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AKF 77 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sean O Rally (ranked 19284 p4p, 22370 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 432 p4p, 408 weight class). Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music. Sean O Rally has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 46 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from O Rally.
Nice shot by O Rally.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from O Rally both land. Nice combination.
O Rally looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Rally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buchanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Rally connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buchanan lands a glancing blow to the side of O Rally's head.
O Rally scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buchanan in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Rally connects with a body shot.
O Rally lands with a right hand.
O Rally lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Rally is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Rally throws a right hand that Buchanan ducks under and follows up with a left that Buchanan also avoids with ease.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
O Rally fires out a quick counter leg kick but Buchanan just manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Rally, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by O Rally.
Buchanan throws an off balance right hand
and O Rally counters with a left to the body.
O Rally is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Rally scores with the left hand. Buchanan knows he should have avoided that one.
O Rally moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Rally lands with an uppercut that bounces Buchanan off the ropes and back into range.
O Rally connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buchanan's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Rally cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
O Rally connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buchanan momentarily.
O Rally takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ross Buchanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buchanan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buchanan walks into a stiff left hand from O Rally.
O Rally dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rally lands a really nice looking cross but Buchanan seems unphased.
O Rally moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Rally is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buchanan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting O Rally counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan swings widly with a right hand
and O Rally counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Rally paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Rally digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
O Rally throws a one two combo.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rally lands with an uppercut that bounces Buchanan off the ropes and back into range.
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and O Rally counters with a straight right hand.
 Buchanan is rocked!
Buchanan 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.
Buchanan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rally to score with a decent uppercut.
O Rally scores with a nice head shot.
Buchanan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can O Rally finish him?
O Rally thuds a left hand into Buchanan's body.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Rally feints and then cracks Buchanan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanan down.
Buchanan walks into a left hand.
Buchanan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Rally counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by O Rally there.
O Rally tries to land a leg kick but Buchanan saw it coming and moves away.
O Rally uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a poor cross that misses
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buchanan drops his hands momentarily and O Rally takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Rally pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buchanan back to the ropes. O Rally follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rally to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by O Rally - just one landing.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Rally lands a jab.
O Rally lands a nice shot that snaps Buchanan's head back.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Rally comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buchanan misses with a lunging right hand
letting O Rally counter with a right hand.
O Rally changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Buchanan.
O Rally half committed to a counter leg kick.
Buchanan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Rally counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for O Rally.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buchanan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Buchanan misses
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buchanan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buchanan there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Rally showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buchanan.
Buchanan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Rally counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Rally!
O Rally cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
O Rally fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buchanan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Rally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Rally lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donk. O Rally catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.
O Rally closes the distance and catches Buchanan with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Buchanan is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Buchanan is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Buchanan is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! O Rally takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sean O Rally!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 5501 p4p, 3059 weight class) and Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 538 p4p, 378 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ozbourne's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a wild body shot.
Tragedy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozbourne avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
Tragedy misses with a hook
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tragedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tragedy moves out of range as Ozbourne throws a body kick.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne digs a good hook to Tragedy's body.
Ozbourne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tragedy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tragedy throws a shot from downtown. Ozbourne moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ozbourne misses.
Ozbourne's corner calls for a 1-2. Ozbourne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Ozbourne finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozbourne.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tragedy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ozbourne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ozbourne slips a jab and a cross from Tragedy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ozbourne.
Tragedy is breathing heavily.
Ozbourne lands a jab to the nose.
Tragedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ozbourne circles away quickly and effectively.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tragedy's head backwards.
Ozbourne digs a good body shot into Tragedy's ribs.
Ozbourne lands a head shot.
Ozbourne drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Tragedy onto his butt! Tragedy pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
 Tragedy is rocked!
 Trage Tragedy's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozbourne avoids the body shot from Tragedy.
Ozbourne connects with a solid leg kick.
Tragedy misses with a double jab
and Ozbourne counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Tragedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tragedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Tragedy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Ozbourne moves away from the strike by Tragedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Ozbourne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tragedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ozbourne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tragedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ozbourne throws a body punch but Tragedy moves out of range.
Ozbourne digs a good hook to Tragedy's body.
Ozbourne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tragedy drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ozbourne to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Tragedy! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ozbourne takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ziggy Ozbourne!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Ozbourne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 22799 p4p, 21955 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 428 p4p, 426 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya tries to bum rush Fuerte with a series of wild strikes but Fuerte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carlton Adesanya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adesanya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
As Adesanya looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but Adesanya just gets out of the way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Adesanya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuerte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fuerte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adesanya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuerte counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Fuerte blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Fuerte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adesanya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
As Adesanya looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but Adesanya just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fuerte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya misses with a shot to the body
and Fuerte counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Adesanya to the mat! Fuerte runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Adesanya is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Fuerte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuerte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Farto Fuerte should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya'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.
Adesanya swinging wildly here.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but Adesanya scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Fuerte is avoiding it.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Fuerte moves out of range.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Fuerte avoids it well.
Adesanya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Fuerte circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya misses with a combination
and Fuerte counters with a stiff right hand.
Adesanya is looking to clinch.
Adesanya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya misses with a body shot
and Fuerte counters with a left to the body.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuerte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Fuerte avoids it well.
Fuerte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fuerte takes one to the side of the head.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Fuerte moves out of range.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from Adesanya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Adesanya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Adesanya pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fuerte back to the ropes. Adesanya follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adesanya tries to clinch but Fuerte is having none of it.
Fuerte throws a counter high kick but Adesanya was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adesanya misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Fuerte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adesanya works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuerte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuerte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fuerte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuerte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya wants to clinch but Fuerte slips to the side
and Fuerte counters with a three punch combo that has Adesanya backing up. Adesanya nods at Fuerte to acknowledge the strikes.
Carlton Adesanya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Adesanya catches Fuerte right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Adesanya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adesanya 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Lee (ranked 3535 p4p, 2760 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 167 p4p, 138 weight class). Larry Lee is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Fester Adams has been cut.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adams walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
Adams stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Adams .
Adams takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larry Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee walks into a big right hand from Adams and goes down! The referee sends Adams to a neutral corner as Lee gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Larry Lee's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Adams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee takes a swing at Adams 's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adams ! But no joy.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and before Lee has any time to reset, Adams cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fester Adams !
Fester Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 21363 p4p, 3718 weight class) and Riley Knox (ranked 244 p4p, 136 weight class). Knox has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox staggers Waldron with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Waldron looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Waldron is looking to clinch.
Knox scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Waldron beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Johnny Waldron's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldron throws a big shot that misses.
Waldron is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waldron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox avoiding damage as Waldron throws knees to the body.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Waldron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waldron trying to land knees to the body.
Waldron pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnny Waldron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knox blocks the elbow strike.
Waldron wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox presses Waldron against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waldron.
Knox with a knee to the head.
Knox is trying to stall.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Jeez, Johnny Waldron's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
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 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Riley Knox!
Our winner, Riley Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 22028 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 623 p4p, 422 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Yalixqua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stop This Flame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua 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.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca throws a series of punches but Yalixqua avoids them all with ease.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Yalixqua misses the jab.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Salamanca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salamanca throws a jab when Yalixqua was well out of range.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Salamanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yalixqua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Yalixqua's knee but Yalixqua avoids it well.
Yalixqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salamanca half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca scores with a hook.
Yalixqua thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Yalixqua tries a head kick but it misses.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws out a leg kick but Yalixqua moves out of range and Salamanca only half commits.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yalixqua thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a hook but Yalixqua avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca wants to clinch up but Yalixqua keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Yalixqua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Yalixqua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yalixqua jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua is looking to score with low kicks.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yalixqua can pounce on him.
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 Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yalixqua defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick nicely.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Yalixqua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salamanca doesn't seem phased though.
Salamanca throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yalixqua! But no joy.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yalixqua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua misses with a left hand
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Yalixqua misses.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua digs a good body shot into Salamanca's ribs.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yalixqua doesn't seem phased though.
Yalixqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Yalixqua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yalixqua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Salamanca here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yalixqua cracks Salamanca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yalixqua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Salamanca lands a jab to Yalixqua's midsection.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yalixqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Yalixqua lands with a kick to the temple. Salamanca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Yalixqua looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters circling a little - Salamanca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yalixqua. Salamanca shrugs it off though.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Yalixqua checks it.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca stuns Yalixqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Yalixqua's leg. Yalixqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yalixqua.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Yalixqua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yalixqua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Salamanca backing away here, and Yalixqua unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca thuds his right hand into Yalixqua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yalixqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Yalixqua flicks out a counter leg kick but Salamanca steps away.
Nice uppercut lands for Yalixqua. That snapped Salamanca's head back.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yalixqua in his tracks.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yalixqua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yalixqua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salamanca will feel that in the morning.
Yalixqua throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick lands for Yalixqua.
Salamanca misses with a two punch combination.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yalixqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca jabs Yalixqua right on the nose. Yalixqua blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the head.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yalixqua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca thows a body kick. Yalixqua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yalixqua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yalixqua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yalixqua throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca cracks Yalixqua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yalixqua scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes 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.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Salamanca takes the fight into the clinch.
Yalixqua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salamanca lands a jab to Yalixqua's midsection.
Yalixqua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yalixqua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yalixqua.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Yalixqua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salamanca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yalixqua scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca connects with a looping right hand.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
A good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Yalixqua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yalixqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Yalixqua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yalixqua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yalixqua lands a two punch combo.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Salamanca slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yalixqua takes a step back to recover.
Yalixqua is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca had his way with Iaspero Yalixqua in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Yalixqua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yalixqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses the body punch
and Salamanca counters with a solid body kick.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca moves into range and clinches up with Yalixqua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua wants to stall.
The referee calls for Yalixqua to work.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yalixqua leaning against his opponent.
Yalixqua wants to get back to striking at distance but Salamanca won't allow it.
Yalixqua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Iaspero Yalixqua.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yalixqua motions for Salamanca to come forward. Yalixqua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Yalixqua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Yalixqua.
Salamanca moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a low kick, right behind Yalixqua 's knee.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca half committed to a counter leg kick.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salamanca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Salamanca thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 2873 p4p, 918 weight class) and Koba Dvalishvili (ranked 358 p4p, 130 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 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 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koba Dvalishvili!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvalishvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Koba Dvalishvili has been cut.
Akira throws a jab but it's blocked by Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili wants to counter the offense by Akira and move into the clinch position.
Akira misses with an uppercut. Dvalishvili saw that one coming.
Akira sets himself, and Dvalishvili steps forward looking for the clinch! Akira avoids it this time.
Akira misses with a straight right.
Dvalishvili wants to counter with a clinch but Akira pushes him away.
Akira closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dvalishvili as Akira tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dvalishvili prevents a body shot from Akira.
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.
Dvalishvili is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira digs a right hand underneath Dvalishvili's ribcage. Dvalishvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dvalishvili backwards.
Dvalishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akira lands a shoulder strike.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Dvalishvili avoids it by throwing Akira back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Akira fails to land.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Dvalishvili avoids it by throwing Akira back against the ropes.
Akira struggles to land a body shot inside as Dvalishvili controls his hands.
Dvalishvili blocking some punches.
Akira is looking to control Dvalishvili's arms but Dvalishvili gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akira has his back to the ropes.
Dvalishvili is struggling to control the position.
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akira pushes Dvalishvili back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dvalishvili has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dvalishvili can turn it around.
A short body shot lands from Akira as the two fighters clinch.
Akira swings wildly with an uppercut but Dvalishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dvalishvili looking to slow down the pace here.
Akira swings wildly with an uppercut but Dvalishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as Dvalishvili controls the action.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira lands a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dvalishvili trying to stall but Akira improves his position.
Akira misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hokuto Akira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 10:8
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 10:8
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Hokuto Akira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 2416 p4p, 3583 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 222 p4p, 306 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Neich has chosen YKWIM? - Yot club as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 57 - 21 - 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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Neich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Nice shot by Neich.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neich's head backwards.
Neich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scorpion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Neich throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neich manages to avoid it.
Scorpion throws a right and a left that Neich avoids nicely.
Scorpion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neich just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Scorpion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scorpion lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Neich throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Neich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neich.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scorpion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scorpion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Scorpion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scorpion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Neich throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Neich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neich moves away.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Scorpion's shoulder, as Scorpion tries to avoid the shot.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neich misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion scores with a nice head shot.
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Neich moves away and avoids it.
Neich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws out a loose jab but Neich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion scores with a kick to the body.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scorpion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Neich down.
Neich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scorpion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neich takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Neich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Neich misses with a right hand
and Scorpion counters with a low kick, right behind Neich 's knee.
Neich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Neich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neich slips a straight right by Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neich has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Scorpion takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
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 Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neich has time to react.
Neich misses with a straight left.
Neich slips under a jab from Scorpion.
Neich slips under a jab.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Neich moves out of range easily.
Neich cracks Scorpion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Scorpion cracks Neich with a good jab.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Neich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neich scores with a jab.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Neich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neich connects with a looping right hand.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Neich.
Scorpion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich lands with a shot to the body.
Scorpion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scorpion with a body shot.
Neich scores with a body shot.
Neich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neich misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
Scorpion rushes Neich and presses him up against the ropes.
A short left from Scorpion.
Neich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neich throws a head punch that misses.
Neich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neich.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scorpion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Neich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neich is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Scorpion as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neich or not.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Neich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neich's gas tank.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Scorpion cracks Neich with a nice body shot.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neichs head.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scorpion presses Neich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neich can do to turn this around?
Scorpion presses Neich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion is working Neich over against the ropes.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion pushes Neich back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scorpion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neich or not.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second 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.
Scorpion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Neich is out of range.
Scorpion scores with a leg kick.
Neich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neich just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScorpion.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Neich misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Neich throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
It appears Scorpion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Neich's body. Neich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scorpion. Scorpion obviously looking to wear him down.
Scorpion sizes up Neich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scorpion. Neich shrugs it off though.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Scorpion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Scorpion's head but Scorpion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scorpion throws a push kick but Neich slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion is looking to slow Neich down with leg kicks.
Neich looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
It looked like Scorpion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Neich.
The crowd cheers as Scorpion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neich doesn't seem phased though.
Neich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Neich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Neich with a jab.
Scorpion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neich throws out the jab.
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but Neich moved out of range.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Scorpion ducks down to avoid it.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Neich's body. Neich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Neich moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Neich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neich avoids the head kick by Scorpion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Neich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neich misses with some punches.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Neich has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion pushes Neich back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neich throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Neich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neich's gas tank.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion clearly takes 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.
Scorpion swings for the body but Neich moves out of range.
Neich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Scorpion lands but Neich takes it in his stride.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scorpion.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Neich just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scorpion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion lands a jab to the nose.
Scorpion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion looks to score with a jab to the body but Neich is just out of range.
Neich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Neich in a clinch.
Scorpion is struggling to control the position.
Scorpion wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion taking a breather.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion tries to work over Neich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Neich is rocked!
Neich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neich is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
Neich blocks a jab.
Neich seems to have recovered his senses.
Scorpion lands with a good body shot.
Scorpion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scorpion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neich, pushing him back against the ropes.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpion.
Neich swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the side of Neich's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Neich throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Neich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neich has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Neich swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Neich throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
A short right from Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neich misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Neich is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion had his way with Lester Neich in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neich at a distance.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Scorpion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Scorpion taking a breather.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Neich lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Neich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neich's gas tank.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion is working Neich over against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the side of Neich's head.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Neich's ribcage. Neich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpion.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Scorpion.
Neich swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Neich controls his hands.
Neich working aggressively here.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Neich misses with some punches.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Neich throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Neich's ribcage. Neich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neich scores with a shot to the side of Scorpion's head.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Neich fails to land.
Lester Neich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scorpion lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Silva Scorpion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
93% |
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