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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between William Mcintyre (ranked 4434 p4p, 4618 weight class) and Buster Kavanaugh (ranked 383 p4p, 389 weight class). 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 Buster Kavanaugh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Kavanaugh!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanaugh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kavanaugh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mcintyre moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcintyre looking to stall.
Kavanaugh manages to break the clinch.
Mcintyre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kavanaugh manages to break the clinch.
Kavanaugh with the inside leg kick.
Kavanaugh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kavanaugh scores with a leg kick.
Kavanaugh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcintyre scores with a nice strike.
Kavanaugh tries to land a leg kick but Mcintyre saw it coming and moves away.
Mcintyre closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcintyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kavanaugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Kavanaugh.
Mcintyre scores with a shot to the body.
Mcintyre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kavanaugh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kavanaugh connects with a high kick.
 It looks like William Mcintyre has been cut.
Mcintyre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kavanaugh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kavanaugh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mcintyre blocks a head kick by Kavanaugh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kavanaugh.
Mcintyre lands a nice hook to Kavanaugh's body. Kavanaugh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcintyre throws a good cross that connects.
Mcintyre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mcintyre lands a lovely overhand right.
Mcintyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kavanaugh flicks out a counter leg kick but Mcintyre steps away.
Mcintyre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kavanaugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcintyre digs a good body shot into Kavanaugh's ribs.
Mcintyre misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kavanaugh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcintyre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kavanaugh lands a leg kick that knocks Mcintyre off balance momentarily.
Mcintyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kavanaugh manages to avoid it.
Kavanaugh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcintyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mcintyre punishes Kavanaugh's body with a nice straight punch.
Buster Kavanaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcintyre misses the shot to the body.
Mcintyre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mcintyre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kavanaugh.
Kavanaugh throws a leg kick
and Mcintyre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcintyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavanaugh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcintyre misses with a body shot.
Mcintyre lands a lovely overhand right.
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 William Mcintyre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Mcintyre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcintyre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcintyre throws a poor cross that misses
and Kavanaugh counters with a nice leg kick.
Mcintyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mcintyre with a hook.
Kavanaugh misses with a looping left.
Kavanaugh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcintyre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcintyre closes the distance and clinches.
Mcintyre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcintyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanaugh looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanaugh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcintyre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kavanaugh counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcintyre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kavanaugh.
Mcintyre throws a lazy right hand but Kavanaugh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mcintyre, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanaugh looks to land a left hand but Mcintyre moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Mcintyre there.
Kavanaugh lands a leg kick that knocks Mcintyre off balance momentarily.
Kavanaugh misses with a low kick.
It looked like Mcintyre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kavanaugh.
Mcintyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcintyre backing away here, and Kavanaugh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kavanaugh lands a high kick!
Mcintyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanaugh moves away.
Mcintyre doesn't manage to clinch there - Kavanaugh circles away.
Kavanaugh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kavanaugh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mcintyre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mcintyre throws a nice looking combination but Kavanaugh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcintyre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kavanaugh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kavanaugh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Mcintyre misses the shot to the body.
Kavanaugh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mcintyre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kavanaugh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanaugh ducks under a wild hook from Mcintyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kavanaugh.
Mcintyre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kavanaugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcintyre just misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanaugh scores with a nice head shot.
William Mcintyre's cut is getting worse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kavanaugh.
Mcintyre lunges at Kavanaugh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kavanaugh's hand.
Mcintyre throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcintyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcintyre misses with an uppercut
and Kavanaugh counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mcintyre to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Kavanaugh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buster Kavanaugh!
Buster Kavanaugh tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Thornback (ranked 4470 p4p, 5602 weight class) and Alfredo Morelos (ranked 509 p4p, 557 weight class). The key to victory for JT Thornback has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JT Thornback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Morelos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornback throws out a powerful jab.
Morelos tries to land a front kick but Thornback steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thornback connects with a body shot.
Thornback lunges at Morelos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morelos's hand.
Thornback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morelos.
Morelos throws the kick towards the body but Thornback avoids it.
Thornback throwing a counter right hand but Morelos manages to avoid it.
Morelos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morelos moves into range and clinches up with Thornback.
Morelos landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Morelos.
Morelos taking a breather.
Morelos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morelos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morelos is trying to maintain a safe position but Thornback gets an underhook and turns Morelos into the ropes.
Morelos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morelos lands a damaging elbow.
Thornback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thornback working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornback takes an elbow to the temple.
Morelos lands an elbow inside.
Thornback has a couple of punches blocked by Morelos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornback.
Morelos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornback's defenses.
Morelos scores a nice knee to the body.
Thornback is breathing heavily.
Morelos tries to throw a body punch but Thornback avoids it by throwing Morelos back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Morelos.
Thornback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morelos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morelos.
Thornback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Morelos.
Morelos slows down the pace here.
Morelos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornback's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morelos lands an elbow inside that Thornback shrugs off.
Morelos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like JT Thornback has been cut.
Morelos stalling against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morelos.
Thornback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morelos's elbow.
Nice body punch from Morelos - that landed with a thud.
Morelos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morelos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morelos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thornback or not.
Morelos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morelos pushes Thornback back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morelos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morelos has managed to clinch.
Morelos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornback's defenses.
Morelos lands an elbow just above Thornback 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Morelos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Thornback's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Morelos tenderised Thornback's leg. Thornback is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thornback misses the body punch
and as Thornback loses concentration momentarily, Morelos counters with a picture perfect head kick! Thornback goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfredo Morelos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hamed Seniors (ranked 4426 p4p, 4771 weight class) and Stavros Halkias (ranked 507 p4p, 523 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hamed Seniors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seniors is looking to clinch but Halkias is avoiding it.
Seniors takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hamed Seniors has been cut.
Seniors misses with a left hand
and Halkias counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seniors misses with a jab to the body
and Seniors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seniors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seniors misses the shot to the body.
Halkias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seniors.
Seniors ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
Halkias cracks Seniors with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halkias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seniors.
Halkias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seniors takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halkias with a hook.
Seniors swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seniors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Seniors is rocked!
Seniors throws a right hand that misses
and Halkias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Seniors is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias lands the left hand.
Halkias defending well as Seniors loads up on a big left hand.
Halkias is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seniors had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Seniors wants to clinch
and Halkias counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Seniors goes down! Halkias rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Seniors is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stavros Halkias!
A victorious Stavros Halkias thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Drew Tate (ranked 4495 p4p, 5329 weight class) and Aleksandr Borisov (ranked 512 p4p, 543 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
Borisov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate throws a quick counter kick to the body but Borisov avoids it.
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borisov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Borisov misses.
Tate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tate with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Tate misses its target.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.
Borisov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borisov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate defending well as Borisov loads up on a big left hand.
Borisov lands a jab.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tate walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
Borisov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Borisov's head but Borisov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borisov tries to clinch up
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borisov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Borisov moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borisov. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borisov 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.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Tate feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Borisov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borisov misses with a looping left.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Borisov.
Borisov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Borisov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Borisov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Borisov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Borisov tries to counter with a clinch but Tate shakes him off and moves away.
Tate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Borisov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Tate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borisov misses with a body shot.
Tate is looking for a counter combo.
Borisov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate thinks about countering with a head kick.
Borisov misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Tate.
Borisov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tate. Tate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Borisov is looking to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tate!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Borisov misses the target.
Aleksandr Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate slips a straight right by Borisov.
Tate thinks about countering with a body kick.
Borisov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Borisov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tate.
A big right from Tate misses.
Borisov throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
Tate is looking to counter punch.
Borisov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borisov moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Borisov tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Borisov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Tate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Borisov slips the punch.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate throws a head kick that half lands.
Borisov moves out of range of the body kick from Tate.
Borisov moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Tate misses the target.
Borisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tate misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borisov throws a good cross that connects.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Borisov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Tate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab lands there for Borisov.
Borisov tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Borisov wants to clinch.
Borisov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Borisov goes down! Will Borisov beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Tate throws a hook but Borisov avoids it easily.
Borisov cracks Tate with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tate momentarily.
Borisov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tate counters with a big right hand that sends Borisov crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Tate takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Drew Tate!
Drew Tate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nicolas Vermeer (ranked 4347 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Aleksis Porzingis (ranked 436 p4p, 350 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolas Vermeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksis Porzingis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porzingis closes the distance and clinches.
Porzingis tries to break the clinch but Vermeer is controlling the position.
Vermeer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Porzingis's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vermeer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Porzingis's brow.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Porzingis unleashes a big counter combination but Vermeer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Porzingis darts in and clinches Vermeer up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeer missing with knees to the body.
Porzingis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer instigates a clinch.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Porzingis controls his hands.
Porzingis prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porzingis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porzingis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porzingis breaks the clinch.
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
Porzingis blocks an elbow strike from Vermeer.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
Porzingis working hard to break the clinch.
Vermeer taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Porzingis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porzingis backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porzingis is looking to control Vermeer's arms but Vermeer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Porzingis has his back to the ropes.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeer working Porzingis over with knees to the body.
Porzingis looks winded!
Vermeer just leaning against Porzingis, taking a breather.
Vermeer holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Porzingis throws a leg kick but Vermeer sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer 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.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porzingis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Porzingis throws a head kick that misses.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Porzingis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Porzingis tries to keep at a distance but Vermeer has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Porzingis is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Vermeer.
Vermeer digs a right hand into Porzingis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porzingis's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Vermeer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermeer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Porzingis dodges an elbow strike from Vermeer.
Porzingis looking to slow down the pace here.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer is looking to clinch.
Vermeer drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porzingis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vermeer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porzingis can do to turn this around?
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Porzingis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porzingis tries to clinch but Vermeer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer doesn't manage to clinch there - Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
Vermeer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porzingis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Porzingis is trying to break the clinch but Vermeer has him pressed against the ropes.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolas Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolas Vermeer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer presses Porzingis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer dominated that second round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermeer has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vermeer tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer cracks Porzingis with a nice body shot.
Vermeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porzingis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porzingis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vermeer circles away quickly and effectively.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porzingis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
Porzingis letting Vermeer take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Porzingis as Vermeer tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Vermeer.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Porzingis being controlled against the ropes.
Porzingis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Porzingis.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porzingis looking to stall.
Vermeer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Porzingis or not.
A body shot lands from Vermeer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeer is working Porzingis over against the ropes.
Vermeer manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Vermeer closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porzingis.
A counter left hand to the body from Vermeer misses its target.
Porzingis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vermeer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Porzingis wants to clinch.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer slips a jab and a cross from Porzingis.
Vermeer clinches up with Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porzingis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeer moves away.
Nicolas Vermeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Porzingis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicolas Vermeer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Porzingis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porzingis trying to stall but Vermeer improves his position.
A short right from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the ropes.
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Porzingis!
A nice leg kick lands there from Porzingis.
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porzingis clinches up with Vermeer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Porzingis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Vermeer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porzingis backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksis Porzingis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer misses with a body punch.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer tries to clinch
and Porzingis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Aleksis Porzingis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porzingis doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeer circles away.
Porzingis circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer rushes Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porzingis's elbow.
Vermeer lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer keeps control of Porzingis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Porzingis avoids it.
Porzingis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porzingis wants to get back to striking at distance but Vermeer won't allow it.
Vermeer has Porzingis pressed against the ropes, preventing Porzingis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Porzingis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Porzingis takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Aleksis Porzingis has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Vermeer blocks the leg kick.
Vermeer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vermeer lands with a light punch inside.
Porzingis takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeer pushes Porzingis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vermeer.
Vermeer presses Porzingis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
Vermeer wants to clinch up but Porzingis keeps it at a distance.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer is looking to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
Vermeer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer looking to slow down the pace here.
Aleksis Porzingis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Vermeer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vermeer scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Vermeer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vermeer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Vermeer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Sattari (ranked 4375 p4p, 4419 weight class) and Saravan Kaewdara (ranked 500 p4p, 506 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Sattari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saravan Kaewdara!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaewdara keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaewdara thinks about the counter body kick.
Sattari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sattari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaewdara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sattari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaewdara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sattari throws a leg kick but Kaewdara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kaewdara delivers a nice body kick.
Kaewdara throws a series of punches but Sattari avoids them all with ease.
Sattari doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaewdara circles away.
Kaewdara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sattari wants to clinch
and Kaewdara counters with a left to the body.
Sattari tries to bum rush Kaewdara with a series of wild strikes but Kaewdara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sattari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kaewdara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sattari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sattari instigates a clinch.
Sattari wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaewdara won't allow it.
Kaewdara throws a punch but it's blocked by Sattari.
Sattari manages to break the clinch.
Kaewdara scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kaewdara.
It looks like Ali Sattari has been cut.
Sattari throws a head kick but Kaewdara moves out of range.
Sattari throws a low kick but Kaewdara avoids it.
Kaewdara clips Sattari with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Sattari a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sattari wants to clinch up but Kaewdara keeps it at a distance.
Kaewdara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sattari tries to clinch up
and Kaewdara counters with a solid body kick.
Sattari tries to clinch up.
Kaewdara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sattari moves in looking to clinch but Kaewdara pushes him off.
Sattari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sattari misses with a double jab
and Kaewdara counters with a one-two to the body.
Sattari is rocked!
Ali Sattari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sattari is breathing heavily.
Kaewdara connects with a nice cross there... Sattari is looking wobbly and Kaewdara recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sattari to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kaewdara jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Saravan Kaewdara!
During a confident post fight interview, Saravan Kaewdara 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beibitzhan Dastanov (ranked 25022 p4p, 5248 weight class) and Luka Doncic (ranked 535 p4p, 489 weight class). The key to victory for Beibitzhan Dastanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beibitzhan Dastanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Doncic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doncic moves into range and clinches up with Dastanov.
Dastanov stalling against the ropes.
Dastanov lands a right hand.
Dastanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doncic is keeping busy.
Doncic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doncic holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Dastanov pushes Doncic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dastanov stalling against the ropes.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doncic there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Luka Doncic has been cut.
Doncic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doncic moves into the clinch.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luka Doncic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doncic swinging wildly here.
Dastanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doncic.
A jab lands there for Dastanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doncic throws a right hand that Dastanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dastanov also avoids with ease.
Dastanov misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Doncic. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Doncic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doncic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dastanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Doncic misses.
Dastanov throws a lazy right hand but Doncic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dastanov cracks Doncic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doncic instigates a clinch.
Dastanov prevents Doncic from breaking the clinch.
Dastanov avoiding damage as Doncic throws knees to the body.
Doncic misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncic throws an elbow but it misses.
Dastanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Dastanov.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doncic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dastanov.
Dastanov missing with a left hand there. Doncic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dastanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doncic closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dastanov lands a nice uppercut.
Dastanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doncic or not.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dastanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Doncic looks winded!
Dastanov misses with a looping left.
Doncic digs a good hook to Dastanov's body.
Doncic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dastanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dastanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dastanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dastanov with a hook.
Doncic has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doncic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dastanov scores with a shot to the side of Doncic's head.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic rushes Dastanov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dastanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doncics head.
Dastanov wants to stall.
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 Beibitzhan Dastanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luka Doncic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Doncic misses with a two punch combination.
Doncic misses with a wild combination.
Doncic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dastanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Dastanov tries to throw a body punch but Doncic avoids it by throwing Dastanov back against the ropes.
Dastanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dastanov clinches up against the ropes.
Doncic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dastanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dastanov pushes Doncic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dastanov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Luka Doncic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dastanov pushes Doncic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dastanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doncics head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dastanov tries to work over Doncic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dastanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doncic's elbow.
Dastanov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doncic.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic has Dastanov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dastanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dastanov as Doncic tries to tie him up.
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doncic takes one on the button.
Doncic slips a straight right by Dastanov.
Doncic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doncic misses with a few strikes there.
Doncic gets a clinch.
Dastanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dastanov wants to stall.
Doncic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dastanov stalling in the clinch but Doncic improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dastanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luka Doncic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dastanov tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dastanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dastanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncic wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dastanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doncic or not.
Doncic digs a right hand underneath Dastanov's ribcage. Dastanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dastanov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Dastanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic scores with a three punch combo!
Doncic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dastanov throws out the jab.
Doncic rushes Dastanov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dastanov. Doncic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doncic clinches.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Dastanov avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Doncic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dastanov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Doncic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dastanov is working Doncic over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dastanov.
Doncic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dastanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dastanov. Doncic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dastanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doncic moves into the clinch.
Dastanov lands a right hand.
Dastanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dastanov manages to break the clinch.
Dastanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doncic moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dastanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Doncic's head.
Dastanov misses with a straight right.
Doncic feints a jab promting Dastanov to slip. Doncic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dastanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Dastanov misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Dastanov misses its intended target.
Dastanov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dastanov.
Doncic slips under a jab from Dastanov.
Dastanov sets himself, and Doncic steps forward looking for the clinch! Dastanov avoids it this time.
Doncic has Dastanov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Dastanov avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Dastanov prevents a body shot from Doncic.
Dastanov is stalling here.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic rushes Dastanov and presses him up against the ropes.
Doncic cracks Dastanov with a nice body shot.
Dastanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doncic gets a clinch.
Doncic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dastanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dastanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doncic is keeping busy.
Dastanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic blocks an uppercut.
Dastanov prevents a body shot from Doncic.
A short body shot lands from Doncic as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic darts in and clinches Dastanov up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dastanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dastanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Dastanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dastanov connects with a body shot that sends Doncic's belly button to the back.
Doncic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dastanov, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doncic.
Doncic blocking some punches.
Doncic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Dastanov gets tackled into the ropes by Doncic. Doncic maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doncic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Doncic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Doncic moves into the clinch.
Dastanov taking a breather.
Dastanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doncic.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic throws a right hand that Dastanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dastanov also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Dastanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doncic closes the distance and clinches.
Dastanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dastanov tries to keep at a distance but Doncic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doncic tries to work over Dastanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Dastanov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doncic misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic lands an elbow inside.
Dastanov works on Doncic's body with a couple of short punches.
Doncic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dastanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doncic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dastanov taking a breather.
Doncic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dastanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dastanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dastanov wants to stall.
Dastanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doncic's efforts to push away.
Dastanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dastanov wants to stall.
Doncic working hard to break the clinch.
Dastanov taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dastanov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dastanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dastanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dastanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dastanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Dastanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doncic.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dastanov'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.
Dastanov lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dastanov trying to control the position but instead, Doncic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dastanov into the ropes.
Good body shot from Dastanov.
Still in the clinch, Dastanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dastanov scores with a shot to the side of Doncic's head.
Dastanov lands an uppercut.
Dastanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Dastanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beibitzhan Dastanov had his way with Luka Doncic in that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Doncic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dastanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doncic.
Dastanov takes a swing at Doncic's ribcage but misses.
Doncic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doncic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Doncic tries to stall but Dastanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dastanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dastanov gets a clinch.
Dastanov avoiding damage as Doncic throws knees to the body.
Dastanov looking to stall.
Doncic is trying to push Dastanov away but Dastanov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dastanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dastanov scores with a shot to the side of Doncic's head.
Dastanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Doncic has closed the distance and engaged Dastanov in a clinch.
Doncic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Doncic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dastanov lands with a right to the head.
Doncic is trying to break free.
Doncic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dastanov avoids it.
Doncic is looking to break free of the clinch but Dastanov has double underhooks.
Doncic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dastanov has him pressed against the ropes.
Dastanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doncic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dastanov taking a breather.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Dastanov dodges the punch combination from Doncic.
Dastanov cracks Doncic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doncic scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Dastanov misses.
Dastanov looks to land a left hand but Doncic moved out of range nicely.
Doncic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dastanov closes the distance and clinches.
Dastanov gets through Doncic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dastanov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dastanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Dastanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dastanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doncic or not.
Dastanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Doncic being controlled against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doncic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic looks to land a combination but Dastanov avoids it well.
Dastanov wants to clinch.
Doncic dodges the punch combination from Dastanov.
A slow jab from Dastanov misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beibitzhan Dastanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dastanov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beibitzhan Dastanov!
A victorious Beibitzhan Dastanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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