetio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nugetio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
The Predator checks a leg kick.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugetio misses with a right hand
and The Predator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nugetio misses with an uppercut.
The Predator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Predator throws out a loose jab but Nugetio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugetio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nugetio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nugetio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Predator.
Nugetio slips a jab from The Predator.
A telegraphed right hand from The Predator misses the target.
The Predator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nugetio.
A telegraphed right hand from The Predator misses the target.
Nugetio misses with an uppercut.
The Predator swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nugetio.
Nice defenses there by The Predator.
Nugetio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Predator cracks Nugetio with a good jab.
The Predator throws an off balance right hand
and Nugetio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nugetio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Predator.
The Predator misses with a left hand
and Nugetio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Francis The Predator has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Predator misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Predator slips under a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Predator.
The Predator fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Predator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nugetio swings widly with a right hand
and The Predator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Predator paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Predator blocks a jab.
The Predator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nugetio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nugetio throws a good cross that connects.
The Predator connects with a body shot that sends Nugetio's belly button to the back.
Nugetio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nugetio staying out of range there.
Nugetio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis The Predator dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francis The Predator's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nugetio throws a body punch but The Predator moves out of range.
Nugetio throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like The Predator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nugetio misses the body punch
enabling The Predator to counter with a crisp jab.
The Predator misses with a wild combination.
Nugetio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nugetio tries to move into range but The Predator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Predator swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Nugetio counter with a right hand.
Nugetio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Predator.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by The Predator.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nugetio! But no joy.
Nugetio throws a lazy uppercut
and Nugetio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Predator misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Predator on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Predator misses the jab.
The Predator throws a body shot but no joy.
The Predator lands a body shot.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Predator.
The Predator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Predator walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nugetio misses with a few strikes there.
The Predator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nugetio blocks a jab.
The Predator lunges at Nugetio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nugetio's hand.
The Predator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nugetio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nugetio misses with a leg kick.
The Predator lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Nugetio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio cracks The Predator with a good jab.
Nugetio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Predator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Predator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nugetio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nugetio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Predator dips to his left and cracks Nugetio with an uppercut!
The Predator misses with a double jab.
The Predator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Predator looks to land a left hand but Nugetio moved out of range nicely.
Nugetio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Predator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Predator misses with a looping left.
Nugetio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Predator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Predator throws a body shot but no joy.
Nugetio misses with a hook.
The Predator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis The Predator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Predator has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Francis The Predator!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Francis The Predator!
Francis The Predator wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Francis The Predator thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 21279 p4p, 2601 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 544 p4p, 335 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracuta staying out of range there.
That kick from Baracuta tenderised Jakua's leg. Jakua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jakua misses with a series of wild punches.
Crass Baracuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baracuta jabs Jakua right on the nose. Jakua blinks but takes it well.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jakua walks into a jab.
Jakua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Jakua.
Jakua cracks Baracuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baracuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Jakua looks to move away, Baracuta throws a big counter combo but Jakua just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua avoids the head kick by Baracuta.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baracuta manages to avoid it.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baracuta manages to avoid it.
Baracuta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baracuta misses with a head kick.
Baracuta swings for the body but Jakua moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baracuta.
Baracuta throws a sloppy head kick
and Jakua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jakua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Baracuta.
Baracuta is looking to slow Jakua down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Baracuta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baracuta scoring well with a low kick there.
Baracuta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jakua.
Jakua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baracuta.
Jakua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baracuta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Baracuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baracuta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jakua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jakua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baracuta rather than just go for the knockout.
Baracuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Baracuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakua.
Baracuta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baracuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baracuta tries a low kick but Jakua avoids it.
Jakua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Jakua.
Baracuta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baracuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crass Baracuta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baracuta lands a nice looking body kick.
Jakua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baracuta throws a head kick but Jakua moves out of range.
Baracuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baracuta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baracuta looks to land a combination but Jakua avoids it well.
Baracuta stuns Jakua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baracuta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baracuta lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Baracuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baracuta avoids the body shot from Jakua.
Baracuta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jakua takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua connects with a body shot that sends Baracuta's belly button to the back.
Jakua lands a nice looking body shot.
Jakua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baracuta misses with a low kick.
Jakua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Baracuta is just out of range.
Baracuta tried to counter with a leg kick but Jakua avoided it.
Jakua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baracuta counters with a nice body shot.
Baracuta throws a head kick but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jakua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jakua lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Baracuta.
Baracuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakua can do to turn this around?
Jakua lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jakua misses.
Baracuta is looking to counter with head kicks.
Baracuta is looking to score with low kicks.
Baracuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Baracuta.
Baracuta throws out a leg kick but Jakua moves out of range and Baracuta only half commits.
Jakua lands a two punch combo.
Baracuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baracuta misses with a hook.
Baracuta walks into a left hand.
Baracuta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jakua on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Baracuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crass Baracuta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jakua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jakua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baracuta lands with a straight right. Jakua didn't see that one coming.
Jakua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baracuta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jakua if he has to take too many more of those.
Baracuta lands a right hook to the body.
Jakua slips under a jab.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baracuta.
Jakua is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baracuta manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baracuta throws a right hand that misses
and Jakua counters with a right hand to the body.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Baracuta is just out of range.
Baracuta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baracuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jakua manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baracuta misses with a body kick.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baracuta with a body shot.
Baracuta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
As Jakua looks to move away, Baracuta throws a big counter combo but Jakua just gets out of the way.
Jakua misses with a series of wild punches.
Baracuta misses with a body kick.
Jakua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baracuta lands with a shot to the body.
Baracuta throws a body kick that misses
and Jakua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baracuta misses with a straight right.
Baracuta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jakua's sensitive parts.
Baracuta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crass Baracuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crass Baracuta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baracuta swings for the body but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua swings for the body but Baracuta moves out of range.
Baracuta misses with a low kick as Jakua jumps back.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baracuta throws a series of punches but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jakua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kris Jakua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baracuta fakes the leg kick and cracks Jakua in the body.
A shot to the liver by Baracuta. Beautiful body shot.
Baracuta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baracuta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baracuta lunges at Jakua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jakua's hand.
Baracuta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crass Baracuta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baracuta 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Crass Baracuta!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Crass Baracuta!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Crass Baracuta!
Crass Baracuta wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Crass Baracuta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 4128 p4p, 23447 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 466 p4p, 581 weight class). Hightower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Power. Barboza has chosen Angel Of Death 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Barboza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barboza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hightower.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hightower connects with an inside leg kick.
Barboza throws a lazy head kick
and Hightower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barboza scores with a shot to the body.
Hightower lands a nice looking body kick.
Hightower staying out of range there.
Hightower thinks about countering with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hightower misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Barboza.
Hightower throws a quick counter kick to the body but Barboza avoids it.
Hightower lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barboza's sensitive parts.
Barboza throws a leg kick
and Hightower counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower clinches up against the ropes.
Barboza blocking some punches.
Barboza tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barboza lands an elbow inside that Hightower shrugs off.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barboza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hightowers head.
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Barboza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower lands a right hand.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hightower lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hightower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Hightower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barboza swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Hightower has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Barboza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Hightower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barboza backwards.
Barboza tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hightower.
A short right from Barboza on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barboza.
Hightower pushes Barboza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Barboza on the inside.
Hightower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barboza backwards.
Barboza throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Barboza lands a shot to the body.
Hightower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hightower working aggressively here.
Hightower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hightower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower swings wildly with an uppercut but Barboza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hightower tries to work over Barboza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barboza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Hightower fails to land.
Barboza misses with a punch to the body.
Barboza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barboza tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hightower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hightower defending well as Barboza loads up on a big left hand.
Hightower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barboza manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Barboza.
Barboza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hightower scores with a head kick.
Hightower forces Barboza back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hightower misses with some punches.
Hightower lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barboza has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Barboza avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Barboza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower scores with a shot to the side of Barboza's head.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Barboza misses with some punches.
Hightower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barboza backwards.
Barboza throws an elbow that misses.
Hightower stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barboza is breathing heavily.
Barboza can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Barboza throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Barboza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barboza takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hightower.
Hightower lands with a light punch inside.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hightower lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza takes a shot to the head.
Hightower lands with a short shot to the head.
Hightower is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barboza can do to turn this around?
Hightower presses Barboza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hightower.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barboza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hightower scores a nice knee to the body.
Hightower lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hightower.
Hightower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barboza's elbow.
Hightower cracks Barboza with a nice body shot.
Hightower pushes Barboza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hightower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
Hightower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barboza tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hightower gets through Barboza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hightower tries to throw a body punch but Barboza avoids it by throwing Hightower back against the ropes.
Hightower throws a punch but it's blocked by Barboza.
Barboza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barboza misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barboza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hightower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Barboza blocks it.
Hightower misses with a body punch.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Hightower avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hightower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barboza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hightower is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Hightower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jason Hightower is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barboza is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hightower scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barboza in his tracks.
Barboza throws a nice looking combination but Hightower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barboza throws a lazy uppercut
and Hightower counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barboza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hightower connects with an inside leg kick.
Hightower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barboza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hightower scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower has closed the distance and engaged Barboza in a clinch.
Hightower lands a nice shot to the body.
Barboza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barboza cracks Hightower with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Barboza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Hightower.
Hightower misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barboza.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Hightower avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the ropes.
Hightower taking a breather.
Barboza tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Barboza can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Barboza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barboza throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Hightower is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hightower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower lands with a right to the head.
Barboza misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barboza's elbow.
Hightower blocks an elbow strike from Barboza.
Hightower landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
Hightower lands a right hand.
Barboza misses with a punch on the inside.
Jason Hightower has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hightower lands a shoulder strike.
Barboza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barboza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hightower avoids a wild elbow strike from Barboza.
Bento Barboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barboza working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barboza throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hightower showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hightower 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jason Hightower!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jason Hightower!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jason Hightower!
Jason Hightower wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jason Hightower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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