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AKF 71 - Starting Over PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 6045 p4p, 21635 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 576 p4p, 583 weight class). Benedetti comes to the ring accompanied by Atrevete te. On his way into the ring it seems that Claudio Benedetti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Claudio Benedetti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
 It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Jovanovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Benedetti misses its target.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Jovanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jovanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jovanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jovanovic slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jovanovic slips under a jab.
Jovanovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Jovanovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jovanovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
enabling Jovanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook
enabling Jovanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Jovanovic cracks Benedetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jovanovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jovanovic throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic clinches.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Nenad Jovanovic's cut even more.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic digs a right hand into Benedetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benedetti's gas tank.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jovanovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nenad Jovanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jovanovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Jovanovic slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jovanovic.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jovanovic! But no joy.
Nice cross by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti defending well as Jovanovic loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Jovanovic loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Jovanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Benedetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Jovanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jovanovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jovanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Jovanovic works over Benedetti's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Jovanovic misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti throws a hook but Jovanovic avoids it easily.
Jovanovic lands with a nice body punch.
Nenad Jovanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jovanovic scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Jovanovic ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti moves out of range as Jovanovic strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic clinches up against the ropes.
Nenad Jovanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic misses with the head strike.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jovanovic.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Jovanovic saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Jovanovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jovanovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Jovanovic misses the target.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jovanovic defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Jovanovic's shoulder, as Jovanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Jovanovic swinging wildly here.
Jovanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jovanovic sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jovanovic is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Benedetti catches Jovanovic right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Jovanovic throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Jovanovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Jovanovic misses with a left hand
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
The cut above Nenad Jovanovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jovanovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
A short left from Jovanovic.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Jovanovic lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a hook.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jovanovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nenad Jovanovic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Benedetti's head.
A swing and a miss from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nenad Jovanovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Claudio Benedetti!
A relieved looking Claudio Benedetti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 17948 p4p, 3171 weight class) and Addition BySubtraction (ranked 425 p4p, 306 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). BySubtraction has chosen Lay My Claim as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Addition BySubtraction enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 54 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Addition BySubtraction!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but BySubtraction moved out of range.
Scorpion with a hook.
Scorpion with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. BySubtraction does a little dance to reset his feet.
BySubtraction takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
BySubtraction cracks Scorpion with an open hand slap.
BySubtraction uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
BySubtraction scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scorpion doesn't seem bothered though.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
BySubtraction connects with a right hand. Scorpion shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion connects with a jab.
Scorpion punishes BySubtraction's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BySubtraction throws a right hand that Scorpion ducks under and follows up with a left that Scorpion also avoids with ease.
Scorpion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
BySubtraction bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BySubtraction looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
An inside leg kick lands from Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scorpion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scorpion feints and then cracks BySubtraction's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow BySubtraction down.
Nice straight punches there by Scorpion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BySubtraction takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
BySubtraction lands with a right hand.
 It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
BySubtraction uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Scorpion keeps the fight on the outside.
Scorpion moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
BySubtraction slips a straight right by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck BySubtraction on the side of the head.
Scorpion lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction slips a straight right by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by BySubtraction.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch but Scorpion is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion slips under a jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Scorpion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction 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.
Scorpion with a nice calf kick.
Scorpion moves out of range of the strikes.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps BySubtraction's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. BySubtraction darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion blocks a jab.
Scorpion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scorpion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BySubtraction at a distance.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion cracks a nice hook into BySubtraction's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion'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.
BySubtraction connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
Scorpion is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BySubtraction moves away.
Scorpion throws a body punch but BySubtraction moves out of range.
Scorpion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like BySubtraction was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
BySubtraction walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion stuns BySubtraction with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left lands for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scorpion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BySubtraction blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
BySubtraction tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing BySubtraction back against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BySubtraction takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
BySubtraction connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
BySubtraction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt BySubtraction or not.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BySubtraction throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as BySubtraction blocks the low kick.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion scores with a hook.
Scorpion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Scorpion is rocked!
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Scorpion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the side of Scorpion's head but Scorpion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scorpion glances at the clock... BAM! BySubtraction nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Scorpion crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Scorpion is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Addition BySubtraction!
Addition BySubtraction is the new featherweight champion!
Addition BySubtraction 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 4920 p4p, 21108 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 174 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johnny Waldron enters the ring!
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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes tries to land a leg kick but Waldron saw it coming and moves away.
Ringnes takes a swing at Waldron's ribcage but misses.
Waldron has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ringnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waldron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ringnes scrambles back to his feet.
Waldron throws out a loose jab but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Waldron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ringnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Ringnes misses.
A nice leg kick from Ringnes , right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Waldron misses its intended target.
Ringnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes tries to work over Waldron's front leg with a kick but Waldron checks it.
Ringnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Ringnes is predictable there
and Waldron counters with a thumping low kick.
Ringnes has Waldron up against the ropes in a clinch.
Waldron lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Waldron has double underhooks.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waldron gets tackled into the ropes by Ringnes . Ringnes maintains the clinch.
Ringnes avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ringnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Waldron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ringnes pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Waldron - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Waldron misses with a punch to the body.
Ringnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waldron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ringnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waldron.
Waldron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringnes .
Waldron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ringnes .
Waldron misses with a leg kick
and Ringnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ringnes .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that Ringnes shrugs off.
Ringnes blocks an elbow strike.
Waldron blocks an uppercut.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ringnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ringnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waldron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ringnes 's brow.
A hook to the body from Waldron.
Waldron is working Ringnes over against the ropes.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ringnes throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Waldron.
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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 Arild Ringnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waldron tries to clinch there but Ringnes circles away.
Waldron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ringnes at a distance.
Ringnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ringnes tries to land a leg kick but Waldron saw it coming and moves away.
Ringnes backing away here, and Waldron unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ringnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Ringnes misses
and Waldron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Ringnes .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes darts in and clinches Waldron up against the ropes.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ringnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waldron finds it's way round the side to connect with Ringnes 's head.
Waldron tries to land a front kick but Ringnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waldron misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringnes moves away.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ringnes scores with a hook to the body. Waldron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arild Ringnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waldron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ringnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Waldron counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waldron scores with a nice right hand.
Ringnes walks into a straight right hand from Waldron.
Ringnes connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldron.
Ringnes moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
Ringnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron moves out of range of the leg kick from Ringnes .
Johnny Waldron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron checks a leg kick.
Waldron throws a counter combo.
Waldron blocks a low kick nicely.
Waldron throws out a counter right but Ringnes avoids it with no problem.
Ringnes connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick lands for Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waldron.
Waldron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ringnes swings widly with a right hand
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch.
Waldron tries a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks it.
Ringnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Ringnes misses.
Ringnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waldron to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Waldron.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Ringnes breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Waldron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Ringnes .
Ringnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waldron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Ringnes thows a leg kick but Waldron checks it
and Waldron counters with a body kick.
Ringnes moves into the clinch.
Ringnes takes a shot to the head.
Ringnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waldron lands a nice elbow.
Waldron misses with a knee to the head.
Waldron taking a breather.
Waldron scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waldron lands with a light punch inside.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes blocks an elbow strike from Waldron.
Ringnes is trying to force a seperation but Waldron has the dominant position.
Ringnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Ringnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ringnes throws out a leg kick but Waldron moves out of range and Ringnes only half commits.
Waldron connects with a looping right hand.
Ringnes scores with a body shot.
Waldron moves into range and clinches up with Ringnes .
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waldron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Waldron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Ringnes misses
and Waldron counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ringnes misses with a kick to the body.
Ringnes misses with a left hand
and Waldron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Waldron misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ringnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waldron.
Waldron tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Ringnes moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
Ringnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waldron tries a body shot but Ringnes blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Waldron content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Waldron lands a knee to the head.
Ringnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ringnes wants to break free but Waldron has control.
Waldron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringnes misses with some punches.
Ringnes can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Waldron.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Waldron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Waldron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waldron 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 1132 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 120 p4p, 230 weight class). Yoshida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boogeyman by Mot�rhead. Neich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: YKWIM? - Yot club. Takashi Yoshida 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 42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoshida in his tracks.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neich.
Neich connects with a crisp jab.
Neich scores with a nice strike.
Neich lands with a good body shot.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Neich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yoshida back to the ropes. Neich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Neich.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Yoshida seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice straight punches there by Neich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neich.
Neich lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Neich 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.
Neich lands a jab to the nose.
Neich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neich throws out the jab.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neich throws out the jab.
Yoshida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida closes the distance and pushes Neich back into the ropes.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Neich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida cracks Neich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neich lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neich tries to bum rush Yoshida with a series of wild strikes but Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Neich manages to circle out of the way.
Yoshida ducks right into an uppercut from Neich.
Neich avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Neich slaps the foot to one side.
Neich tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Neich slaps the foot to one side.
Neich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yoshida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neich, as that shot connected.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neich throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Neich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Neich.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich 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.
Neich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neich throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Neich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Neich.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Neich scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy right hand. Neich should have avoided that one.
Neich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshida doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida drives through and clinches with Neich against the ropes.
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 frustrated look appears on Neich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neich blocks the elbow strike.
Neich managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Neich can't break the clinch.
Yoshida scores a nice knee to the body.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Neich circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Yoshida is looking to counter the offense by Neich and move into the clinch.
Lester Neich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Neich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshida.
Neich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshida's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Neich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yoshida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lester Neich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich tries to keep at a distance but Yoshida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neich is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Neich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoshida wants to stall.
Yoshida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida walks into a left hand.
Yoshida drives through and clinches with Neich against the ropes.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida trying to stall but Neich improves his position.
Neich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
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 Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Neich looks to land a combination. Yoshida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Neich 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.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Neich keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida clinches.
We've been informed that Neich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Takashi Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neich gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neich trying to stall but Yoshida improves his position.
Yoshida is looking to control Neich's arms but Neich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshida has his back to the ropes.
Yoshida wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neich working aggressively here.
Neich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Neich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida controlling the action here for a moment.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Neich lands.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida darts in and clinches Neich up against the ropes.
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 on the inside from Neich fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Neich is trying to break free.
Yoshida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neich throws a head punch that misses.
Neich is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling him.
Yoshida is trying to maintain a safe position but Neich gets an underhook and turns Yoshida into the ropes.
Neich manages to break the clinch.
Neich scores with a body shot.
Yoshida defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
Neich lands the left hand.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Neich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Neich!
A very excited looking Lester Neich 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22443 p4p, 21190 weight class) and Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 518 p4p, 522 weight class). Nikolai Magomedov had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camulius Talboteasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Talboteasar does it's job there.
Talboteasar keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedov tries to clinch up.
Talboteasar lands with a straight right. Magomedov didn't see that one coming.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Talboteasar counter with a right hand.
Magomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talboteasar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Talboteasar digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
Talboteasar misses with a series of wild punches.
Magomedov is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov swinging wildly here.
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!
Magomedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov slips a jab from Talboteasar.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Talboteasar scores with a jab. Magomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Talboteasar finds it's way through Magomedov's defenses.
Talboteasar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
We've been informed that Talboteasar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magomedov feints a jab promting Talboteasar to slip. Magomedov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Talboteasar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Camulius Talboteasar has been cut.
Magomedov tries to bum rush Talboteasar with a series of wild strikes but Talboteasar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talboteasar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talboteasar is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talboteasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talboteasar.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov gets through Talboteasar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar'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.
Magomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomedov tries to work over Talboteasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Talboteasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikolai Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Talboteasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Talboteasar back against the ropes.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magomedov is working Talboteasar over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Talboteasar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head.
Talboteasar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talboteasar lands with a right to the head.
Talboteasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Talboteasar looking to slow down the pace here.
Talboteasar misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar misses with a body punch.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talboteasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talboteasar throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talboteasar's elbow.
Magomedov is leaning against Talboteasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Talboteasar.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talboteasar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Talboteasar throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Magomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Talboteasar avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov presses Talboteasar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talboteasar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Talboteasar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talboteasar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Talboteasar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Magomedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Talboteasar 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.
Talboteasar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magomedov lands with a cross.
Magomedov throws a right hand that Talboteasar ducks under and follows up with a left that Talboteasar also avoids with ease.
Talboteasar throws a lazy right hand but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talboteasar throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camulius Talboteasar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talboteasar ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
A jab from Magomedov does it's job there.
A slow jab from Talboteasar misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands with a hook. Talboteasar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Talboteasar throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talboteasar misses with a looping right.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talboteasar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magomedov scores with the left hand. Talboteasar knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a swing at Talboteasar's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Talboteasar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magomedov swings for the body but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Talboteasar is out of range.
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Talboteasar.
Magomedov looking to stall.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talboteasar blocking some punches.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Talboteasar's head.
Magomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Talboteasar.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talboteasar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Talboteasar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the ropes.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Talboteasar lands with a right to the head.
Talboteasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talboteasar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talboteasar.
Magomedov lands a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Talboteasar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magomedov is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Talboteasar misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Talboteasar.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
Magomedov scores with a jab. Talboteasar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talboteasar thuds a left hand into Magomedov's body.
Talboteasar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Talboteasar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Talboteasar is just out of range.
A big right from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar connects with a body shot that sends Magomedov's belly button to the back.
Talboteasar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talboteasar throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Talboteasar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magomedov.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
Talboteasar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Talboteasar tries to keep at a distance but Magomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talboteasar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Talboteasar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talboteasar throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Talboteasar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Talboteasar is having none of it.
Talboteasar lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talboteasar swinging wildly here.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Talboteasar blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nikolai Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar's cut.
That's time! Magomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camulius Talboteasar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talboteasar connects with the punch.
Talboteasar lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomedov off the ropes and back into range.
Talboteasar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talboteasar missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov tries to clinch there but Talboteasar circles away.
Magomedov misses with a wild combination.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talboteasar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talboteasar scores with a jab. Magomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Talboteasar moves away and avoids it.
Talboteasar throws a lazy right hand but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Magomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Talboteasar.
Magomedov misses with a two punch combination.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talboteasar.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talboteasar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Talboteasar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Magomedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talboteasar, pushing him back against the ropes.
Talboteasar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talboteasar working aggressively here.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talboteasar is defending well for now.
Talboteasar blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Talboteasar gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov tries to work over Talboteasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov presses Talboteasar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Talboteasar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Talboteasar throws a head punch that misses.
Talboteasar blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Talboteasar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Talboteasar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talboteasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talboteasar misses with some punches.
Talboteasar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Talboteasar takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov is leaning against Talboteasar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov is pushing Talboteasar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Talboteasar avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolai Magomedov.
I think Magomedov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 5091 p4p, 17811 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 178 p4p, 207 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dimitrov's choice of entrance music: Drake - Energy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Dimitrov gets tackled into the ropes by Obama. Obama maintains the clinch.
Dimitrov misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Dimitrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Obama.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrov throws a nice looking combination but Obama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch combination from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov tries to clinch there but Obama circles away.
Dimitrov with a nice cross.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimitrov throws a low kick but Obama moves out of range easily.
Obama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimitrov moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obama throws out the jab.
Dimitrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Obama scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws a series of punches but Obama moves out of range.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimitrov takes a swing at Obama's ribcage but misses.
Obama thuds a left hand into Dimitrov's body.
Dimitrov looks winded!
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimitrov moves away.
Dimitrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dimitrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Daniel Dimitrov's cut even more.
Obama feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Dimitrov collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Tom Obama 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 2629 p4p, 22130 weight class) and Marious La De Hoya (ranked 328 p4p, 494 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 Marious La De Hoya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akira. That did some damage!
Akira throws a lazy right hand but La De Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like La De Hoya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La De Hoya with the inside leg kick.
La De Hoya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
La De Hoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akira moves away.
Akira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
La De Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a body punch but Akira moves out of range.
Akira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La De Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akira closes the distance and pushes La De Hoya back into the ropes.
La De Hoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that La De Hoya has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akira tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akira.
Akira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Akira lands a body shot.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but La De Hoya avoids it by throwing Akira back against the ropes.
Akira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Good body shot from La De Hoya.
Akira taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Akira shrugs off.
Akira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya lands an elbow just above Akira 's eye.
It looks like Hokuto Akira has been cut.
Akira misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from La De Hoya.
Akira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La De Hoya lands an elbow inside that Akira shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Akira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akira.
La De Hoya letting Akira take a breather here.
Akira lands a right hand that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
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 shot in the inside from Akira.
Akira tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
Akira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akira misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Akira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
La De Hoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Akira uses good head movement to avoid it.
La De Hoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La De Hoya trying to land knees to the body.
Akira misses with a punch to the body.
Akira misses with a short punch on the inside.
La De Hoya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Akira.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Akira avoids the damage to the body.
La De Hoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Akira avoids the damage to the body.
Akira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akira swings wildly with an uppercut but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akira is working La De Hoya over against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akira working aggressively here.
Akira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
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 Hokuto Akira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hokuto Akira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
La De Hoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Akira blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a glancing blow to the side of Akira's head.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut.
Akira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
La De Hoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La De Hoya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
Akira gets through La De Hoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Akira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akira struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akira managing to block the knees to the body from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akira.
Akira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Akira.
La De Hoya can't find room to land a body shot as Akira controls the action.
La De Hoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Akira.
La De Hoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
Akira struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
La De Hoya throws a head punch that misses.
La De Hoya misses with a knee to the head.
La De Hoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akira presses La De Hoya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
La De Hoya misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akira tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
Akira lands a right hand that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akira.
Akira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La De Hoya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akira swings wildly with an uppercut but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akira cracks La De Hoya with a nice body shot.
Akira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
Akira lands a body punch in the clinch.
La De Hoya is breathing heavily.
La De Hoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Akira controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Akira - that landed with a thud.
La De Hoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira lands a body punch.
Akira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akira lands a right hand that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
Akira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
 La De Hoya is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
La De Hoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Akira finish him?
A short right from Akira on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hokuto Akira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hokuto Akira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
BAM! Akira delivers a spinning backfist that drops La De Hoya like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his lightweight title!
Hokuto Akira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 22550 p4p, 20056 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 444 p4p, 411 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuerte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
Fuerte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuerte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses with an uppercut. Fuerte saw that one coming.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuerte half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuerte ducks under a wild hook from King.
King cracks Fuerte with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuerte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Fuerte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King lands a jab to Fuerte's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuerte moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King sizes up Fuerte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King misses with an uppercut
and Fuerte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for King.
Fuerte tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King misses with a body shot.
Fuerte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Fuerte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Fuerte throws a quick counter kick to the body but King avoids it.
Fuerte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Fuerte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King looks to land a left hand but Fuerte moved out of range nicely.
Fuerte defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a swing at Fuerte's ribcage but misses.
Fuerte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fuerte moves away from the strike by King.
As King looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuerte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuerte throws a counter high kick but King was just alert enough to avoid it.
King throws a jab when Fuerte was well out of range.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
Fuerte blocks a head kick by King.
King scores with a jab. Fuerte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuerte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King connects with a high kick.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne King'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.
King takes a swing at Fuerte's ribcage but misses.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
King looks to land a combination but Fuerte avoids it well.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fuerte on the side of the head.
King misses with a body shot
and Fuerte counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick by King misses
and Fuerte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
Farto Fuerte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King scores with the left hand. Fuerte knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from King finds it's way through Fuerte's defenses.
King throws a hook but Fuerte avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King looks to land a combination but Fuerte avoids it well.
Dwayne King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuerte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dwayne King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuerte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with an uppercut
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King throws a wild body kick that Fuerte sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuerte misses its target.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuerte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Fuerte with an open hand slap.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King misses with a straight left.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
King throws a series of strikes that have Fuerte backpedaling.
King misses with an uppercut
and Fuerte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King misses with a hook
and before King can reset, Fuerte rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! King is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fuerte back to the ropes. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King throws a lazy right hand but Fuerte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Farto Fuerte will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from King misses.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King misses with a body punch
and Fuerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a combination that misses
and Fuerte counters with a big uppercut that drops King face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Farto Fuerte!
Farto Fuerte gave a mention to Warrior's Way in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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FIGHT
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