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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gee One (ranked 4819 p4p, 6828 weight class) and Taromaru Momoji (ranked 534 p4p, 645 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gee One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One throws a leg kick but Momoji sees it coming and moves out of range.
Momoji goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Gee One has been cut.
Momoji with the inside leg kick.
One checks a leg kick.
One avoids the head kick by Momoji.
Momoji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
One is looking to score with low kicks.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One throws a chopping leg kick but Momoji manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Momoji connects with a leg kick.
Momoji motions for One to come forward. Momoji throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Momoji walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. One checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Momoji throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Momoji throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by One.
Momoji tries to score with a low kick but One moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Momoji misses with a head kick.
Momoji lands a really nice looking cross but One seems unphased.
One connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Momoji. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Momoji has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as One checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
One dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Momoji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt One.
A nice inside leg kick there by Momoji. That's going to slow One down.
One moves out of range as Momoji throws a body kick.
One throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
One backing away here, and Momoji unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Momoji slips under a jab from One.
Momoji catches One with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
One tries a low kick but Momoji avoids it.
Momoji counters with a body kick.
Momoji tries to land a leg kick but One saw it coming and moves away.
Momoji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt One.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from One 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 Momoji has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Momoji and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Momoji on the wrong end of a nice jab.
One misses with an uppercut.
Momoji throws a lazy right hand but One sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
One checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One throws a nice outside leg kick.
One looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
One lands with a shot to the body.
One lands a jab.
One with the inside leg kick.
One throws a big shot that misses.
Momoji fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Momoji scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from One misses.
Taromaru Momoji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Momoji.
Momoji throws out a powerful jab.
 One is rocked!
One checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom! Momoji lands a massive head kick that sends One crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Momoji is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Taromaru Momoji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Larsson (ranked 22194 p4p, 19853 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 681 p4p, 675 weight class). Adam Larsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dutch Schultz'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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Larsson with a nice cross.
Schultz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Schultz's head.
Larsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Schultz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
A big right from Schultz misses.
Larsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larsson throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Larsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larsson throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schultz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Larsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz lands a jab.
Schultz throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz rushes Larsson and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Larsson blocks it.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsson is rocked!
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson taking a breather.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
Schultz crunches a lovely knee into Larsson's ribcage.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Larsson is blocking nicely.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Larsson avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Larsson tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schultz crunches a lovely knee into Larsson's ribcage.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schultz gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz blocking some punches.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsson.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larsson throws a good cross that connects.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Schultz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Adam Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Schultz throws out a leg kick but Larsson moves out of range and Schultz only half commits.
Schultz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Schultz.
An inside leg kick lands from Larsson.
Decent striking displayed by Schultz there.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Schultz.
Schultz throws a lazy head kick
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Larsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson lands with a good body shot.
Schultz throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schultz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schultz on the side of the head.
Schultz misses with a straight left.
Schultz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schultz 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 Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larsson is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Larsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larsson.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Schultz down.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Schultz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
Schultz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsson with a jab.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
Larsson cracks Schultz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Schultz throws a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a slapping body shot.
Schultz checks a low kick from Larsson.
Schultz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
A little feinted left hand from Larsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schultz misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
Larsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larsson lands the left hand.
Schultz throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsson scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Schultz misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsson scores with a shot to the body.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schultz lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
Schultz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schultz drops his hands momentarily and Larsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson cracks Schultz with an open hand slap.
Schultz misses with a double jab.
Larsson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Larsson 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!
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schultz.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Larsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Schultz.
Larsson scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schultz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Nice shot lands for Larsson.
A clash of legs there as Larsson blocks the low kick.
Schultz slips a straight right by Larsson.
A low kick from Schultz is predictable there
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Schultz has closed the distance and engaged Larsson in a clinch.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Larsson's head.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Larsson blocks with his arms.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dutch Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Larsson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Schultz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A hook to the body from Larsson.
Schultz scores a nice knee to the body.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Larsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schultz 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Schultz!
During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Schultz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 23109 p4p, 22704 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 725 p4p, 723 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the fat boys fat boys. Theodore Rothschild is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 34 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rothschild backs up against the ropes.
 It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.
Rothschild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
A cross from Rothschild lands.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
Noel misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noel misses with a body shot
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rothschild has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noel doesn't seem bothered though.
Noel loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with a body kick.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Noel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Some wild striking there from Noel.
Rothschild lands a jab to Noel's midsection.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Noel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noel throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noel is breathing heavily.
A cross from Rothschild lands.
Nice body kick from Rothschild.
A low kick lands for Rothschild.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild lands a jab to Noel's midsection.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noel's hands.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Noel's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothschild jabs Noel right on the nose. Noel blinks but takes it well.
Noel is rocked!
Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Noel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noel walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Rothschild! 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 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Rothschild!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 16070 p4p, 24377 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 657 p4p, 704 weight class). Putin comes to the ring accompanied by Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 42 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lincoln backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Alexander Lincoln has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Putin misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Putin.
Putin gets a clinch.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
Lincoln takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lincoln lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln is working Putin over against the ropes.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln scores with a crisp jab that stopped Putin in his tracks.
Jab from Lincoln .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin moves into the clinch successfully.
Putin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lincoln wants to get back to striking at distance but Putin won't allow it.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln .
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin working Lincoln over with knees to the body.
Putin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lincoln is defending well for now.
Lincoln is trying to break free.
Lincoln tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Putin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Putin has Lincoln pressed against the ropes, preventing Lincoln from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lincoln pushes Putin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lincoln managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Lincoln blocks it.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lincoln 's face.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Putin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lincoln scores with a punch to the head.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin scores with a sloppy right hand. Lincoln should have avoided that one.
Putin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lincoln counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Putin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincoln in his tracks.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Putin.
A little jabbing left from Lincoln on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Putin walks into a jab.
Putin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Putin is rocked!
Putin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Putin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Putin seems to have got his legs back now.
Vlad Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincoln with a hook.
Lincoln ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln cracks Putin with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Putin is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Putin is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Putin could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Lincoln !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 23104 p4p, 3978 weight class) and Gregor Marek (ranked 757 p4p, 493 weight class). Gregor Marek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baby Boy Harris's chin.
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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 36 - 56 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a double jab.
Marek lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Marek misses its intended target.
Marek blocks a leg kick.
Marek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris is rocked!
Marek cracks Harris with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregor Marek!
Gregor Marek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Distinct Label, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 3533 p4p, 14713 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 429 p4p, 707 weight class). Drama has chosen The Vicious White Kids No Lip as his entrance music. Johnny Drama 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama swings widly with a right hand
and Alzado counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Drama on his ass! Drama wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
 Drama is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drama is still on wobbly legs! Can Alzado finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drama.
Alzado creates a bit of distance for himself, with Drama pressed up against the ropes and cracks Drama with a massive uppercut! Drama goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Alzado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyle Alzado!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lyle Alzado made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 22680 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 657 p4p, 369 weight class). Kris Jakua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya walks into a left hand.
Jakua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jakua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jakua swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
Jakua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adesanya in his tracks.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua throws a series of strikes that have Adesanya backpedaling.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jakua lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Adesanya dodges the punch combination from Jakua.
Adesanya looks to clinch
and Jakua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jakua has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jakua stuns Adesanya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya throws a push kick but Jakua slaps the foot to one side.
Adesanya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Adesanya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jakua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Jakua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jakua takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body. Adesanya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jakua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
Jakua connects with the punch.
Jakua scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
A right-left combo lands from Jakua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adesanya thuds a left hand into Jakua's body.
Jakua scores with a one two! Adesanya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jakua.
Jakua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Jakua does it's job there.
Adesanya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kris Jakua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jakua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adesanya rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jakua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jakua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adesanyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jakua stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the ropes and back into range.
Jakua connects with a body shot.
Adesanya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakua throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
Jakua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Jakua clobbers Adesanya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adesanya darts in trying to clinch
and Jakua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Jakua.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jakua thuds a left hand into Adesanya's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jakua misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Jakua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that Jakua avoids nicely.
It seemed like Jakua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jakua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adesanya doesn't seem bothered though.
Jakua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adesanya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jakua throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
Jakua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Jakua moves out of range easily.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adesanya with a body shot.
Jakua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adesanya at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua feints a jab promting Adesanya to slip. Jakua then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adesanya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Adesanya is predictable there
and Jakua counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Jakua connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Jakua digs a good body shot into Adesanya's ribs.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adesanya doesn't seem bothered though.
Jakua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adesanya's hands.
Jab from Adesanya.
Kris Jakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adesanya looks to clinch
and Jakua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adesanya thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
Jakua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jakua lands a nice hook to Adesanya's body. Adesanya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jakua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adesanya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua scores with a punch to the head.
Jakua scores with a punch to the head.
Jakua fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jakua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adesanya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adesanya throws a right hand that Jakua ducks under and follows up with a left that Jakua also avoids with ease.
Jakua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Jakua jabs Adesanya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jakua throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua lands a slapping body shot.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice combination there by Jakua.
Kris Jakua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakua lands a slapping body shot.
Jakua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jakua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua misses with the combination.
Adesanya seems to have got his legs back now.
Adesanya clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jakua as Adesanya tries to tie him up.
Jakua breaks from the clinch.
Jakua scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Jakua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
Jakua thuds a left hand into Adesanya's body.
Jakua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jakua.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jakua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jakua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jakua scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jakua lands an overhand right.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jakua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Adesanya tries to move into range but Jakua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jakua lands with a shot to the body.
Adesanya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jakua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Jakua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adesanya is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya moves forwards but Jakua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jakua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jakua scores with a jab. Adesanya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jakua connects with a single shot there.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Jakua is having none of it.
Adesanya lands a high kick!
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Jakua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adesanya on the side of the head.
Adesanya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Adesanya ducks right into an uppercut from Jakua.
Jakua scores with a shot to the body.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jakua catches Adesanya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decent striking displayed by Jakua there.
Jakua lands a jab to Adesanya's midsection.
A nice combination there by Adesanya.
Jakua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jakua misses with a hook
and Adesanya counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adesanya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jakua thuds his right hand into Adesanya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jakua scores with a nice strike.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
Jakua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jakua throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adesanya.
Jakua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adesanya walks into a stiff left hand from Jakua.
No joy there for Adesanya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kris Jakua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Adesanya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Jakua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jakua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Jakua!
A very excited looking Kris Jakua 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 Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23161 p4p, 20470 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 667 p4p, 693 weight class). Kovingten comes to the ring accompanied by Tool - Schism. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Leave Me Alone. 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 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Kovingten's head back.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten blocks the body kick.
Kovingten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kovingten has time to react.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrison.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kovingten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
Kovingten tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Kovingten checks a low kick from Morrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovingten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovingten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to circle away but Kovingten has him pinned against the ropes.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison lunges at Kovingten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kovingten's hand.
Morrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses
and Kovingten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Kovingten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Kovingten is controlling him.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kovingten's defenses.
Morrison breaks the clinch.
Kovingten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kovingten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Morrison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison throws a head kick but Kovingten moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to clinch but Kovingten is having none of it.
Kovingten tries to clinch up but Morrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Kovingten keeps it at a distance.
Kovingten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovingten 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.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Kovingten was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Kovingten.
Morrison misses the jab.
It appears Kovingten was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kovingten throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovingten thinking.
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kovingten on the side of the head.
Morrison feints and then cracks Kovingten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovingten down.
Kovingten is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
No joy there for Kovingten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovingten 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.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kovingten's head.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovingten thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovingten throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Morrison jabs Kovingten right on the nose. Kovingten blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kovingten lands with a left to the head.
Kovingten gets through Morrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kovingten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Kovingten has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kovingten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kovingten.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kovingten takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison lands a body punch.
Morrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kovingten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Kovingten moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovingten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Kovingten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kovingten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrison's brow.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovingten is defending well for now.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovingten.
Morrison connects with a crisp jab.
Kovingten has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kovingten's defenses.
Morrison lands a damaging elbow.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kovingten has him pressed against the ropes.
Kovingten takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Kovingten pushes Morrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Kovingten misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Morrison 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.
Kovingten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kovingten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten misses with a right hand
and Kovingten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kovingten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morrison is able to avoid easily.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kovingten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morrison slips a jab from Kovingten.
Morrison lunges at Kovingten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kovingten's hand.
Kovingten scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Kovingten lands a nice looking body kick.
Kovingten slips a jab from Morrison.
Kovingten has Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morrison blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Morrison.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kovingten tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kovingten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovingten.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Kovingten blocks an elbow strike.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Morrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kovingten's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kovingten missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovingten blocks an elbow strike from Morrison.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kovingten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrison tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovingten wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Kovingten ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Morrison staying out of range there.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovingten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovingten checks it well.
Morrison scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovingten has managed to clinch.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovingten works on Morrison's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovingten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison misses with an elbow over the top.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kovingten obliges.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten lands a right hook to the body.
Morrison throws a head kick but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a quick counter head kick but Morrison was just out of range.
Kovingten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Kovingten.
Morrison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Kovingten moved out of range nicely.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovingten.
Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Kovingten has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovingten moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovingten avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Kovingten tries to clinch up.
Kovingten lands a jab.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison throws the kick towards the body but Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten takes one to the side of the head.
Kovingten rushes Morrison and presses him up against the ropes.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten 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 Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison moves out of range as Kovingten throws a body kick.
Morrison looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovingten is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kovingten.
Kovingten is looking to chop away at Morrison's legs.
Kovingten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison catches Kovingten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovingten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovingten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands with a slapping head kick.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Morrison is having none of it.
Kovingten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Kovingten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Kovingten feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrison. That's going to slow Kovingten down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morrison 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 Kovingten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovingten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Kovingten moved out of range.
Kovingten tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrison avoided it.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Kyle Kovingten.
I think Kovingten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 21254 p4p, 6576 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 745 p4p, 691 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Tatum onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Tatum is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knox tries to move into range but Tatum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tatum throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Jayson Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tatum throws a leg kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatum misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Tatum tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox throws a hook but Tatum avoids it easily.
Tatum connects with the punch.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a jab from Tatum.
That kick from Tatum tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Tatum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tatum.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Tatum loses concentration momentarily, Knox counters with a picture perfect head kick! Tatum goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Riley Knox, 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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pop
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