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AKF 66 | Yalixqua vs. Akira PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emporio Cannabino (ranked 2747 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Roberto Congo (ranked 371 p4p, 253 weight class). Cannabino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cannabino checks it well.
Cannabino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cannabino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Cannabino misses with a two punch combination.
Congo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Congo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Congo misses with a body kick.
Cannabino thinks about countering with a head kick.
Congo gets tackled into the ropes by Cannabino. Cannabino maintains the clinch.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannabino wants to get back to striking at distance but Congo won't allow it.
Cannabino blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino breaks from the clinch.
Cannabino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Congo darts in and clinches Cannabino up against the ropes.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannabino controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cannabino is trying to stall.
Cannabino tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Cannabino back against the ropes.
Congo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cannabino can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Cannabino trying to stall but Congo improves his position.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cannabino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Congo lands a left hand.
Congo working aggressively here.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino scores with a one two! Congo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Congo misses with a wild combination.
Cannabino is looking to counter punch.
Cannabino wants to clinch up but Congo keeps it at a distance.
Congo moves in looking to clinch but Cannabino pushes him off.
Cannabino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannabino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Congo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cannabino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cannabino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cannabino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cannabino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Congo thows a leg kick but Cannabino checks it
and Cannabino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Congo tried to score with a low kick but Cannabino checks it.
Cannabino moves away from the strike by Congo.
Cannabino moves forwards but Congo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cannabino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Cannabino moved out of range nicely.
Congo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Congo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
That's time! Cannabino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Congo misses with a looping right.
As Congo looks to move away, Cannabino throws a big counter combo but Congo just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Cannabino misses.
Congo misses with a looping right.
Congo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cannabino tries to keep at a distance but Congo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Congo blocks a body shot from Cannabino.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cannabino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannabino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Congo.
Congo tries to land a leg kick but Cannabino saw it coming and moves away.
Cannabino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Congo. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Cannabino breaks from the clinch.
Congo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cannabino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Congo misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Cannabino has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Congo misses with a looping left.
Congo misses with a hook. Cannabino ducked under it nicely.
As Congo looks to move away, Cannabino throws a big counter combo but Congo just gets out of the way.
Cannabino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Congo. That's going to slow Cannabino down.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a jab to the nose.
Congo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Congo with a jab.
Emporio Cannabino is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo tries to clinch up but Cannabino circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Cannabino moved out of range nicely.
Congo misses with a straight left.
Cannabino tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range.
Congo cracks Cannabino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cannabino misses with the combination.
Cannabino moves out of range of the strikes.
Cannabino defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cannabino tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Congo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino backing away here, and Congo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Congo connects with the punch.
Congo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannabino.
Cannabino ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Cannabino blocks a leg kick.
Cannabino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Congo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Congo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Congo misses with a double jab.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannabino 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo throws an off balance right hand
and Cannabino counters with a right hand to the body.
Congo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Congo throws a shot from downtown. Cannabino moves away and avoids it.
Congo connects with a solid leg kick.
Congo throws a hook but Cannabino blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Congo feints a counter leg kick.
Congo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Congo 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.
Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Congo.
Congo dodges the punch combination from Cannabino.
Congo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cannabino.
Roberto Congo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cannabino blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Congo.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Congo blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Cannabino misses
and Congo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cannabino tries to clinch up but Congo circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannabino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Congo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Cannabino misses.
Congo connects with a right hand. Cannabino shakes it off.
Congo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Cannabino slips the punch.
It looked like Cannabino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Congo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cannabino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannabino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cannabino scores with a spinning back kick!
Congo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emporio Cannabino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cannabino's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Congo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Congo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Sobral (ranked 6081 p4p, 4043 weight class) and Ildefonso Jaquez (ranked 181 p4p, 161 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ildefonso Jaquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Jaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaquez slips a jab and a cross from Sobral.
Sobral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaquez tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Jaquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sobral - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaquez misses with a body punch.
Jaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobral's elbow.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Jaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses.
Jaquez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sobral is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jaquez cracks Sobral with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jaquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jaquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaquez slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Jaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Jaquez.
A lazy left from Sobral finds it's target.
It looks like Ildefonso Jaquez has been cut.
Jaquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sobral scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Jaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaquez misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobral swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Jaquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral stalling against the ropes.
Jaquez throws a head punch that misses.
Jaquez misses with a body punch.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Jaquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaquez lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ildefonso Jaquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ildefonso Jaquez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ildefonso Jaquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaquez throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
Sobral forces Jaquez back against the ropes and clinches.
Jaquez tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaquez tries to land a knee to the head but Sobral blocks with his arms.
Jaquez lands a left hand.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaquez misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Jaquez misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaquez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobral on the side of the head.
Jaquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 Sobral is rocked!
Sobral walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jaquez! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ildefonso Jaquez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ildefonso Jaquez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21768 p4p, 1664 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 480 p4p, 188 weight class). Neich has chosen YKWIM? - Yot club as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlton Adesanya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neich.
Neich swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neich really felt that one!
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Adesanya. Those never looked like landing.
Adesanya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Neich circles away.
Neich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neich throws a shot from downtown. Adesanya moves away and avoids it.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Adesanya is looking for a counter combo.
Neich lands with a straight right. Adesanya didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Neich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neich lands with a nice body punch.
Adesanya slips a jab from Neich.
Neich slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
A little jabbing left from Neich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adesanya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Neich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neich swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice jab there from Neich.
Sloppy strikes from Neich. Those never looked like landing.
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Adesanya tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Neich manages to circle out of the way.
Neich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adesanya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Neich misses the jab.
Adesanya tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Neich manages to circle out of the way.
Neich lands a glancing blow to the side of Adesanya's head.
Neich fails to land with a series of punches.
Lester Neich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich with a hook.
Neich lands with an overhand left.
Neich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Adesanya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neich swinging wildly here.
Neich slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
Adesanya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neich cracks a nice hook into Adesanya's ribs.
A jab from Neich misses.
Adesanya is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neich scores with a nice right hand.
Lester Neich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adesanya swings for the body but Neich moves out of range.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya needs to keep his hands up - Neich had a free shot at his head there.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neich's corner calls for a 1-2. Neich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adesanya.
We've been informed that Neich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Neich.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Neich finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neich.
Adesanya moves out of range as Neich strikes.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neich cracks Adesanya with an open hand slap.
Adesanya slips under a jab.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Neich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
Neich throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
A quick step to the side and Adesanya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Neich circles away.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya walks into a stiff left hand from Neich.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Danga de danga de dang - Neich scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Neich.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Neich circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neich keeps the fight on the outside.
Adesanya slips a jab and a cross from Neich.
Neich slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Neich.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adesanya tries to counter by clinching up but Neich breaks away and moves out of range.
Adesanya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neich connects with a single shot there.
Neich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adesanya tries to move into range but Neich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Neich finds it's target.
Adesanya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Neich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adesanya cracks Neich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neich misses with the combination.
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich misses with an uppercut
letting Adesanya counter with a right hand.
Neich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adesanya went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Adesanya ducks right into an uppercut from Neich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya moves away from the strike by Neich.
Adesanya quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Neich.
Neich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Neich.
The fighters circling - Neich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adesanya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Neich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Neich is having none of it.
Adesanya throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Neich.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Neich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adesanya drops his hands momentarily and Neich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Neich.
Neich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adesanya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Neich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Neich - just one landing.
Adesanya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neich misses with a straight left.
Adesanya is looking for a counter combo.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Neich.
Adesanya defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neich.
Adesanya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Adesanya moved out of range nicely.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Neich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Adesanya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Neich on the side of the head.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adesanya throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Neich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Neich!
Our winner, Lester Neich, 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 2820 p4p, 4052 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 361 p4p, 476 weight class). Griggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tank!- Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop Opening). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sandoval throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandoval tries to clinch up but Griggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Griggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sandoval clinches with his opponent.
Sandoval makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandoval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Sandoval throws a series of strikes that have Griggs backpedaling.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Griggs's head.
Griggs throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Griggs.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Griggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval rushes Griggs and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Griggs tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Sandoval.
Sandoval has Griggs pressed against the ropes, preventing Griggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Sandoval.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the head.
Griggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Griggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sandoval scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval looks to land a combination but Griggs avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
Griggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sandoval connects with a crisp jab.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Sandoval digs a good body shot into Griggs's ribs.
Good shot there by Sandoval.
Sandoval jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sandoval 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.
Griggs throws a jab when Sandoval was well out of range.
Griggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Griggs.
A slow jab from Griggs misses its intended target.
Sandoval moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval clinches up against the ropes.
Sandoval lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griggs is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griggs.
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval lands a lovely overhand right.
A left and a right from Griggs both land. Nice combination.
Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs scores with a body shot.
Sandoval misses with a few strikes there.
Griggs throws a big counter combination but Sandoval scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Sandoval - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs lands an overhand right.
Griggs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sandoval works over Griggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Griggs needs to keep his hands up - Sandoval had a free shot at his head there.
Griggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sandoval tries to bum rush Griggs with a series of wild strikes but Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a lovely overhand right.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Sandoval breaks from the clinch.
Griggs looks to land a combination but Sandoval avoids it well.
Griggs lands with a right hand.
Griggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandoval! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with the punch.
Sandoval lands with a good body shot.
Sandoval cracks Griggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sandoval defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs connects with a right hand. Sandoval shakes it off.
Jab by Sandoval.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval thuds a left hand into Griggs's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Griggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griggs wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
Sandoval prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandoval scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandoval.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandoval has double underhooks.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandoval working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sandoval prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch but Sandoval keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Sandoval.
Griggs can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval has Griggs pressed against the ropes, preventing Griggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval lands a body punch.
Sandoval lands a right hand.
Sandoval prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval is working Griggs over against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Griggs gets tackled into the ropes by Sandoval. Sandoval maintains the clinch.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Griggs working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griggs's efforts to push away.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Griggs.
Griggs swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Griggs is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandoval throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griggs walks into a jab.
Sandoval slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sandoval smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Griggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sandoval.
Griggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sandoval scores with the left hand. Griggs knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval moves into the clinch successfully.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the ropes.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch but Sandoval keeps him there for the moment.
Sandoval working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griggs tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the ropes.
Good body shot from Sandoval.
Griggs tries to break free but Sandoval pushes him back against the ropes.
Sandoval lands a shot to the body.
Griggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandoval has double underhooks.
Frankie Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandoval.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
The defeated Frankie Griggs had this to say: 'I want to thank everyone who backed me since the beginning. Its been a career of up’s and downs especially later on; but you guys stuck by me and cheered on. I wanna thank y’all as I finally put down my gloves one last time. Here’s to retirement and doing play by play and personality work.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 18894 p4p, 3121 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 469 p4p, 310 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 44 - 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 31 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Snow.
Snow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Entei seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Entei throws a low kick but Snow avoids it.
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Entei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Entei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Entei throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Entei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Entei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snow 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.
Snow throws a low kick but Entei moves out of range easily.
Snow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Entei looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Entei down.
An inside leg kick lands from Entei.
Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entei throws out the jab.
Snow lands with a hook. Entei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Entei slips a jab from Snow.
Entei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Entei misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
Entei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Entei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Entei connects with a leg kick.
Snow throws a hook but Entei blocks it.
Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow takes one to the chin there.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow throws an overhand right that lands on Entei's shoulder, as Entei tries to avoid the shot.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Entei moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow feints a jab promting Entei to slip. Snow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Entei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
A cross from Snow lands.
Entei moves away from the strike by Snow.
Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Entei blocks the body kick.
Entei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A shot to the body from Entei misses
and Snow counters with a good, hard body kick but Entei shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Entei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Snow.
Entei lands a jab to Snow's midsection.
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Entei.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Entei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Entei. That's going to slow Snow down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
Entei throws a leg kick that misses.
Snow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snow throws a lazy body kick
and Entei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snow thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Entei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snow avoids the body shot from Entei.
Snow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Snow.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
Entei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Snow throws out a powerful jab.
Entei lands a leg kick that knocks Snow off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Snow.
Snow moves forwards but Entei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Entei lands a jab to Snow's midsection.
Snow tests Entei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snow moves out of range of the leg kick from Entei.
Snow walks into a stiff left hand from Entei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow blocks the body kick.
Snow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Entei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Entei slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Entei throws a series of strikes that have Snow backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snow.
Nik Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow throws a leg kick but Entei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entei misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow tries a low kick but Entei avoids it.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Entei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snow.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Entei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Entei dips to his left and cracks Snow with an uppercut!
Entei is looking to wear down Snow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Entei works Snow's body with a nice hook.
Snow staying out of range there.
Snow scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Entei with a nice calf kick.
Snow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entei misses with a body kick.
Snow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Entei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow throws a right and a left that Entei avoids nicely.
Entei cracks Snow with a good jab.
Snow throws a low kick but Entei moves out of range easily.
Entei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snow.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Entei checks a leg kick.
Entei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Snow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Entei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Entei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Entei is out of range and Snow settles back down.
Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Entei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Entei counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow throws out a powerful jab.
Snow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Entei in his tracks.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Entei moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Entei slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow throws a nice head kick!
Snow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Entei.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Entei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nik Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Entei misses with a wild body shot.
Snow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
Snow looks to land a left hand but Entei moved out of range nicely.
Entei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Entei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei misses the shot to the body.
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entei.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
Entei missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Snow blocks the leg kick.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snow tried to score with a low kick but Entei checks it.
Entei misses with a kick to the body.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Entei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Entei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Entei. Beautiful body shot.
Snow misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Snow misses.
Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entei cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Entei 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 Snow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snow flicks out a counter leg kick but Entei steps away.
Entei misses the jab.
Entei throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Snow.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Entei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Entei moved out of range.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Snow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Entei.
Snow throws a leg kick but Entei checks it.
Entei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snow avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Entei.
Entei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snow. Snow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei checks a leg kick.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Entei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Snow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Entei.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Entei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Snow!
After winning the bout, Nik Snow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Grammaticus (ranked 22212 p4p, 23091 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 603 p4p, 618 weight class). Davis has chosen Korn - Freak On a Leash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Grammaticus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Grammaticus down.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Grammaticus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands with a good body shot.
Grammaticus lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grammaticus will feel that in the morning.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grammaticus .
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Grammaticus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Grammaticus tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Grammaticus misses the shot to the body.
Grammaticus slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis thumps Grammaticus with a low kick.
Davis wants to slow Grammaticus down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis moves forwards but Grammaticus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grammaticus swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Grammaticus .
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a nice body kick.
Grammaticus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Grammaticus in a clinch.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Grammaticus , against the ropes.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Grammaticus 's ribcage.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Grammaticus blocks it.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Grammaticus 's ribcage.
A short left from Davis.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grammaticus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Grammaticus blocks it.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grammaticus 's face.
 It looks like John Grammaticus has been cut.
Grammaticus throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grammaticus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Davis.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Grammaticus as he connects with a hook.
Grammaticus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grammaticus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Grammaticus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grammaticus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grammaticus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis lands a front kick to the face, that drops Grammaticus to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Grammaticus missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grammaticus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grammaticus to score with a decent uppercut.
Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Grammaticus clinches with his opponent.
Grammaticus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Jonathan Davis should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on John Grammaticus 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis connects with a quick right hand that sends Grammaticus tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jonathan Davis!
Jonathan Davis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 2244 p4p, 2476 weight class) and Hokuto Akira (ranked 289 p4p, 318 weight class). Yalixqua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stop This Flame. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua with a hook.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but Akira avoids it.
Akira throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua tries to move into range but Akira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Akira throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua lands with a cross.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Akira slaps the foot to one side.
Akira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akira has time to react.
Yalixqua defending well as Akira loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick by Yalixqua misses
and Akira counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yalixqua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Akira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yalixqua lands a nice looking body shot.
Yalixqua is looking to slow Akira down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yalixqua misses with a lunging right hand
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yalixqua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yalixqua.
Akira swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akira is out of range.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Akira moves out of range.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Akira saw that one coming.
Akira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yalixqua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yalixqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yalixqua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yalixqua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akira scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut
and Akira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akira connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Yalixqua's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Yalixqua - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Hokuto Akira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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