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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 22231 p4p, 6084 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 537 p4p, 493 weight class). De Cremonesi has chosen Paint It, Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Franko De Cremonesi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Cremonesi just manages to avoid it.
Snow throws a leg kick
and De Cremonesi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow tries to land a front kick but De Cremonesi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snow misses with a double jab
and De Cremonesi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snow closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Cremonesi counters with a left to the body.
De Cremonesi jabs Snow right on the nose. Snow blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Snow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
and De Cremonesi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Cremonesi.
Snow blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
De Cremonesi lands a shot to the body.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snow's defenses.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi blocking some punches.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Cremonesi lands a shot to the body.
De Cremonesi works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
De Cremonesi is working Snow over against the ropes.
Good body shot from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a nice shot to the body.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from De Cremonesi on the inside.
De Cremonesi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from De Cremonesi on the inside.
De Cremonesi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi is working Snow over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, De Cremonesi scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Cremonesi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
A body shot lands from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a right hand.
De Cremonesi lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Snow takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Cremonesi lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
De Cremonesi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Cremonesi is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Cremonesi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Cremonesi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jon Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Snow misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a right hand to the body.
Snow throws a leg kick
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice uppercut.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the body.
Snow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Cremonesi scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Snow beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
 Snow is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi cracks Snow with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Snow is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Snow is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Snow could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
A less than humble Franko De Cremonesi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 15234 p4p, 3579 weight class) and Barion Montgomery (ranked 562 p4p, 420 weight class). Putin comes to the ring accompanied by Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Barion Montgomery has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vlad Putin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 46 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barion Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putin tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montgomery connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Montgomery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putin jabs Montgomery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Putin finds it's target.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery clinches with his opponent.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Montgomery looks winded!
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Montgomery's coach down at For Pride and Prodigies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montgomery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
A shot in the inside from Putin.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Montgomery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montgomery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Putin back against the ropes.
Putin is leaning against Montgomery and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
A short right from Putin.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Montgomery won't want to take too many of those.
Montgomery blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Montgomery won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Putin.
Montgomery takes an elbow to the temple.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Montgomery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Montgomery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Montgomery throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Putin blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Montgomery tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin blocking some punches.
Montgomery looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montgomery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montgomery slips a straight right by Putin.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin takes a swing at Montgomery's ribcage but misses.
Putin clinches with his opponent.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Montgomery won't want to take too many of those.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin lands a left hand.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Putin.
Putin working Montgomery over with knees to the body.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Putin.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Montgomery blocks a body shot from Putin.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Montgomery.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin misses with an elbow over the top.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montgomery's elbow.
Montgomery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
Montgomery misses with a body punch.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Montgomery blocks an elbow strike.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Vlad Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montgomery is defending well for now.
Montgomery lands a knee to the body.
Montgomery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Montgomery tries to land knees in the clinch but Putin avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Putin looks to throw the jab but Montgomery is out of range.
Montgomery throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Putin swings for the body but Montgomery moves out of range.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin stalks Montgomery and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montgomery's face. Montgomery staggers backwards, shaken.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Putin moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery lands a right hand.
Montgomery throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Putin blocks it with crossed arms.
Montgomery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putin tries a body shot but Montgomery blocks it.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Putin misses with some punches.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montgomery is defending well for now.
Montgomery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montgomery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Montgomery tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barion Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin misses with some punches.
Montgomery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montgomery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin working Montgomery over with knees to the body.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery missing with knees to the body.
Montgomery throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Putin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
An out of breath Vlad Putin 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 18938 p4p, 20152 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 475 p4p, 452 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 34 - 6, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to land a right hand but Entei moved out of range.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entei.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Entei. Beautiful body shot.
King scores with a kick to the body.
Entei throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Entei lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Entei moves out of range of the strikes.
Entei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Entei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entei walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
Entei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a nice looking combination but Entei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Entei misses with a low kick.
Entei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Entei misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Entei throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Entei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Entei misses with a body shot.
Entei takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Entei connects with an inside leg kick.
Entei seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Entei.
Entei lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Entei.
King needs to keep his hands up - Entei had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Entei scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Entei misses the target.
Entei takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from King.
Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Entei there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Entei circles away quickly and effectively.
Entei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the body from Entei misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Entei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Entei slips under a jab.
King misses with a hook. Entei ducked under it nicely.
Entei lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Entei, as that shot connected.
King checks the leg kick.
Entei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Entei jabs at King's body.
Entei wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
Entei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei blocks a jab.
Entei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
King misses with a looping left.
Entei scores with a leg kick.
Entei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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 Harry Entei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Entei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Entei is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
King misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from King misses.
King jabs Entei right on the nose. Entei blinks but takes it well.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Entei's head.
Entei cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Entei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King 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.
Entei cracks King with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King misses with a hook. Entei ducked under it nicely.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
Entei looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Entei scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Entei will feel that in the morning.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei closes the distance and clinches.
Entei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Entei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Entei controls his hands.
King is leaning against Entei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Entei lands a shot to the body.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Entei.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King prevents a body shot from Entei.
Entei blocks an uppercut.
Entei blocks an uppercut.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Entei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Entei. That's going to slow King down.
Entei jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Entei, as that shot connected.
King misses with an uppercut.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Entei thumps King with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from King.
Entei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Entei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King throws a right hand that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Entei feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Entei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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 Harry Entei will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
A clash of legs there as Entei blocks the low kick.
Entei is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
King slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Entei blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Entei.
King misses with the body kick
and Entei counters with a slapping leg kick.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
Entei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Entei throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Entei cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Entei takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King misses with a straight left.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Entei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King thumps Entei with a low kick.
King connects with a looping right hand.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Entei to score with a decent uppercut.
Entei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Entei blocks a head kick by King.
Entei lands a nice shot to the body.
Entei will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Entei throws a body shot but no joy.
King looks to land a right hand but Entei moved out of range.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Entei.
King checks a low kick from Entei.
Entei throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King slips a jab from Entei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entei misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei digs a good hook to King's body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from King.
Entei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Entei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Entei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entei.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King works the jab nicely.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Entei.
King checks the leg kick.
Entei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Entei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by King.
Entei looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Entei lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Entei, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
A very excited looking Harry Entei rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 3963 p4p, 21283 weight class) and Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 450 p4p, 565 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162
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13 - 13 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamotica is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamamotica. That did some damage!
A low kick from Kim misses
and Yamamotica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim drives through and clinches with Yamamotica against the ropes.
Yamamotica throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamotica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamotica takes a shot to the head.
Yamamotica working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Kim tries a body shot but Yamamotica blocks it.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamotica trying to land knees to the body.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamotica swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim avoiding damage as Yamamotica throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamotica.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamotica controls the action.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Yamamotica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamotica scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Yamamotica misses with a right hand
and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamotica pushes Kim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
Yamamotica missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamamotica misses with a body punch.
Yamamotica blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamotica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamotica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamamotica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kim.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamotica tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamotica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamotica lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim 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.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamamotica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamotica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamotica throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Yamamotica misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Kim blocks a body shot from Yamamotica.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim blocks a body shot from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands with a left 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!
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim gets through Yamamotica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Yamamotica gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamotica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasol Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Yamamotica's ribcage. Yamamotica let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamamotica's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim presses Yamamotica against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Yamamotica as the two fighters clinch.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamotica can do to turn this around?
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamamotica or not.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamotica fails to land.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamotica backwards.
Kim trying to stall but Yamamotica improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim pushes Yamamotica back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamamotica blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kim feints and then cracks Yamamotica's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamotica down.
Kalicius Yamamotica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Yamamotica throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamotica.
Yamamotica connects with a single shot there.
Yamamotica slips a straight right by Kim.
Yamamotica connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamamotica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamotica is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Yamamotica lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamotica was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Yamamotica gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamotica counters with a straight right hand.
Yamamotica misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamotica connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Kim connects with a leg kick.
Yamamotica connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Yamamotica 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Yamamotica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Yamamotica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim jabs at Yamamotica's body.
Kim is looking to clinch but Yamamotica is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamotica! But no joy.
Yamamotica throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamotica changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamotica tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamotica.
Kalicius Yamamotica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Yamamotica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamotica has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamamotica is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim clinches up with Yamamotica and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamotica has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamotica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kim lands a body punch.
Yamamotica misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalicius Yamamotica.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
Our winner, Yasol Kim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 22251 p4p, 23339 weight class) and En Route (ranked 470 p4p, 453 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Route thuds a left hand into La De Hoya's body.
Route takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Route throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La De Hoya misses with an uppercut. Route saw that one coming.
La De Hoya misses with a hook.
La De Hoya works Route's body with a nice hook.
Route tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and La De Hoya is able to avoid easily.
La De Hoya tries to clinch there but Route circles away.
Route throws a body kick that misses.
La De Hoya connects with a crisp jab.
Route keeps the fight on the outside.
Route 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.
La De Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Route.
Route misses with a body shot.
La De Hoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Route doesn't seem bothered though.
La De Hoya lands a jab to the head.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
Route sizes up La De Hoya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya throws the left hand but Route avoids the punch easily.
Route lands a right hook to the body.
La De Hoya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Route throws the kick towards the body but La De Hoya avoids it.
Route swings for the body but La De Hoya moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
La De Hoya misses with a left hand
and Route counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
La De Hoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Route throws out the jab.
Route buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La De Hoya takes one to the chin there.
Route lands a glancing blow to the side of La De Hoya's head.
Route keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Route.
La De Hoya moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Route on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La De Hoya. La De Hoya obviously looking to wear him down.
La De Hoya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
La De Hoya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Route.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya lands with a right hand.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La De Hoya.
Route misses with a low kick.
Good work by Route as he checks the leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Route moves out of range.
La De Hoya connects with a single shot there.
Route moves out of range as La De Hoya strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route misses with a straight left.
La De Hoya digs a good hook to Route's body.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
Route attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Route with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
La De Hoya walks into a left hand.
La De Hoya blocks a low kick nicely.
La De Hoya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Route looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Route stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La De Hoya.
Route swats away the attempt to clinch by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Route tried to score with a low kick but La De Hoya checks it.
La De Hoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Route manages to break the clinch.
La De Hoya lands with a hook. Route tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Route throws a head kick but La De Hoya moves out of range.
A jab from Route misses.
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 Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
La De Hoya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
La De Hoya tries to land a leg kick but Route saw it coming and moves away.
La De Hoya throws a front kick that sends Route stumbling back into the ropes.
La De Hoya tries a head kick but it misses.
La De Hoya clinches up with Route and pushes him back against the ropes.
La De Hoya pushes Route back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Route blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La De Hoya crunches a lovely knee into Route's ribcage.
La De Hoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Route is defending well for now.
Route is working La De Hoya over against the ropes.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route lands a left hand that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Route tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting La De Hoya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Route manages to break the clinch.
La De Hoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
La De Hoya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
La De Hoya scores with a body shot.
La De Hoya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
La De Hoya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Route misses with a straight right.
La De Hoya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Route checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
La De Hoya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Route. Route circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
La De Hoya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Route tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La De Hoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Route takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La De Hoya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Route can do to turn this around?
Route looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Route scoring well with a low kick there.
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La De Hoya is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
La De Hoya throws a half hearted mid kick.
La De Hoya tries to clinch there but Route circles away.
Route connects with a right hand. La De Hoya shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Route connects with a solid leg kick.
Route changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Route takes a swing at La De Hoya's ribcage but misses.
La De Hoya throws a quick counter head kick but Route was just out of range.
Route takes a swing at La De Hoya's ribcage but misses.
La De Hoya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Route.
A jab from La De Hoya misses.
La De Hoya misses with a low kick.
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Route throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck La De Hoya on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - La De Hoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route jabs at La De Hoya's body.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick that knocks Route off balance momentarily.
La De Hoya has taken the fight to the clinch.
La De Hoya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Routes head.
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 Marious La De Hoya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
La De Hoya connects with the punch.
En Route has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marious La De Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Route checks a low kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a low kick but Route moves out of range easily.
La De Hoya drives through and clinches with Route against the ropes.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Route doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La De Hoya obliges.
Route wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Route.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
La De Hoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Route.
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!
Route prevents a body shot from La De Hoya.
Route misses with some punches.
La De Hoya tries to work over Route's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Route tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Route.
Knees to the body from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya prevents a body shot from Route.
Route misses with the head strike.
Route lands with a right to the head.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Route escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La De Hoya throws a right hand that misses
and Route connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La De Hoya scores with a jab to the body.
La De Hoya moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Route moves out of range as La De Hoya throws a body kick.
Nice shot by La De Hoya.
Route looks for the body kick but La De Hoya saw that one coming.
Route steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from La De Hoya. That one must have hurt.
La De Hoya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Route moves out of range of the strikes.
La De Hoya motions for Route to come forward. La De Hoya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route misses with a low kick.
Route looks for the body kick but La De Hoya saw that one coming.
Route connects with a body shot that sends La De Hoya's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Route. That's going to slow La De Hoya down.
A good leg kick by La De Hoya.
A good leg kick by La De Hoya.
Route ducks right into an uppercut from La De Hoya.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Route 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 La De Hoya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La De Hoya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marious La De Hoya is winning the standup battle so far.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Route has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.
Route lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Route throws a jab but it's blocked by La De Hoya.
Route looks to land a body kick but La De Hoya moved away.
A slow jab from Route misses its intended target.
Route just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLa De Hoya.
La De Hoya misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La De Hoya is looking to slow Route down with leg kicks.
A low kick lands for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Route swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La De Hoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Route.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to En Route.
I think La De Hoya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 21737 p4p, 21280 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 577 p4p, 614 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from McDavid misses
and Jovanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jovanovic closes the distance and pushes McDavid back into the ropes.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDavid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovanovic.
McDavid told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
McDavid takes a shot to the head.
McDavid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDavid misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDavid has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
McDavid lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDavid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic gets through McDavid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDavid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
McDavid throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDavid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDavid throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
A right hand to the body from McDavid.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from McDavid.
McDavid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
McDavid trying to land knees to the body.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDavid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jovanovic lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDavid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jovanovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDavid misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Jovanovic.
McDavid looks winded!
Jovanovic tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
Jovanovic lands an uppercut.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDavid swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDavid.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
Jovanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic tries to work over McDavid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jovanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDavid connects with a body shot.
Connor McDavid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from McDavid misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jovanovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jovanovic lands the left hand.
McDavid throws a shot from downtown. Jovanovic moves away and avoids it.
Jovanovic moves in looking to clinch but McDavid pushes him off.
McDavid throws out a counter right but Jovanovic avoids it with no problem.
McDavid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from McDavid.
Jovanovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDavid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDavid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDavid throws a poor cross that misses
and Jovanovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jovanovic checks a low kick from McDavid.
Jovanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
Jovanovic tests McDavid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jovanovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDavid can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid thumps Jovanovic with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jovanovic. Those never looked like landing.
McDavid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jovanovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDavid jabs Jovanovic right on the nose. Jovanovic blinks but takes it well.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Jovanovic saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Jovanovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jovanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDavid throws a hook but Jovanovic blocks it.
McDavid cracks Jovanovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McDavid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jovanovic checks it well.
McDavid throws a hook but Jovanovic avoids it easily.
Jovanovic moves out of range as McDavid strikes.
McDavid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from McDavid.
Jovanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Jovanovic.
McDavid throws a right hand that misses
and McDavid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDavid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDavid throws a shot from downtown. Jovanovic moves away and avoids it.
Jovanovic looks to land a right hand but McDavid moved out of range.
McDavid now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDavid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
Jovanovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDavid in his tracks.
Jovanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDavid throws a sloppy head kick
and Jovanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDavid.
Jovanovic is looking to counter punch.
Jovanovic ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
McDavid swings widly with a right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a straight right hand.
McDavid throws a hook but Jovanovic blocks it.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Connor McDavid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDavid.
McDavid avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDavid! But no joy.
McDavid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jovanovic connects with a body shot that sends McDavid's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDavid.
Connor McDavid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jovanovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jovanovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up.
Jovanovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDavid lands a leg kick that knocks Jovanovic off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic scores with a jab to the head.
McDavid misses with a right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a straight right hand.
McDavid throws a low kick but Jovanovic moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic is looking to clinch.
McDavid feints a counter leg kick.
Jovanovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDavid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDavid.
Jovanovic rushes McDavid and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovanovic.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic tries to work over McDavid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic tries to work over McDavid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDavid throws a head punch that misses.
McDavid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDavid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDavid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
McDavid misses with some punches.
McDavid scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as McDavid controls his hands.
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDavid digs a right hand underneath Jovanovic's ribcage. Jovanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as McDavid controls his hands.
Nenad Jovanovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
McDavid misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDavid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jovanovic.
McDavid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
McDavid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDavid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Connor McDavid.
I think McDavid 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Connor McDavid!
A relieved looking Connor McDavid 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cecil Lightning (ranked 5134 p4p, 22708 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 531 p4p, 592 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lightning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightning looks low and kicks high, catching Jones right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
 It looks like Joshua Jones has been cut.
Lightning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Lightning cracks Jones with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Jones get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Jones looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightning cracks Jones with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Jones is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Jones is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
 Jones is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightning. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightning finish him?
Lightning looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones clinches up with Lightning and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lightning swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones walks into a big right hand from Lightning and goes down! The referee sends Lightning to a neutral corner as Jones gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Lightning digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Lightning has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Lightning catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Jones stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Jones walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Lightning fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Jones beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Lightning throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Lightning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones rushes Lightning and presses him up against the ropes.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lightning scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Lightning feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Jones collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning!
Cecil Lightning 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 5601 p4p, 4012 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 216 p4p, 155 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 46 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Ringnes pushes him off.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego pushes Ringnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ringnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ringnes lands with a left to the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Ringnes 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Ringnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with some punches.
Ringnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Ringnes blocks it.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes working aggressively here.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ringnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ringnes .
Diego closes the distance but Ringnes moves to the side
and Ringnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ringnes throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tries to clinch up but Ringnes circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego prevents Ringnes from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego misses with some punches.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Ringnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Diego working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ringnes throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego rushes Ringnes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego digs a right hand into Ringnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringnes 's gas tank.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ringnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego is working Ringnes over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Ringnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego stalls.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ringnes is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Ringnes 's head back.
Diego moves out of range as Ringnes strikes.
Diego tries to clinch but Ringnes moves out of range.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ringnes throws out the jab.
Diego gets a clinch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Ringnes .
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes misses with a two punch combination.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Ringnes tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ringnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego wants to clinch up but Ringnes keeps it at a distance.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ringnes .
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringnes moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ringnes misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ringnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Diego.
Diego has managed to clinch.
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ringnes up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ringnes .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ringnes lands with a right to the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Draughn Diego.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diego, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
Post fight, an emotional Draughn Diego said '(Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 4584 p4p, 2168 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 490 p4p, 273 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Yalixqua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stop This Flame. 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Yalixqua 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.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Elizondo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Elizondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Elizondo.
Yalixqua replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Elizondo blocks it well.
Yalixqua with the inside leg kick.
Elizondo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yalixqua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Elizondo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Elizondo.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a few strikes there.
Yalixqua cracks Elizondo with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Elizondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elizondo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yalixqua plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Elizondo swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Elizondo face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua is the new welterweight champion!
Iaspero Yalixqua 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.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18042 p4p, 21895 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 483 p4p, 460 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Whok has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Silva Scorpion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion connects with a body shot that sends Whok's belly button to the back.
Whok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scorpion can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Whok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whok wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
Scorpion throws a jab but it's blocked by Whok.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Whok blocks the low kick.
Whok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whok moves out of range of the strikes.
Whok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Whok throws a front kick aimed at Scorpion's knee but Scorpion avoids it well.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok motions for Scorpion to come forward. Whok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whok fails to land with a series of punches.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whok wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Whok is looking for the big counter here.
Scorpion throws a low kick, looking for Whok's leg but Whok calmly moves out of range.
Whok is looking for the big counter here.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scorpion with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a leg kick that knocks Whok off balance momentarily.
Whok misses with a head kick.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whok takes a step back to recover.
Whok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whok throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion lands with a right hand.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Whok throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion wants to slow Whok down by chopping away at his legs.
Whok 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.
Jab by Scorpion.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whok misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion lands a jab to the nose.
Scorpion lands a really nice looking cross but Whok seems unphased.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Whok throws a head kick but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whok drops his hands momentarily and Scorpion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scorpion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whok is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scorpion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Whok gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scorpion.
Whok with the inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion swings for the body but Whok moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Whok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the body.
Whok is looking to score with low kicks.
Whok blocks a low kick nicely.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion tests Whok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion clinches up with Whok and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whok lands an elbow that stopped Scorpion in his tracks for a moment.
Scorpion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Whok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scorpion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whok with a nice calf kick.
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a head kick. Whok tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whok stuns Scorpion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whok tries to clinch but Scorpion is having none of it.
Scorpion catches Whok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whok darts in and clinches Scorpion up against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Whok.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Whok blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Whok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scorpion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whok can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whok can do to turn this around?
Scorpion is working Whok over against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piger Whok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scorpion avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Scorpion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whok or not.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
Scorpion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Whok seems to have recovered his senses.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Whok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whok tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Whok lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whok throws a leg kick but Scorpion checks it.
Whok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scorpion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scorpion blocks a head kick by Whok.
Scorpion works Whok's body with a nice hook.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Whok.
Scorpion stalks Whok and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whok's face. Whok staggers backwards, shaken.
Scorpion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scorpion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whok.
Scorpion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scorpion 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.
Scorpion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scorpion lands a leg kick that knocks Whok off balance momentarily.
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body. Whok takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion scores with the left hand. Whok knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Whok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whok takes one on the button.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whok throws a solid leg kick but Scorpion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whok.
Whok closes the distance but Scorpion moves to the side
and Scorpion counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Scorpion does it's job there.
Whok lands a two punch combo.
Whok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scorpion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Whok's front leg but catches the back leg as Whok tries to avoid it.
Whok throws a push kick but Scorpion slaps the foot to one side.
Whok avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Scorpion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Scorpion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Whok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whok or not.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok trying to land knees to the body.
Scorpion presses Whok against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
That's time! Scorpion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scorpion has managed to clinch.
Scorpion is pushing Whok up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scorpion avoids it.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Whok is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Scorpion is trying to maintain a safe position but Whok gets an underhook and turns Scorpion into the ropes.
Whok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scorpion's brow.
Whok can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whok.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Whok controls the action.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scorpion avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoks head.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scorpion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Whok blocks it.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whok obliges.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion pushes Whok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion had his way with Piger Whok in that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scorpion instigates a clinch.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion is pushing Whok up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scorpion tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whok.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion creates a bit of space and cracks Whok with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Whok 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!
Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scorpion breaks the clinch.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Whok.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Whok avoided it.
Scorpion clinches up against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Whok trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Whok tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whok.
Whok looks to land a combination but Scorpion avoids it well.
Whok is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whok is looking to clinch but Scorpion is avoiding it.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Whok tried to score with a low kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion has Whok up against the ropes in a clinch.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Scorpion as the two fighters clinch.
Whok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Whok's ribcage. Whok let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whok swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:44
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion retains his featherweight title!
Silva Scorpion 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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