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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 6706 p4p, 2939 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 210 p4p, 109 weight class). Matt Dammon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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 38 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larry Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dammon at a distance.
Lee scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Dammon to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 Dammon is rocked!
 It looks like Matt Dammon has been cut.
We've been informed that Lee 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dammon takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Lee cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Larry Lee!
An out of breath Larry Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 2595 p4p, 23658 weight class) and James Crazyhorse (ranked 336 p4p, 711 weight class). Harold Zoid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Crazyhorse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crazyhorse ducks under a wild hook from Zoid.
Zoid clips Crazyhorse with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crazyhorse a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Zoid misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoid. Crazyhorse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crazyhorse avoids the head kick by Zoid.
Zoid throws a right hand that Crazyhorse ducks under and follows up with a left that Crazyhorse also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Crazyhorse releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Zoid.
A countering left hand to the body from Crazyhorse misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crazyhorse checks a leg kick.
Zoid misses with a right hand
letting Crazyhorse counter with a right hand.
Zoid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Crazyhorse releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crazyhorse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zoid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crazyhorse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crazyhorse's hands.
Zoid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 Crazyhorse is rocked!
Zoid connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Crazyhorse's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Crazyhorse - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 22127 p4p, 23669 weight class) and Jumbo Johns (ranked 195 p4p, 200 weight class). John comes to the ring accompanied by Ali-A. Jumbo Johns 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Johns!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Johns throws a hook but John blocks it.
Johns misses with a looping right.
Johns loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John defending well as Johns loads up on a big left hand.
John moves into range and clinches up with Johns.
Johns breaks the clinch.
John misses with a hook.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johns.
Johns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johns throws out the jab.
Johns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Johns misses its intended target.
Johns blocks a head kick by John .
Johns's coach down at Finch Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johns's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
John throws a hook but Johns blocks it.
It seemed like Johns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johns tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
Johns has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John slips a jab from Johns.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Johns 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.
John lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johns is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johns throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John lands with a hook. Johns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johns throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Johns looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Johns scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
Johns looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John 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 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jumbo Johns!
Jumbo Johns was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jihadi John spoke after the fight, saying ' Al Akhbar '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor McDavid (ranked 21628 p4p, 5076 weight class) and Duster Bouglas (ranked 657 p4p, 575 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duster Bouglas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid connects with a right hand. Bouglas shakes it off.
Connor McDavid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouglas connects with a looping right hand.
McDavid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bouglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from McDavid misses the target.
Bouglas throws a right hand that misses
and McDavid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDavid looks to land a left hand but Bouglas moved out of range nicely.
McDavid throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDavid misses with a right hand
and Bouglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bouglas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McDavid tries to clinch up
and Bouglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouglas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from McDavid lands.
Bouglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bouglas moves out of range as McDavid strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid lands with a good body shot.
McDavid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bouglas on the side of the head.
McDavid is looking to clinch.
Bouglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for McDavid.
McDavid thumps Bouglas with a low kick.
Bouglas misses with a hook.
McDavid swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDavid misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDavid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bouglas.
McDavid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDavid scores with a nice strike.
That kick from McDavid tenderised Bouglas's leg. Bouglas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bouglas swings for the body but McDavid moves out of range.
McDavid throws a hook but Bouglas blocks it.
Bouglas throws out a counter right but McDavid avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Bouglas does it's job there.
A big right from McDavid misses.
McDavid cracks Bouglas with an open hand slap.
McDavid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by McDavid.
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDavid lands with an uppercut that bounces Bouglas off the ropes and back into range.
McDavid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDavid lands with a slapping head kick.
McDavid throws a looping overhand right but Bouglas ducks down to avoid it.
McDavid is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from McDavid misses its intended target.
Bouglas throws a hook to the side of McDavid's head but McDavid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDavid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bouglas on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bouglas slips a straight right by McDavid.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bouglas.
McDavid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bouglas.
Bouglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crunch! McDavid slams his shin into Bouglas's torso.
McDavid thows a leg kick but Bouglas checks it
and Bouglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bouglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDavid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bouglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDavid misses the shot to the body.
Bouglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouglas scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice jab there from McDavid.
McDavid throws a solid leg kick but Bouglas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDavid.
Bouglas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDavid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bouglas checks it well.
Bouglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDavid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouglas can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from McDavid. Bouglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouglas blocks a leg kick.
McDavid throws a low kick but Bouglas avoids it.
Bouglas throws a body kick that misses.
Bouglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDavid.
Nice jab there from Bouglas.
McDavid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDavid connects with a jab.
Bouglas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bouglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDavid.
McDavid scores with a leg kick.
Bouglas throws a lazy uppercut
and McDavid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bouglas thinking.
Connor McDavid is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDavid throws a wild body kick that Bouglas sees coming a mile off.
McDavid backing away here, and Bouglas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McDavid tries a low kick but Bouglas avoids it.
McDavid thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDavid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bouglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDavid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDavid slips under a jab from Bouglas.
Bouglas dips to his left and cracks McDavid with an uppercut!
Bouglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDavid throws a hook but Bouglas avoids it easily.
Bouglas flicks out a counter leg kick but McDavid steps away.
McDavid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bouglas.
McDavid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Bouglas. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from McDavid misses its intended target.
Bouglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Bouglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bouglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDavid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as McDavid blocks the low kick.
McDavid throws a body punch but Bouglas moves out of range.
McDavid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bouglas's sensitive parts.
Bouglas ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bouglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from McDavid
and Bouglas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McDavid throws a lazy head kick
and Bouglas counters with a good low kick that McDavid was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid misses with a hook. Bouglas ducked under it nicely.
McDavid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouglas defending well as McDavid loads up on a big left hand.
Bouglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from Bouglas, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Bouglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bouglas lands with a good body shot.
Bouglas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDavid is out of range.
McDavid throws a leg kick but Bouglas checks it.
Bouglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bouglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDavid connects with a body shot.
McDavid throws out a loose jab but Bouglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duster Bouglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid throws a lazy right hand but Bouglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bouglas is trying to counter with his kicks.
McDavid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouglas.
A lazy left from Bouglas finds it's target.
Bouglas throws a head kick but McDavid moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouglas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bouglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDavid tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bouglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDavid misses with a hook. Bouglas ducked under it nicely.
Bouglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDavid misses with a hook to the body
and Bouglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDavid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bouglas.
A shot to the liver by Bouglas. Beautiful body shot.
Bouglas lands a glancing blow to the side of McDavid's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duster Bouglas.
Well McDavid 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor McDavid!
Connor McDavid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ginger Jesus (ranked 19712 p4p, 2359 weight class) and Poto Tupu Jr (ranked 665 p4p, 314 weight class). Jesus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jesus Walks BY-KANYE WEST. On his way into the ring it seems that Ginger Jesus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ginger Jesus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginger Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poto Tupu Jr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tupu Jr.
Tupu Jr lunges at Jesus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jesus's hand.
A head kick from Tupu Jr lands but Jesus takes it in his stride.
Tupu Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jesus rushes Tupu Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Tupu Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Tupu Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Jesus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tupu Jr.
Tupu Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tupu Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tupu Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Tupu Jr.
Jesus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tupu Jr presses Jesus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tupu Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Tupu Jr lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Tupu Jr.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
Tupu Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tupu Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tupu Jr looks to throw the jab but Jesus is out of range.
Tupu Jr pushes Jesus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tupu Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupu Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
A hook to the body from Tupu Jr.
Tupu Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jesuss head.
Tupu Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jesus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tupu Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jesuss head.
Tupu Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jesus or not.
Tupu Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Tupu Jr digs a right hand underneath Jesus's ribcage. Jesus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Tupu Jr.
Tupu Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tupu Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tupu Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tupu Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jesus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tupu Jr can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Tupu Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tupu Jr.
Tupu Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Tupu Jr digs a right hand underneath Jesus's ribcage. Jesus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tupu Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
A short left from Tupu Jr.
Tupu Jr digs a right hand underneath Jesus's ribcage. Jesus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tupu Jr blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tupu Jr.
Jesus is rocked!
Tupu Jr creates a bit of distance and cracks Jesus with a big uppercut! Jesus goes down! The referee pushes Tupu Jr away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Jesus make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tupu Jr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Poto Tupu Jr!
A victorious Poto Tupu Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Grammaticus (ranked 22620 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Not Ponor (ranked 660 p4p, 223 weight class). 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 26 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Not Ponor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Ponor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grammaticus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grammaticus moves in looking to clinch but Ponor pushes him off.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus connects with a right hand. Ponor shakes it off.
Ponor staying out of range there.
Grammaticus tests Ponor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grammaticus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grammaticus misses the jab.
Ponor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grammaticus throws a chopping leg kick but Ponor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ponor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grammaticus finds it's way round the side to connect with Ponor's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Grammaticus . That snapped Ponor's head back.
Ponor walks into a left hand.
Ponor ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ponor! But no joy.
Ponor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ponor is trying to counter with his kicks.
Grammaticus lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Grammaticus misses.
Ponor throws a big counter head kick but Grammaticus avoids it with no problem.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut
and Ponor counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Grammaticus has been cut.
Grammaticus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ponor counters with a straight right that drops Grammaticus on his ass! Grammaticus jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponor is looking to land body kicks.
Ponor moves out of range of the leg kick from Grammaticus .
Ponor needs to keep his hands up - Grammaticus had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus connects with a jab.
Grammaticus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grammaticus with a body shot.
Ponor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grammaticus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grammaticus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grammaticus swings widly with a right hand
and Ponor counters with a left to the body.
Grammaticus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John Grammaticus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Grammaticus misses its intended target.
As Grammaticus backs off Ponor throws a huge counter combo but Grammaticus manages to avoid it all.
Grammaticus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ponor momentarily.
Grammaticus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grammaticus misses with a wild body shot.
Grammaticus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus looks to land a left hand but Ponor moved out of range nicely.
Ponor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grammaticus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grammaticus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grammaticus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Not Ponor should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on John Grammaticus 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grammaticus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grammaticus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ponor counters with a right hand to the body.
Grammaticus moves in looking to clinch but Ponor pushes him off.
Ponor blocks a jab.
Ponor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grammaticus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the strikes.
Ponor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grammaticus .
Ponor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grammaticus throws a front kick aimed at Ponor's knee but Ponor avoids it well.
Ponor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grammaticus misses with a body shot.
Ponor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grammaticus fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus missing with a left hand there. Ponor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ponor looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ponor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ponor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grammaticus takes one to the side of the head.
Ponor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grammaticus . Grammaticus obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ponor throws a sloppy head kick and Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Ponor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grammaticus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grammaticus swings widly with a right hand
and Ponor counters with a one-two to the body.
Grammaticus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ponor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grammaticus cracks Ponor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grammaticus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ponor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ponor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grammaticus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ponor.
Grammaticus is looking to score with low kicks.
Ponor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grammaticus scores with a leg kick.
Grammaticus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ponor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grammaticus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponor.
Grammaticus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ponor slips a jab from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus misses with a hook
and Ponor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grammaticus thinking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ponor!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ponor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ponor slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ponor misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Grammaticus misses the target.
Ponor is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Not Ponor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Grammaticus 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grammaticus misses with a right hand
and Ponor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grammaticus lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Grammaticus . That snapped Ponor's head back.
Grammaticus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grammaticus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ponor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ponor keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Ponor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grammaticus scores with a nice right hand.
Ponor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grammaticus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ponor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Ponor ducks down to avoid it.
Ponor looks to score with a jab to the body but Grammaticus is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Grammaticus . Beautiful body shot.
Grammaticus 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.
Ponor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponor under the eye.
Ponor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range.
Ponor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grammaticus throws out a loose jab but Ponor uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ponor! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Ponor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grammaticus backs up against the ropes.
Ponor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grammaticus finds it's way round the side to connect with Ponor's head.
Grammaticus moves out of range as Ponor strikes.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Ponor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grammaticus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grammaticus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grammaticus misses with a right hand
and Ponor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grammaticus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ponor.
Grammaticus misses with a hook. Ponor ducked under it nicely.
Ponor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grammaticus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponor.
Ponor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ponor walks into a jab.
Jab by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Ponor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Grammaticus finds it's way through Ponor's defenses.
Grammaticus swings widly with a right hand
and Ponor counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Grammaticus on his ass! Grammaticus wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Grammaticus is rocked!
Ponor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Grammaticus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grammaticus cracks Ponor with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Grammaticus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grammaticus 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Not Ponor!
An out of breath Not Ponor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 24017 p4p, 22592 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 213 p4p, 159 weight class). George is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: West Side Connection Bow Down. Imagine Thibodeaux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 40 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Thibodeaux is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Thibodeaux shuts the power down on George. Lights out, game over! Thibodeaux is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Imagine Thibodeaux!
Imagine Thibodeaux really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that © Trap House logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Onufry Zagloba (ranked 23641 p4p, 24111 weight class) and Sanderson Reliford (ranked 198 p4p, 196 weight class). Sanderson Reliford 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onufry Zagloba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanderson Reliford!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reliford rushes Zagloba and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reliford.
Reliford manages to break the clinch.
Reliford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zagloba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reliford's hands.
Zagloba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reliford moves away.
Zagloba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zagloba throws a big shot that misses.
Reliford cracks Zagloba with a good jab.
Reliford instigates a clinch.
Reliford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Zagloba misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reliford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zagloba.
Good leg kick by Zagloba.
Reliford tries to clinch there but Zagloba circles away.
Reliford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reliford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reliford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zagloba gets tackled into the ropes by Reliford. Reliford maintains the clinch.
Reliford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zagloba blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reliford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reliford digs a right hand underneath Zagloba's ribcage. Zagloba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zagloba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zagloba throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Reliford.
Reliford lands with a left to the head.
Zagloba avoids the elbow strike from Reliford, against the ropes.
Reliford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zagloba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reliford's elbow.
Reliford pushes Zagloba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zagloba throws a punch but it's blocked by Reliford.
Zagloba is trying to force a seperation but Reliford has the dominant position.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Zagloba 's eye.
It looks like Onufry Zagloba has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reliford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zagloba's brow.
Zagloba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reliford misses with a knee strike.
Reliford lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Zagloba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zagloba scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zagloba tries a body shot but Reliford blocks it.
Reliford manages to break the clinch.
Reliford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zagloba throws a head kick but Reliford moves out of range.
Zagloba throws a hook but Reliford avoids it easily.
Zagloba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reliford has managed to clinch.
Zagloba throws a punch but it's blocked by Reliford.
Reliford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reliford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zagloba blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zagloba.
Reliford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reliford takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zagloba wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Zagloba.
Zagloba misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Reliford.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sanderson Reliford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onufry Zagloba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Zagloba thuds his right hand into Reliford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zagloba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reliford swings for the body but Zagloba moves out of range.
Reliford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reliford gets a clinch.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Zagloba blocks it.
Reliford lands a hook that snaps the head of Zagloba backwards.
Reliford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reliford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reliford ducks right into an uppercut from Zagloba.
Reliford slips under a jab from Zagloba.
Reliford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zagloba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zagloba throws a sloppy head kick
and Reliford moves into the clinch.
Zagloba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Relifords head.
Zagloba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zagloba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zagloba is trying to maintain a safe position but Reliford gets an underhook and turns Zagloba into the ropes.
Zagloba wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Zagloba as he connects with a hook.
Zagloba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reliford.
Zagloba lands a jab.
Reliford rushes Zagloba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zagloba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reliford breaks the clinch.
Zagloba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reliford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reliford. Zagloba does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Zagloba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zagloba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reliford is out of range and Zagloba settles back down.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zagloba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reliford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reliford takes the fight into the clinch.
Reliford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reliford has Zagloba up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reliford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zagloba's efforts to push away.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford keeps control of Zagloba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Zagloba fails to land.
Zagloba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reliford misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zagloba wants to get back to striking at distance but Reliford won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reliford is leaning against Zagloba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zagloba misses with a punch on the inside.
Reliford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reliford takes one to the chin there.
Reliford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zagloba was well out of range. Poor timing from Reliford.
Reliford misses with a straight right.
Zagloba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reliford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zagloba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zagloba throws a hook but Reliford avoids it easily.
Zagloba cracks Reliford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reliford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reliford lands a jab.
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 Onufry Zagloba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onufry Zagloba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Zagloba finds it's way through Reliford's defenses.
Zagloba jabs Reliford right on the nose. Reliford blinks but takes it well.
Zagloba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reliford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zagloba tries to keep at a distance but Reliford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reliford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reliford manages to break the clinch.
Reliford has closed the distance and engaged Zagloba in a clinch.
Reliford has Zagloba pressed against the ropes.
Zagloba is trying to stall.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Zagloba is trying to push Reliford away but Reliford has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Zagloba blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reliford rushes Zagloba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reliford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reliford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zagloba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reliford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Onufry Zagloba is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Zagloba there.
Zagloba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reliford has managed to clinch.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Zagloba 's eye.
Reliford pushes Zagloba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reliford pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reliford breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Reliford.
Zagloba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reliford back to the ropes. Zagloba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba's corner calls for a 1-2. Zagloba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zagloba scores with a hook.
Zagloba thumps Reliford with a low kick.
Zagloba jabs Reliford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Zagloba misses the target.
Reliford has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reliford.
Reliford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zagloba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reliford stalling in the clinch.
Reliford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Zagloba shrugs off.
Reliford breaks the clinch.
Zagloba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reliford lands with a good body shot.
Reliford misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Zagloba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reliford moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sanderson Reliford.
I think Reliford 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanderson Reliford!
A relieved looking Sanderson Reliford 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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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nik Snow (ranked 2763 p4p, 3666 weight class) and Ping Lee (ranked 284 p4p, 348 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ping Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snow 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snow misses with the combination.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Snow misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snow blocks a leg kick.
Snow looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snow misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee slips a jab from Snow.
Snow tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a head kick. Snow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Snow misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Snow's head.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Snow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snow connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Snow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Snow blocks a head kick by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but Snow moved away.
Snow throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Snow connects with a high kick.
Snow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snow tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee cracks Snow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee clinches up with Snow and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Snow works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Snow misses with some punches.
Snow misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ping Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee slips a jab from Snow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snow, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Lee misses.
Snow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snow can pounce on him.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Snow takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Good leg kick by Snow.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snow looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Snow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Snow.
Snow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick from Snow.
Snow moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Snow looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snow is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee sizes up Snow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snow lands a right hook to the body.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee throws a head kick that Snow semi-blocks.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Snow.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Lee looks to move away, Snow throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ping Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee slips under a jab from Snow.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
Snow takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Snow connects with the punch.
Lee thows a body kick. Snow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Snow blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a combination. Snow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Snow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snow connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick from Lee lands but Snow takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Lee misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snow throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee cracks Snow with a good jab.
Nik Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Lee thumps Snow with a low kick.
Snow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow avoids the head kick by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snow swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee has Snow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Snow tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Snow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee stuns Snow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee moves away from the strike by Snow.
Ping Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snow digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Snow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ping Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ping Lee!
A relieved looking Ping Lee 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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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 22622 p4p, 22642 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 638 p4p, 626 weight class). Caria comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Kovingten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tool - Schism kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovingten throws an off balance right hand
and Caria counters with a nice body kick.
Caria fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovingten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kovingten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caria is defending well for now.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
A hook to the body from Caria.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten managing to block the knees to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten pushes off an throws an elbow but Caria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Caria dodges an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Caria holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovingten avoids it.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kovingten is working Caria over against the ropes.
Caria cracks Kovingten with a nice body shot.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Caria.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovingten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kovingten tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria is leaning against Kovingten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Caria.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovingten doesn't manage to clinch there - Caria circles away.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovingten fakes the leg kick and cracks Caria in the body.
Kovingten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovingten.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovingten.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria 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.
Caria takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kovingten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caria counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovingten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovingten misses the target.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria wants to clinch up but Kovingten keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria avoids the body shot from Kovingten.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovingten.
Kovingten moves out of range as Caria throws a body kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovingten circles away.
Caria scoring well with a low kick there.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caria digs a good body shot into Kovingten's ribs.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovingten.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caria.
Kovingten tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria lands a knee to the head.
Caria effectively controlling the action here.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Caria blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
A short left from Caria.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Caria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovingten.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Caria misses with a leg kick.
Kovingten throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range and Caria settles back down.
Kovingten checks a low kick from Caria.
Kovingten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria cracks Kovingten with a good jab.
Kovingten tries to land a front kick but Caria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caria checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Caria throws a head kick that misses.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kovingten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovingten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Kovingten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kovingten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and Kovingten counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick lands for Kovingten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria works Kovingten's body with a nice hook.
Kovingten thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria wants to land a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Caria misses with a straight left.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria with a jab.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Kovingten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Caria.
Kovingten works on Caria's body with a couple of short punches.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten is leaning against Caria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten presses Caria against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caria blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Caria moves out of range easily.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Kovingten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
Caria lands a lovely overhand right.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Caria misses.
Kovingten steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria misses with a knee to the head.
Kovingten tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Caria.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caria's defenses.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Caria works on Kovingten's body with a couple of short punches.
Caria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Caria 's eye.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kovingten throws an elbow but misses.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Kovingten is blocking nicely.
Kovingten lands an elbow that stopped Caria in his tracks for a moment.
Kovingten pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria is leaning against Kovingten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kovingten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caria's brow.
Kovingten lands with a light punch inside.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Caria.
Nice elbow from Kovingten.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Kovingten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
Kovingten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside that Caria shrugs off.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovingten is defending well for now.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Caria blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Caria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovingten looks to land a body kick but Caria moved away.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Kovingten connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Caria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovingten takes one to the chin there.
Kovingten 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Caria.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Kovingten's defenses.
Caria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovingten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caria wants to clinch up but Kovingten keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovingten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Caria misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Caria.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovingten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovingten lands with a good body shot.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovingten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kovingten drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caria obliges.
Kovingten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten lands a right hand.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
Caria tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kovingten 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kovingten!
After the fight, Kyle Kovingten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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