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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturo Hernandez (ranked 5685 p4p, 20166 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 368 p4p, 397 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Collins.
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
Collins throws a right hand that misses
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Hernandez throws a big counter combination but Collins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hernandez rushes Collins and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Collins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Collins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Hernandez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez scores with a jab.
 It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arturo Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Collins.
Collins throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Collins onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
 Collins is rocked!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez with a jab.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Collins walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hernandez! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Hernandez!
After the fight, Arturo Hernandez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 6066 p4p, 24020 weight class) and Mondo Paukuolo (ranked 227 p4p, 219 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Paukuolo's choice of entrance music: 300 Violin Orchestra. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mondo Paukuolo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Paukuolo - just one landing.
Paukuolo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Paukuolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Paukuolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dammon backs up against the ropes.
Paukuolo jabs Dammon right on the nose. Dammon blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Paukuolo does no damage.
Paukuolo lands with a nice combination. Dammon backs away looking to recover.
Mondo Paukuolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dammon ducks under a wild hook from Paukuolo.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dammon slips a jab and a cross from Paukuolo.
Paukuolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paukuolo misses with a double jab.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo misses with a double jab.
Paukuolo misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paukuolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dammon.
Paukuolo throws out a loose jab but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dammon moves away.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukuolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mondo Paukuolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Dammon slips a jab from Paukuolo.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paukuolo throws a right and a left that Dammon avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paukuolo. Dammon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paukuolo swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
It looked like Dammon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dammon avoids the body shot from Paukuolo.
Dammon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paukuolo.
Paukuolo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dammon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paukuolo throws a right hand that Dammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dammon also avoids with ease.
Paukuolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paukuolo takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukuolo misses with the combination.
Paukuolo throws a right and a left that Dammon avoids nicely.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Paukuolo manages to avoid it.
Paukuolo misses with an uppercut. Dammon saw that one coming.
Dammon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paukuolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paukuolo misses with a straight right.
It looked like Dammon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dammon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paukuolo.
Paukuolo misses with a two punch combination.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paukuolo throws a lazy right hand but Dammon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dammon.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Paukuolo manages to avoid it.
Dammon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Paukuolo throws a body punch but Dammon moves out of range.
Paukuolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dammon was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukuolo.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paukuolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dammon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Paukuolo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paukuolo looks to land a left hand but Dammon moved out of range nicely.
Paukuolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dammon.
Dammon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paukuolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paukuolo takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paukuolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Dammon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Matt Dammon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paukuolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paukuolo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paukuolo. Dammon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paukuolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paukuolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukuolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dammon.
Paukuolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Paukuolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paukuolo misses with an uppercut. Dammon saw that one coming.
It looked like Dammon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paukuolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paukuolo swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dammon avoids the body shot from Paukuolo.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dammon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paukuolo misses with a hook. Dammon ducked under it nicely.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dammon misses the target.
Paukuolo misses with a wild body shot.
Paukuolo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dammon misses the target.
Paukuolo misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Dammon misses the target.
Paukuolo swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
Paukuolo looks to throw the jab but Dammon is out of range.
Dammon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paukuolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Paukuolo manages to avoid it.
Paukuolo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dammon rather than just go for the knockout.
Paukuolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dammon was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukuolo.
Dammon ducks under a wild hook from Paukuolo.
Paukuolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Paukuolo manages to avoid it.
Dammon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paukuolo.
Dammon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mondo Paukuolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Paukuolo lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Paukuolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dammon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paukuolo.
Paukuolo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dammon momentarily.
Paukuolo takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Paukuolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dammon is looking to counter punch.
Paukuolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dammon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paukuolo.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Paukuolo misses.
Dammon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Paukuolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paukuolo throws a big shot that misses.
Paukuolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paukuolo throws out a loose jab but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paukuolo misses with a two punch combination.
Paukuolo throws the left hand but Dammon avoids the punch easily.
Dammon dodges the punch combination from Paukuolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Paukuolo misses.
Dammon moves away from the strike by Paukuolo.
Paukuolo misses with a hook.
Paukuolo throws a series of punches but Dammon moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dammon.
Paukuolo just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dammon misses the target.
Dammon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paukuolo.
Paukuolo throws a looping overhand right but Dammon ducks down to avoid it.
Dammon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dammon dodges the punch combination from Paukuolo.
It looked like Dammon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paukuolo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Paukuolo misses.
Paukuolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paukuolo swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
A slow jab from Paukuolo misses its intended target.
It looked like Dammon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paukuolo throws a body punch but Dammon moves out of range.
A combination from Paukuolo does no damage.
Paukuolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dammon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dammon misses the target.
Paukuolo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondo Paukuolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paukuolo 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mondo Paukuolo!
A very excited looking Mondo Paukuolo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis Sanchez (ranked 22920 p4p, 2597 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 398 p4p, 240 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Kodak Black - Super Gremlin blaring out of the sound system. Harvey has chosen I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Harvey.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Harvey throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Harvey rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Harvey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harvey momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey clinches.
Harvey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harvey scores with a hook to the body.
Harvey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Harvey cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Harvey tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez wants to break free but Harvey has control.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to Sanchez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harvey works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Harvey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Harvey leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Harvey is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harvey scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Harvey.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Harvey has the dominant position.
Harvey tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harvey has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harvey lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Harvey drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the ropes.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harvey lands a left hand.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harvey effectively controlling the action here.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Harvey scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
Harvey is trying to stall.
Harvey looking to stall.
Harvey seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harvey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harvey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez tries to break free but Harvey pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break free but Harvey has control.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harvey stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Harvey prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harvey.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Harvey has the dominant position.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the ropes.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling him.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Harvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harvey lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Harvey on the inside.
Harvey lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harvey.
Harvey lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Harvey.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harvey has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luis Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey lands a body shot.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Harvey has managed to clinch.
Harvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez wants to break free but Harvey has control.
A right hand to the body from Harvey.
Alec Harvey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Harvey.
Harvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey lands a body punch.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harvey has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harvey just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Harvey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Harvey has him pressed against the ropes.
Harvey prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a body punch.
Harvey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Come on Harvey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harvey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez tries to break free but Harvey pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling the position.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling him.
Harvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvey is working Sanchez over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Harvey has him pressed against the ropes.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey lands a left hand.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Harvey.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harvey.
Harvey has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling the position.
Harvey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
Harvey prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Harvey lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Harvey pushes Sanchez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harvey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
Our winner, Alec Harvey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 954 p4p, 21398 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 142 p4p, 572 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeill.
Jovanovic connects with a looping right hand.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but ONeill keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - ONeill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ONeill cracks Jovanovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
ONeill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jovanovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jovanovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
ONeill lands a body shot.
ONeill is trying to stall.
I was talking to ONeill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
ONeill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovanovic pushes ONeill back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill presses Jovanovic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from ONeill.
Jovanovic scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ONeill.
ONeill struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
ONeill struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
ONeill trying to control the position but instead, Jovanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed ONeill into the ropes.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
ONeill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
ONeill blocking some punches.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is leaning against ONeill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeill scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic scores with a hook to the body.
ONeill is breathing heavily.
Jovanovic tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as ONeill controls the action.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but ONeill blocks it.
ONeill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeill lands with a short shot to the head.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a nice uppercut.
ONeill taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jovanovic as ONeill tries to tie him up.
Jovanovic tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but ONeill blocks it.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but ONeill blocks it.
Jovanovic misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jovanovic on the inside.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good exchange - Jovanovic coming out on top.
Jovanovic closes the distance and clinches.
ONeill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
ONeill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ONeill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as ONeill controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from ONeill.
A shot in the inside from ONeill.
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!
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from ONeill.
ONeill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from ONeill.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Nenad Jovanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
ONeill blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
ONeill throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
ONeill lands a shoulder strike.
ONeill works on Jovanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
ONeill tries to work over Jovanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ONeill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ONeill tries to work over Jovanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ONeill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as ONeill controls the action.
ONeill swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ONeill.
Jovanovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ONeill misses with a hook to the ribs.
ONeill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jovanovic darts in and clinches ONeill up against the ropes.
ONeill lands a right hand.
ONeill misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jovanovic tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ONeill can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nenad Jovanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jovanovic defending well as ONeill loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill gets tackled into the ropes by Jovanovic. Jovanovic maintains the clinch.
ONeill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeill scores with a hook to the body.
ONeill blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jovanovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
ONeill working aggressively here.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
ONeill scores with a hook to the body.
ONeill lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from ONeill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeill misses with a hook to the ribs.
ONeill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ONeill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from ONeill.
ONeill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ONeill lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
ONeill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
ONeill pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jovanovic lands a shot to the body.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ONeill lands with a short shot to the head.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ONeill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ONeill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from ONeill.
Jovanovic digs a right hand underneath ONeill's ribcage. ONeill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, ONeill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ONeill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jovanovic throws out a loose jab but ONeill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from ONeill misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ONeill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ONeill can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as ONeill controls the action.
ONeill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ONeill is trying to stall.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
ONeill scores with a shoulder strike.
ONeill misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ONeill.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic lands an uppercut.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
ONeill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill gets through Jovanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dempsey ONeill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jovanovic 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nenad Jovanovic!
Nenad Jovanovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Sobral (ranked 23249 p4p, 2615 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 216 p4p, 128 weight class). Andrei Sobral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Adams .
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobral is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Sobral into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adams connects with a body shot.
Adams throws a push kick but Sobral slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams 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.
Sobral tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
Sobral tries to clinch up
and Adams counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Sobral goes down! Adams rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Sobral is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fester Adams !
Fester Adams 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 1943 p4p, 22736 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 257 p4p, 533 weight class). Davis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korn - Freak On a Leash. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Congo lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Congo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis feints a counter leg kick.
Congo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Congo's head back.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Congo misses with a hook.
Congo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Congo lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Congo.
Jab by Congo.
Congo connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Congo misses the jab.
Congo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis 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.
Davis 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.
Davis checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Congo - just one landing.
Congo closes the distance and catches Davis with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Davis is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Davis is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Davis is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Congo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Congo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 5070 p4p, 20880 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 196 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 26 - 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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron slips under a jab.
Waldron throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Obama cracks Waldron with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Obama throws a lazy uppercut
and Waldron counters with a straight right hand.
Obama looks to throw the jab but Waldron is out of range.
Waldron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waldron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obama.
Obama throws a lazy uppercut
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waldron.
Waldron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waldron gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama tries to circle away but Waldron has him pinned against the ropes.
Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waldron blocks a low kick nicely.
Obama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron slips a straight right by Obama.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Obama - that will leave a mark!
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waldron.
A telegraphed right hand from Obama misses the target.
Waldron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Waldron's head backwards.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
Obama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waldron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Obama misses the target.
Waldron misses the jab.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Obama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron wants to clinch.
Waldron thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obama if he has to take too many more of those.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Waldron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waldron misses with a right hand
and Obama counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama cracks Waldron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waldron blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waldron unleashes a big counter combination but Obama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Obama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waldron counters with a left to the body.
Waldron cracks a nice hook into Obama's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldron.
Obama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waldron missing with a left hand there. Obama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waldron.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obama.
Tom Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Waldron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.
Obama misses the body punch
and Waldron counters with a straight right that drops Obama on his ass! Obama jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Waldron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waldron checks it well.
Waldron tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Obama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obama is looking to chop away at Waldron's legs.
It seemed like Waldron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obama lands a right hook to the body.
Waldron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obama throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obama misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waldron! But no joy.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
Waldron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waldron tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Obama throws a counter high kick but Waldron was just alert enough to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Obama.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama misses with a leg kick.
Waldron is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Obama lands a lovely overhand right.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waldron misses with a wild body shot.
Obama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Johnny Waldron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Waldron.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Waldron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waldron misses with the body kick
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Waldron takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Waldron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obama throws a combination that misses
and Waldron counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama with the inside leg kick.
Waldron is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Waldron's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obama connects with a solid leg kick.
Waldron staying out of range there.
Waldron throws out a counter right but Obama avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldron can do to turn this around?
Obama checks a leg kick nicely.
Waldron moves away from the strike by Obama.
Waldron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Waldron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Waldron as he checks the leg kick.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldron.
Obama connects with a single shot there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Waldron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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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