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AKF 37 | Turner vs. Backman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 6657 p4p, 5337 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 495 p4p, 442 weight class). Umuhoza comes into the arena with 2Pac- Only God Can Judge Me blaring out of the sound system. Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kodak Black - Super Gremlin. Luis Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umuhoza misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Umuhoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Nice body kick there by Umuhoza.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Umuhoza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Umuhoza.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Umuhoza.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Umuhoza avoids it with no problem.
Umuhoza misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Sanchez slips a jab from Umuhoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Umuhoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Umuhoza throws a combination that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Umuhoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umuhoza throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Umuhoza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
Umuhoza scoring well with a low kick there.
Kamaru Umuhoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umuhoza can pounce on him.
Umuhoza misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Umuhoza connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Umuhoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Umuhoza scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Umuhoza misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez moves out of range as Umuhoza strikes.
Umuhoza misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Umuhoza scores with a four punch combination!
Umuhoza throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Umuhoza throws out the jab.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that round.
That's time! Umuhoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Umuhoza is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umuhoza misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Umuhoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Umuhoza misses.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Umuhoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umuhoza throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Umuhoza with a body shot.
Umuhoza tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Umuhoza throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umuhoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Umuhoza. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Kamaru Umuhoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Umuhoza misses with a body shot.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kamaru Umuhoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Umuhoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Umuhoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Umuhoza throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Umuhoza. Those never looked like landing.
Umuhoza throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Umuhoza throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Umuhoza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umuhoza lands with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Umuhoza.
Umuhoza throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Umuhoza misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Umuhoza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luis Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umuhoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Umuhoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umuhoza misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umuhoza throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez slips a jab from Umuhoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umuhoza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Umuhoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Umuhoza 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.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umuhoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umuhoza misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Umuhoza thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umuhoza scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez defending well as Umuhoza loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Umuhoza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Umuhoza throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Umuhoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Umuhoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umuhoza tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Umuhoza misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umuhoza throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
 Umuhoza is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Umuhoza.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Umuhoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umuhoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Umuhoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Umuhoza throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamaru Umuhoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Umuhoza 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamaru Umuhoza!
Kamaru Umuhoza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 24206 p4p, 22190 weight class) and Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 527 p4p, 512 weight class). Badweather Jr has chosen Ay poyoo- GOAT as his entrance music. En Route has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Route connects with a body shot.
Badweather Jr misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Route moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badweather Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Route at a distance.
Badweather Jr throws a nice looking combination but Route bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Route moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Badweather Jr.
Route doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badweather Jr, as that shot connected.
Route is looking to slow Badweather Jr down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Route looks to throw the jab but Badweather Jr is out of range.
Badweather Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Route looks for the body kick but Badweather Jr saw that one coming.
Badweather Jr 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.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Route dodges the punch combination from Badweather Jr.
Route with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.
Route closes the distance and clinches.
Badweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
Badweather Jr blocking some punches.
Route stalling the fight.
Route pushes Badweather Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Route.
Badweather Jr looks winded!
Badweather Jr prevents a body shot from Route.
Route digs a right hand into Badweather Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badweather Jr's gas tank.
Route lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Route tries a body shot but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Route misses with a hook to the ribs.
Route lands an uppercut.
Badweather Jr tries to break free but Route pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route lands a nice shot to the body.
Badweather Jr tries to break free but Route pushes him back against the ropes.
Badweather Jr prevents a body shot from Route.
A short right from Route on the inside.
Route misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badweather Jr manages to break the clinch.
Route fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Badweather Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Route lands a nice uppercut.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Badweather Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Route has double underhooks.
Route keeps control of Badweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badweather Jr.
Route tries to throw a body punch but Badweather Jr avoids it by throwing Route back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
En Route dominated that round.
That's time! Route's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Badweather Jr defending well as Route loads up on a big left hand.
Route pushes Badweather Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Route lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Route.
Badweather Jr can't break the clinch.
Route is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badweather Jr can do to turn this around?
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Badweather Jr blocks an uppercut.
Badweather Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Badweather Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
I was talking to Route's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
En Route has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Badweather Jr.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Route has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Route won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Route goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badweather Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Route looks to land a body kick but Badweather Jr moved away.
Badweather Jr throws a series of strikes that have Route backpedaling.
Badweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Route clinches up against the ropes.
Route lands a left hand.
Route lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr blocks a body shot from Route.
Route is pushing Badweather Jr up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Route can't find room to land a body shot as Badweather Jr controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Route scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badweather Jr prevents a body shot from Route.
Badweather Jr has had enough of the clinch but Route keeps him there for the moment.
Badweather Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Route misses with some punches.
Route works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Badweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Route has him pressed against the ropes.
Route swings wildly with an uppercut but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Route lands a left hand that snaps the head of Badweather Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Route creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
En Route dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Route fires out a quick counter leg kick but Badweather Jr just manages to avoid it.
En Route is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badweather Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Route can pounce on him.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Badweather Jr slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Badweather Jr!
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Route.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Route buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badweather Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Badweather Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Route looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Route scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badweather Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Route bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badweather Jr's head.
Route lands with a kick to the ribs.
Badweather Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Route.
Badweather Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Route cracks Badweather Jr with an open hand slap.
Route throws a shot to the body.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but Route uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.
Route changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Route.
Badweather Jr thuds a left hand into Route's body.
Route connects with a body shot that sends Badweather Jr's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Route counters with a head kick.
Badweather Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Route's shoulder, as Route tries to avoid the shot.
Badweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Route counters with a right hand to the body.
Route forces Badweather Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Route creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badweather Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Lloyd Badweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Route lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr is trying to break the clinch but Route has him pressed against the ropes.
Route lands a body shot.
Route tries to work over Badweather Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Route digs a right hand into Badweather Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badweather Jr's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Badweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Route.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badweather Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badweather Jr wants to break free but Route has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Route showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Route, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Route!
Our winner, En Route, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 1195 p4p, 22972 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 130 p4p, 520 weight class). Rram comes into the arena with Overhaul blaring out of the sound system. Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Buchanan - just one landing.
Rram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buchanan throws a leg kick
enabling Rram to counter with a crisp jab.
Buchanan throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Rram scores with a four punch combination!
Rram slips under a jab.
Rram appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buchanan missing with a left hand there. Rram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Buchanan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Buchanan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Buchanan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buchanan's head backwards.
Rram scores with a hook to the body. Buchanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buchanan throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Buchanan thows a leg kick but Rram checks it
and Rram counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buchanan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Rram lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buchanan.
Rram checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rram misses with a hook.
Rram connects with a looping right hand.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
Buchanan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buchanan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rram.
Rram lands with a nice combination. Buchanan backs away looking to recover.
Good exchange - Rram coming out on top.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Rram cracks Buchanan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rram connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
A head kick by Buchanan misses
and Rram counters with a one-two to the body.
Buchanan throws a sloppy body shot
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rram scores with the left hand. Buchanan knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buchanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looks like Rram has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rram is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rram defending well as Buchanan loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Rram.
Buchanan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rram connects with a nice looking jab.
Buchanan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Buchanan misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rram checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Buchanan misses with a double jab.
Rram comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buchanan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rram is out of range.
Rram swings for the body but Buchanan moves out of range.
Rram checks a leg kick.
Buchanan walks into a jab.
Rram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buchanan's head.
Rram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buchanan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buchanan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buchanan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Rram. That snapped Buchanan's head back.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Rram misses with a double jab.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rram scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buchanan walks into a stiff left hand from Rram.
Rram tries to bum rush Buchanan with a series of wild strikes but Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buchanan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buchanan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rram. Rram obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram lands a jab to Buchanan's midsection.
Buchanan tries to work over Rram's front leg with a kick but Rram checks it.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rram lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that Rram avoids nicely.
Buchanan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rram scores with a one two! Buchanan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buchanan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rram jabs Buchanan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buchanan 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 Rram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from Rram lands.
Buchanan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buchanan throws a right hand that Rram ducks under and follows up with a left that Rram also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
No joy there for Buchanan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buchanan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buchanan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Rram connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buchanan's hands.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram lands an overhand right.
Rram connects with an inside leg kick.
Rram lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick and Rram moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rram scores with a jab. Buchanan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buchanan slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buchanan misses with a wild combination.
Rram fires out a quick counter leg kick but Buchanan just manages to avoid it.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buchanan lands a two punch combo.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Rram catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.
Buchanan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Buchanan.
Buchanan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a combination
and Rram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rram counters with a two punch combo.
Buchanan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rram connects with a jab.
Buchanan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Rram lands.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram scores with a sloppy right hand. Buchanan should have avoided that one.
Buchanan throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Rram.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Good shot there by Rram.
Rram moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
Buchanan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buchanan slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a looping right.
Buchanan connects with a body shot that sends Rram's belly button to the back.
Rram is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buchanan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Buchanan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rram doesn't seem phased though.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buchanan at a distance.
Rram's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rram duly obliges.
Rram slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Rram throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Rram.
Rram cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Buchanan throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
Rram lands with a nice body kick.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rram connects with a looping right hand.
Buchanan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rram checks it well.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram connects with a right hand. Buchanan shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buchanan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Rram. Beautiful body shot.
Rram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Rram.
Buchanan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rram 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yajson Rram waved his t-shirt featuring KOMBAT KLOTHING's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 23299 p4p, 15939 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 752 p4p, 729 weight class). Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 43 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Putin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Putin blocks the low kick.
Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Putin tries to clinch but Louis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Putin misses.
Louis swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Putin misses.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Putin scores with a nice head shot.
Putin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Putin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin lands a nice shot to the body.
Louis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Louis takes one to the chin there.
Putin throws a right hand that misses
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Putin moves to clinch but Louis breaks away
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Putin in his tracks.
Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Putin checks it well.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Louis is looking for a counter combo.
Louis misses with a left hand
and Putin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis is looking to counter punch.
Putin slips under a jab.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Putin ducks down to avoid it.
Putin misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Putin coming out on top.
Louis sizes up Putin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin has closed the distance and engaged Louis in a clinch.
Louis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad Putin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Louis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Putin lands with a nice body punch.
Putin is looking to slow Louis down with leg kicks.
Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin clinches up against the ropes.
Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Louis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Our sources have told us that Louis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Putin.
Louis is rocked!
A short left from Putin.
Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Louis crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Louis face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Putin takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vlad Putin!
A very excited looking Vlad Putin 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.
Tom Louis was interviewed post fight and said 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 22982 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Brandon Simmons (ranked 736 p4p, 565 weight class). Simmons has chosen 3Hunna as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons digs a good hook to Juttu's body.
Simmons blocks a head kick by Juttu.
Nice jab there from Simmons.
Simmons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simmons lands a glancing blow to the side of Juttu's head.
Simmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juttu's head.
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Juttu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simmons takes a swing at Juttu's ribcage but misses.
Juttu misses with a hook.
Juttu stuns Simmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Simmons misses
and Juttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simmons misses with a straight right.
Juttu appears to be looking for a big counter.
A leg kick checked by Simmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simmons uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juttu has time to react.
Brandon Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juttu throws a low kick but Simmons avoids it.
Simmons misses with a hook
and Juttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Simmons 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.
Juttu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Juttu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Simmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Juttu counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Juttu misses
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juttu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simmons lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons misses with a low kick.
Simmons misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
Juttu throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Juttu looks to land a body kick but Simmons moved away.
Simmons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Juttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Simmons looks for the body kick but Juttu saw that one coming.
Simmons moves out of range as Juttu throws a body kick.
Juttu misses the shot to the body.
Juttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simmons swings widly with a right hand
letting Juttu counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmons walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Simmons 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 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ruma Juttu!
Ruma Juttu 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 23003 p4p, 22002 weight class) and Litticius Nugetio (ranked 133 p4p, 141 weight class). Upchurch comes to the ring accompanied by Quit Lyin. Litticius Nugetio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Upchurch instigates a clinch.
Upchurch throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nugetio is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nugetio.
Nugetio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Nugetio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Nugetio avoids the damage to the body.
Nugetio lands a hook that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Nugetio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch working Nugetio over with knees to the body.
Nugetio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nugetio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nugetio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Nugetio in his tracks for a moment.
Nugetio can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Nugetio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nugetio.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nugetio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Upchurch avoids it.
Upchurch blocks an uppercut.
Nugetio blocks an uppercut.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Nugetio tries to land knees in the clinch but Upchurch avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Litticius Nugetio has been cut.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nugetio misses with a body punch.
Nugetio lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nugetio.
Upchurch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nugetios head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nugetio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nugetio controls his hands.
Nugetio pushes Upchurch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch can't find room to land a body shot as Nugetio controls the action.
Nugetio blocking some punches.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Nugetio.
Upchurch misses with the head strike.
Nugetio has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Upchurch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nugetio backwards.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Nugetio.
Nugetio blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio missing with knees to the body.
Nugetio lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nugetio.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nugetio.
Nugetio tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Litticius Nugetio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Upchurch.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugetio misses with a straight right.
Upchurch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugetio.
Upchurch clinches up with Nugetio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nugetio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch missing with a left hand there. Nugetio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugetio throws a body shot but no joy.
Nugetio scores with the left hand. Upchurch knows he should have avoided that one.
Nugetio misses with a hook. Upchurch ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch closes the distance but Nugetio moves to the side
and Nugetio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Upchurch misses with a head kick.
Nugetio throws out a counter right but Upchurch avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Upchurch lands.
Upchurch slips a straight right by Nugetio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Upchurch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugetio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nugetio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nugetio cracks Upchurch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Upchurch throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Upchurch connects with a single shot there.
Nugetio dodges the punch combination from Upchurch.
Brian Upchurch is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Upchurch.
Upchurch scores with the left hand. Nugetio knows he should have avoided that one.
Nugetio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Upchurch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nugetio momentarily.
Upchurch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugetio cracks Upchurch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upchurch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Upchurch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nugetio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nugetio throws a chopping leg kick but Upchurch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Upchurch moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nugetio blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Nugetio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Nugetio controls his hands.
Nugetio lands a shoulder strike.
Nugetio lands a body shot.
Nugetio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Nugetio.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Nugetio.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nugetio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Nugetio managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nugetio is keeping busy.
Nugetio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Nugetio is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Nugetio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Litticius Nugetio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Upchurch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nugetio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Upchurch tries to move into range but Nugetio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Nugetio misses the target.
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.
Nugetio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Upchurch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nugetio misses with a body shot.
Upchurch drops his hands momentarily and Nugetio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nugetio throws a body punch but Upchurch moves out of range.
A big left from Upchurch misses.
Nugetio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Upchurch scores with a leg kick.
Nugetio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Upchurch scores with a punch to the head.
Upchurch throws a jab but it's blocked by Nugetio.
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!
Upchurch jabs at Nugetio's body.
Upchurch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Nugetio.
Nugetio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nugetio lunges at Upchurch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Upchurch's hand.
A head kick misses from Upchurch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
Nugetio loads up on a big right hand but Upchurch slips the punch.
It looked like Upchurch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Nugetio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Upchurch throws a nice looking combination but Nugetio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nugetio moves out of range of the strikes.
Nugetio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nugetio there.
Upchurch slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Upchurch. Nugetio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nugetio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nugetio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Upchurch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Upchurch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nugetio lands with a right hand.
Nugetio misses with a hook. Upchurch ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugetio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Upchurch is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Upchurch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugetio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Upchurch cracks Nugetio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nugetio.
A telegraphed right hand from Nugetio misses the target.
Nugetio throws out a powerful jab.
Upchurch clinches.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Nugetio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nugetio.
Nugetio avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Nugetio blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nugetio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio misses with a punch to the body.
Upchurch blocks an uppercut.
Nugetio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Upchurch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Litticius Nugetio.
I think Nugetio 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Upchurch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 23006 p4p, 19670 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 712 p4p, 750 weight class). Spiteri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Day to day basis. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Kin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spiteri thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kin throws a leg kick
and Spiteri counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Kin 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.
 Kin is rocked!
Kin throws a nice looking combination but Spiteri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spiteri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Spiteri finish him?
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kin throws a right and a left that Spiteri avoids nicely.
Kin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri clinches up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Spiteri has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spiteri.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Spiteri throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin prevents a body shot from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a left hand.
Spiteri creates a bit of space and cracks Kin with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Kin is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Sloppy strikes from Kin. Those never looked like landing.
Spiteri circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Spiteri wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlotos Spiteri!
Carlotos Spiteri 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 3077 p4p, 22996 weight class) and John Grammaticus (ranked 423 p4p, 766 weight class). Robbins comes to the ring accompanied by Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 53 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grammaticus with a nice calf kick.
Grammaticus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robbins. Robbins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Grammaticus 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.
Grammaticus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robbins.
Robbins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grammaticus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Grammaticus misses the target.
Robbins thumps Grammaticus with a low kick.
Grammaticus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Robbins throws an off balance right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robbins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grammaticus prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Grammaticus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robbins's defenses.
It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grammaticus throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbins is looking to counter the offense by Grammaticus and move into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Robbins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbins throws a looping overhand right but Grammaticus ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Robbins.
Robbins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robbins with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Robbins misses with a straight left.
Grammaticus staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Grammaticus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grammaticus lands a jab to the nose.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Robbins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robbins 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 Grammaticus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grammaticus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grammaticus cracks Robbins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grammaticus connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Robbins misses the target.
Grammaticus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robbins's head.
Grammaticus scores with a nice head shot.
Grammaticus ducks under a wild hook from Robbins.
Robbins throws a combination. Grammaticus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grammaticus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robbins. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grammaticus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Robbins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Grammaticus 's head but Grammaticus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grammaticus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robbins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robbins lands a nice hook to Grammaticus 's body. Grammaticus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robbins connects with a jab.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Robbins ducks down to avoid it.
Robbins tries to clinch there but Grammaticus circles away.
Grammaticus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robbins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Robbins tries to move into range but Grammaticus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Grammaticus cracks Robbins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robbins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
An attempted straight right counter from Robbins misses the target.
Robbins lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marty Robbins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Grammaticus misses with a hook. Robbins ducked under it nicely.
Robbins lands a nice looking body shot.
Robbins connects with a jab.
Robbins lands with an overhand left.
Marty Robbins is winning the standup battle so far.
Robbins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Robbins. Those never looked like landing.
Robbins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Grammaticus is just out of range.
Robbins blocks a jab.
Grammaticus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grammaticus missing with a left hand there. Robbins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Robbins.
Robbins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbins throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like John Grammaticus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Robbins throws a hook but Grammaticus avoids it easily.
Grammaticus connects with a crisp jab.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grammaticus with a nice cross.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins fails to land with a series of punches.
Grammaticus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robbins throws a lazy right hand but Grammaticus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robbins throws a body punch but Grammaticus moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grammaticus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robbins. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Grammaticus . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grammaticus .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grammaticus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbins.
Robbins throws a head kick but Grammaticus moves out of range.
A big right from Robbins misses.
Robbins backing away here, and Grammaticus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Robbins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Robbins avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robbins.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.
Robbins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grammaticus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grammaticus scoring well with a low kick there.
Robbins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grammaticus thuds his right hand into Robbins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robbins misses with a body kick.
Grammaticus connects with a jab.
Robbins swats away the attempt to clinch by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left lands for Grammaticus .
Robbins tests Grammaticus 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robbins takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marty Robbins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grammaticus throws a lazy right hand but Robbins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John Grammaticus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grammaticus tries to keep at a distance but Robbins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robbins struggles to land a body shot inside as Grammaticus controls his hands.
Grammaticus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins avoids the elbow strike from Grammaticus , against the ropes.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch but Grammaticus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robbins misses with a hook. Grammaticus ducked under it nicely.
Robbins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grammaticus to score with a decent uppercut.
Robbins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grammaticus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grammaticus throws a solid leg kick but Robbins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grammaticus .
Grammaticus blocks the body kick.
Robbins ducks right into an uppercut from Grammaticus .
A lazy left from Grammaticus finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Robbins.
Robbins moves away from the strike by Grammaticus .
A good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Robbins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robbins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grammaticus , pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grammaticus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Grammaticus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Robbins.
Grammaticus struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbins controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbins.
Grammaticus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robbinss head.
Robbins can't find room to land a body shot as Grammaticus controls the action.
A short right from Robbins.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Grammaticus shrugs off.
Marty Robbins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robbins tries to work over Grammaticus 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grammaticus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grammaticus throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Robbins lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins cracks Grammaticus with a nice body shot.
Robbins lands a left hand.
Robbins throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Robbins.
Grammaticus misses with a body punch.
Grammaticus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grammaticus blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins blocks an uppercut.
Grammaticus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grammaticus tries to throw a body punch but Robbins avoids it by throwing Grammaticus back against the ropes.
Grammaticus has a couple of punches blocked by Robbins.
Marty Robbins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Robbins scores with a hook to the body. Grammaticus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grammaticus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grammaticus misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Robbins coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
Grammaticus misses with a hook to the body
and Robbins counters with a straight right hand.
Grammaticus takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Robbins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robbins 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Robbins!
Our winner, Marty Robbins, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Francis The Predator (ranked 3388 p4p, 21930 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 75 p4p, 231 weight class). The Predator's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The predator. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron misses with a head kick.
Waldron 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.
Waldron throws a hook but The Predator blocks it.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron misses with a straight right.
The Predator appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Waldron misses with a wild body shot.
The Predator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waldron. Waldron obviously looking to wear him down.
Waldron throws a looping overhand right but The Predator ducks down to avoid it.
The Predator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waldron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Waldron misses with an uppercut. The Predator saw that one coming.
Waldron lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Francis The Predator has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Predator, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Predator connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Waldron onto his butt! Waldron bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron walks into a big right hand from The Predator and goes down! The referee sends The Predator to a neutral corner as Waldron gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
Waldron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Predator working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Johnny Waldron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Predator's defenses.
The Predator is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Predator gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Predator is trying to force a seperation but Waldron has the dominant position.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Predator's defenses.
The Predator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waldron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Waldron with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Waldron.
The Predator comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Predator checks a low kick from Waldron.
The Predator is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Predator takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waldron throws an overhand right that lands on The Predator's shoulder, as The Predator tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from The Predator misses its target.
The Predator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Predator swings for the body but Waldron moves out of range.
Waldron cracks The Predator with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Predator scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Predator circles away from the clinch attempt
and before Waldron can reset, The Predator rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Waldron is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
The Predator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Predator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Predator paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Predator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Predator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waldron throws a lazy uppercut
and The Predator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Predator takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Waldron misses.
It looked like The Predator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waldron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waldron moves to clinch but The Predator breaks away
and The Predator counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Waldron goes down! Will Waldron beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Francis The Predator!
Francis The Predator got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 522 p4p, 1873 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 64 p4p, 214 weight class). Turner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Backman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Backman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Backman swinging wildly here.
Backman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Backman slips a jab from Turner.
Backman swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Backman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Turner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Backman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Backman has time to react.
Backman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Backman misses with a head kick.
Backman lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Backman tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Backman.
Backman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Backman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Backman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Backman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Backman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Backman checks a leg kick.
Turner works Backman's body with 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!
Backman blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Backman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Backman's shoulder, as Backman tries to avoid the shot.
Backman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Backman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Backman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Backman avoids a kick to the body.
Backman ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Backman unleashes a big counter combination but Turner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Turner tenderised Backman's leg. Backman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Backman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
Backman blocks a leg kick.
Backman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner takes a swing at Backman's ribcage but misses.
Turner clobbers Backman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Backman lands a head kick that bluckles Turner and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Backman no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Turner is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, George Backman should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Backman slips the punch.
It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
George Backman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Backman slips under a jab.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Backman on the side of the head.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Backman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Backman throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Turner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Backman throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
George Backman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Backman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner seems to have got his legs back now.
Backman missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Backman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Backman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Backman lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Turner.
Backman throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
Backman throws a head kick that misses.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turner tries to work over Backman's front leg with a kick but Backman checks it.
Backman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Backman was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Backman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a low kick but Backman moves out of range easily.
Backman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Backman blocks a head kick by Turner.
Backman connects with a body shot.
Turner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Backman moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman connects with an inside leg kick.
Backman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Backman lands a nice hook to Turner's body. Turner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own 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!
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Backman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Backman misses with a few strikes there.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
Turner tests Backman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Backman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner throws a leg kick but Backman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner misses with a hook.
Backman scores with a hook.
Backman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Backman throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Backman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turner really felt that one!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Backman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Turner tenderised Backman's leg. Backman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Backman walks into a left hand.
Backman tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Backman blocks the low kick.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Backman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Backman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Backman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Backman.
Backman misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Backman moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Backman.
Backman thinks about the counter body kick.
Donk. Turner catches Backman right on the button with a cross.
Backman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Backman staying out of range there.
Backman shapes to counter with a head kick.
A big left from Turner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a leg kick
enabling Backman to counter with a crisp jab.
Backman connects with the punch.
Backman throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Backman misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Turner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Backman throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Backman under the eye.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner lunges at Backman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Backman's hand.
Backman walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Backman lands a jab to the head.
Good work by Backman as he checks the leg kick.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Backman.
Backman misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Backman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turner blocks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Backman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Backman throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Backman.
A jab from Turner misses.
Backman throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
Turner thumps Backman with a low kick.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Backman lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backman is looking for the big counter here.
Backman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Turner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Elgin Turner did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Backman misses with a wild body shot.
Backman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Backman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Backman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Backman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turner connects with the punch.
Turner scores with the left hand. Backman knows he should have avoided that one.
Backman misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Backman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Backman moved out of range nicely.
Backman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turner looks to land a body kick but Backman moved away.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Backman off the ropes and back into range.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner lands a jab to Backman's midsection.
Turner moves away from the strike by Backman.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Backman. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Backman defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Backman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turner blocks it well.
Backman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Backman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Backman blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Backman blocks the leg kick.
Backman tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Backman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Turner lands.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Backman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner scores with a sloppy right hand. Backman should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Backman!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Backman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turner.
Good shot there by Backman.
Backman walks into a left hand.
Backman is rocked!
Backman blocks a head kick by Turner.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Turner thuds a left hand into Backman's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Turner misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner had his way with George Backman in that round.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Backman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner connects with a leg kick.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Backman scores with a four punch combination!
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Backman.
Backman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Backman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turner scores with a nice body kick.
Backman walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Elgin Turner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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