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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Freedland (ranked 5823 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 389 p4p, 395 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Freedland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai digs a good hook to Freedland's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Freedland misses the target.
A jab from Chai misses.
Freedland feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai drives through and clinches with Freedland against the cage.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Freedland controls the action.
Freedland looking to slow down the pace here.
Chai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Freedland.
Freedland throws a head punch that misses.
Freedland throws a head punch that misses.
Chai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freedland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freedland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chai.
Chai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedland tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Freedland moved out of range nicely.
Freedland throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chai tests Freedland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Freedland 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.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai cracks Freedland with a good jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
Freedland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freedland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Freedland is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Freedland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freedland digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Freedland seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Freedland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedland connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Freedland walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pharoah The First Chai!
Pharoah The First Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryo Hazuki (ranked 5418 p4p, 23336 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 378 p4p, 431 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Kodak Black - Super Gremlin as his entrance music. Ryo Hazuki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazuki.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Hazuki has managed to clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazuki has double underhooks.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Hazuki has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Hazuki has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
Nice elbow from Hazuki.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazuki has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.
Hazuki prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Hazuki keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Hazuki is controlling the position.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hazuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazuki tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Hazuki back against the cage.
Hazuki tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez tries to break free but Hazuki pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazuki has double underhooks.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Hazuki keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Hazuki working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Hazuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hazuki closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Hazuki prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Hazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hazuki throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hazuki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
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!
Nice elbow from Hazuki.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hazuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Hazuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Hazuki landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazuki works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Hazuki trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hazuki landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hazuki tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
Hazuki is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazuki works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hazuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hazuki is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hazuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Luis Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazuki is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hazuki avoids it well.
Hazuki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hazuki slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Hazuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hazuki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Hazuki is controlling the position.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Hazuki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Hazuki keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
A short right from Hazuki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Hazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hazuki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Hazuki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toa Mudo (ranked 23153 p4p, 24299 weight class) and Zico Verhoeven (ranked 259 p4p, 206 weight class). Zico Verhoeven is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zico Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Verhoeven clinches up against the cage.
Verhoeven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mudo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mudo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Verhoeven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Mudo.
 It looks like Zico Verhoeven has been cut.
Mudo scores a nice knee to the body.
Verhoeven looks winded!
Mudo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mudo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mudo obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Mudo.
Mudo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mudo lands a nice uppercut.
Verhoeven takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mudo lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Mudo lands an uppercut.
Verhoeven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoeven takes a shot to the head.
 Verhoeven is rocked!
Verhoeven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mudo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Verhoeven can turn it around.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mudo.
Verhoeven is still on wobbly legs! Can Mudo finish him?
Mudo breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Verhoeven out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toa Mudo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Malcom Farquharson (ranked 4173 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 525 p4p, 492 weight class). Cannabino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino ducks under a wild hook from Farquharson.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Cannabino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farquharson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cannabino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farquharson throws a head kick that Cannabino semi-blocks.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Cannabino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannabino scores with a hook to the body. Farquharson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Cannabino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Farquharson's head.
 It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Malcom Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Farquharson.
Cannabino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson walks into a stiff left hand from Cannabino.
Cannabino instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Farquharson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farquharson misses with the head strike.
Cannabino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Farquharson fails to land.
Farquharson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannabino.
Cannabino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Cannabino throws a lazy head kick
and Farquharson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cannabino thinking.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson throws a solid leg kick but Cannabino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farquharson.
Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannabino.
Cannabino lands with a good body shot.
Cannabino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farquharson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cannabino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannabino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cannabino blocks a jab.
Cannabino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cannabino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farquharson.
Cannabino throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cannabino walks into a stiff left hand from Farquharson.
Cannabino tries to land a front kick but Farquharson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farquharson throws a big shot that misses.
Cannabino is looking for the big counter here.
Cannabino drives through and clinches with Farquharson against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
Cannabino avoids a wild elbow strike from Farquharson.
Farquharson being controlled against the cage.
Cannabino lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Cannabino lands a head kick!
Cannabino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Cannabino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farquharson throws a good cross that connects.
Farquharson misses with a looping left.
Cannabino scores with a kick to the body.
Cannabino tries to close the distance and clinch but Farquharson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannabino lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Farquharson goes down! The ref sends Cannabino to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Farquharson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Malcom Farquharson's cut is getting worse.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannabino looks to throw a body kick
and Cannabino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cannabino.
Cannabino has Farquharson up against the cage in a clinch.
Farquharson managing to block the knees to the body from Cannabino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino lands a right hand.
Cannabino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannabino blocks the body kick.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut
and Cannabino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farquharson connects with a body shot that sends Cannabino's belly button to the back.
Farquharson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannabino takes the fight into the clinch.
Farquharson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farquharson lands with a left to the head.
Farquharson being controlled against the cage.
Farquharson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Cannabino is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson misses with an elbow strike.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cannabino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farquharson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cannabino taking a breather.
Farquharson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino stalling.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cannabino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cannabino rushes Farquharson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farquharson lands a shot to the body.
Farquharson trying to land knees to the body.
Cannabino lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cannabino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farquharson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannabino circles away.
Farquharson looks to land a left hand but Cannabino moved out of range nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cannabino. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cannabino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farquharson.
Cannabino moves out of range as Farquharson strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Farquharson. Those never looked like landing.
Farquharson has Cannabino up against the cage in a clinch.
Farquharson pushes Cannabino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino with a jab.
A head kick by Cannabino misses
and Farquharson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson swings for the body but Cannabino moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cannabino instigates a clinch.
Cannabino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malcom Farquharson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cannabino just leaning against Farquharson, taking a breather.
Cannabino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson blocks a body shot from Cannabino.
Cannabino trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cannabino.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Cannabino is blocking nicely.
Cannabino trying to stall but Farquharson improves his position.
Farquharson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farquharson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannabino blocks it with crossed arms.
Cannabino lands a nice uppercut.
Cannabino cracks Farquharson with a nice body shot.
Cannabino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farquharson or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farquharson misses with some punches.
Malcom Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cannabino pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Cannabino throws a right hand that Farquharson ducks under and follows up with a left that Farquharson also avoids with ease.
Cannabino has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emporio Cannabino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farquharson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cannabino counters with a head kick.
Farquharson moves out of range of the body kick from Cannabino.
The fighters circling - Farquharson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannabino was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Cannabino scores with a body shot.
Cannabino ducks right into an uppercut from Farquharson.
Cannabino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farquharson missing with a left hand there. Cannabino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cannabino 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emporio Cannabino!
An out of breath Emporio Cannabino 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 4050 p4p, 23401 weight class) and DJ Chavis (ranked 480 p4p, 581 weight class). Taurus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Wesley Taurus 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Chavis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavis connects with the punch.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Chavis 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.
Chavis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Taurus misses.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Chavis throws out a counter right but Taurus avoids it with no problem.
Chavis connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Chavis misses with a looping right.
Taurus throws a big shot that misses.
DJ Chavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taurus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavis tries to clinch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chavis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taurus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavis wants to clinch.
Taurus thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavis. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chavis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavis.
Chavis lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Taurus moves out of range as Chavis throws a body kick.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavis moves out of range of the body kick.
Taurus slips under a jab from Chavis.
Taurus misses with a body shot.
Chavis misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Chavis's shoulder, as Chavis tries to avoid the shot.
Chavis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Chavis.
Chavis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taurus circles away quickly and effectively.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chavis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavis throws a front kick to the face that drops Taurus face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the cage, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). DJ Chavis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 3883 p4p, 19330 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 324 p4p, 424 weight class). BySubtraction kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lay My Claim. Addition BySubtraction is staring across the cage 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
Kubota connects with a crisp jab.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before BySubtraction has time to react.
Kubota tries to bum rush BySubtraction with a series of wild strikes but BySubtraction uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
BySubtraction feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kubotas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kubota flicks out a counter leg kick but BySubtraction steps away.
Kubota misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
Kubota moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
BySubtraction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kubota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
BySubtraction tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kubota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
BySubtraction takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Kubota there.
Kubota defending well as BySubtraction loads up on a big left hand.
Kubota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BySubtraction throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kubota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BySubtractions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
BySubtraction takes one to the chin there.
Kubota scores with a punch to the head.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Kubota slips under a jab from BySubtraction.
Kubota displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BySubtraction lands with a cross.
Kubota misses with a jab, cross combination.
BySubtraction throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
BySubtraction moves into range and clinches up with Kubota.
Kubota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
Kubota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kubota throws a right hand that BySubtraction ducks under and follows up with a left that BySubtraction also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BySubtraction avoids a punch combination nicely.
BySubtraction appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
Kubota moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
Kubota connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
BySubtraction tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Kubota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BySubtraction takes one to the side of the head.
Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BySubtraction throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Kubota. Beautiful body shot.
BySubtraction with a nice calf kick.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but Kubota moves out of range.
BySubtraction throws the left hand but Kubota avoids the punch easily.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Kubota. Those never looked like landing.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before BySubtraction has time to react.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kubota tries to bum rush BySubtraction with a series of wild strikes but BySubtraction uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kubota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kubota lands a leg kick that knocks BySubtraction off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubota connects with a single shot there.
BySubtraction throws a jab when Kubota was well out of range.
Kubota lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kubota! But no joy.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
BySubtraction closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kubota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kubota throws a low kick but BySubtraction avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from BySubtraction misses its target.
Kubota connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. BySubtraction does a little dance to reset his feet.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kubota. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kubota connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Kubota.
Kubota looks to score with a jab to the body but BySubtraction is just out of range.
Kubota staying out of range there.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BySubtraction.
Kubota ducks right into an uppercut from BySubtraction.
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
Kubota lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kubota jabs BySubtraction to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Kubota.
A decent looking cross lands there for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BySubtraction takes one on the chin but seems OK.
BySubtraction takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota slips under a jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
BySubtraction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kubota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kubota blocks a jab.
A jab from BySubtraction does it's job there.
Kubota misses with a wild combination.
BySubtraction scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Kubota throws out a powerful jab.
BySubtraction moves out of range as Kubota strikes.
It looked like BySubtraction wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
BySubtraction is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BySubtraction throws out the jab.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takeru Kubota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Kubota tenderised BySubtraction's leg. BySubtraction is trying to keep his angry face on.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the side of Kubota's head but Kubota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kubota connects with an inside leg kick.
BySubtraction misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Kubota ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Kubota as he connects with a hook.
Kubota slips under a jab.
BySubtraction lands the left hand.
Kubota takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
BySubtraction's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kubota connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! BySubtraction scrambles back to his feet.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kubota connects with the punch.
BySubtraction tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
Kubota misses with a low kick.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
Kubota throws out a counter right but BySubtraction avoids it with no problem.
Kubota misses with a double jab.
Kubota moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick lands for BySubtraction.
Nice uppercut lands for Kubota. That snapped BySubtraction's head back.
Kubota lands with a cross.
BySubtraction stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kubota turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kubota avoids the body shot from BySubtraction.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BySubtraction lands a nice hook to Kubota's body. Kubota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kubota fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
BySubtraction bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
Kubota flicks out a counter leg kick but BySubtraction steps away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BySubtraction stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubota.
BySubtraction missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BySubtractions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
BySubtraction just misses with a punch to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
BySubtraction lunges at Kubota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kubota's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
BySubtraction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kubota counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
BySubtraction walks into a straight right hand from Kubota.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
BySubtraction looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kubota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BySubtraction. That did some damage!
Kubota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
BySubtraction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kubota connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
BySubtraction takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takeru Kubota is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kubota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kubota looks to land a combination. BySubtraction sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kubota lunges at BySubtraction with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by BySubtraction's hand.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kubota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
Kubota bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kubota.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
BySubtraction walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kubota tries to bum rush BySubtraction with a series of wild strikes but BySubtraction uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BySubtraction is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kubota misses with the combination.
BySubtraction loads up on a big right hand but Kubota slips the punch.
Kubota slips under a jab.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kubota counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. BySubtraction doesn't seem bothered though.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kubota lands a jab to the nose.
Kubota scores with a crisp jab that stopped BySubtraction in his tracks.
BySubtraction drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Kubota onto his butt! Kubota pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Kubota swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and BySubtraction tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
BySubtraction missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kubota finds it's way through BySubtraction's defenses.
Kubota moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
Kubota misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kubota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction with a nice calf kick.
BySubtraction loads up on a big right hand but Kubota slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BySubtraction jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota misses with a wild body shot.
Kubota moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Kubota.
I've got Kubota 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 21999 p4p, 19107 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 565 p4p, 564 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Schultz misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Schultz misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Sandoval.
Nice cross by Schultz.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
Sandoval has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Schultz.
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sandoval is looking to clinch but Schultz is avoiding it.
Schultz misses with the combination.
Schultz throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schultz.
Schultz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schultz scores with a nice right hand.
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval lands a nice looking body shot.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sandoval.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schultz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schultz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sandoval throws a series of strikes that have Schultz backpedaling.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Sandoval is looking to counter punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sandoval!
Sandoval jabs Schultz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schultz misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Schultz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz misses with a hook
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Sandoval clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sandoval.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Sandoval stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sandoval lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandoval lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sandoval scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandoval lands a shot to the body.
Schultz misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandoval working aggressively here.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
Sandoval pushes Schultz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz throws a nice looking combination but Sandoval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schultz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sandoval lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sandoval scores with a nice right hand.
Miguel Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sandoval fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schultz, pushing him back against the cage.
Sandoval lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sandoval pushes Schultz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval throws an off balance right hand
and Schultz counters with a straight right hand.
Schultz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Schultz.
Schultz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schultz looks to land a body kick but Sandoval moved away.
Sandoval cracks Schultz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval fails to land with a series of punches.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
Schultz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schultz gets tackled into the cage by Sandoval. Sandoval maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval can't find room to land a body shot as Schultz controls the action.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Sandoval manages to break the clinch.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Schultz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the head.
Sandoval scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schultz doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz thows a body kick. Sandoval tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a jab. Schultz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz lands with a hook. Sandoval tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schultz throws an off balance right hand
and Sandoval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz tries a quick counter leg kick but Sandoval is wise to it.
Schultz misses the jab.
A cross from Sandoval lands.
Sandoval takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Schultz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz misses with a looping left.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut
enabling Schultz to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandoval clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donk. Sandoval catches Schultz right on the button with a cross.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
It looked like Sandoval was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schultz.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
Schultz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sandoval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schultz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Schultz.
Schultz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sandoval to counter with a crisp jab.
Schultz moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Sandoval lands with a shot to the body.
Sandoval lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schultz at a distance.
Schultz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schultz.
Schultz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schultz. Schultz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dutch Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Schultz connects with a body shot that sends Sandoval's belly button to the back.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a two punch combo.
Schultz looks for the body kick but Sandoval saw that one coming.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Sandoval both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Schultz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Sandoval was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Sandoval lands with an uppercut that bounces Schultz off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sandoval finds it's way round the side to connect with Schultz's head.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schultz throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Schultz.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Sandoval.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schultz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sandoval has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Sandoval as he connects with a hook.
Sandoval lands with a nice combination. Schultz backs away looking to recover.
Schultz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Schultz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sandoval 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21977 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 570 p4p, 451 weight class). Salamanca comes to the cage 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! Iaspero Yalixqua struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 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 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua tries to clinch up.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Yalixqua checks it.
Yalixqua throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Yalixqua avoided it.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Salamanca gets a clinch.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca lands a hook that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
We've been informed that Yalixqua 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.
Salamanca stalls.
A short right from Salamanca on the inside.
Yalixqua blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca works on Yalixqua's body with a couple of short punches.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Salamanca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good body shot from Salamanca.
A bit of stalling here from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Yalixqua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca lands with a right hand.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua works Salamanca's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yalixqua. That did some damage!
Salamanca throws out a powerful jab.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
A countering left hand to the body from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua takes one on the button.
Yalixqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yalixqua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salamanca.
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Yalixqua looks to land a combination but Salamanca avoids it well.
Yalixqua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salamanca rather than just go for the knockout.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yalixqua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yalixqua tries to land a leg kick but Salamanca saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Yalixqua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca cracks Yalixqua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Yalixqua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yalixqua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salamanca tries to clinch up
and Yalixqua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salamanca's knee momentarily.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca thumps Yalixqua with a low kick.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salamanca.
Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yalixqua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Yalixqua's front leg but catches the back leg as Yalixqua tries to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Yalixqua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Yalixqua checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Yalixqua down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Yalixqua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yalixqua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yalixqua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yalixqua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
Yalixqua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca clinches up with Yalixqua and pushes him back against the cage.
Salamanca lands a shoulder strike.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
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.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yalixqua in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yalixqua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Yalixqua moved away.
Yalixqua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca moves in looking to clinch but Yalixqua pushes him off.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua lands a head shot.
Yalixqua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Yalixqua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca cracks Yalixqua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yalixqua tries a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca is wise to it.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
Salamanca lunges at Yalixqua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yalixqua's hand.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Yalixqua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Yalixqua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a nice head shot.
Yalixqua is looking to slow Salamanca down with leg kicks.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Yalixqua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salamanca in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Yalixqua tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Salamanca moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yalixqua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salamanca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salamanca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yalixqua lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Yalixqua looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yalixqua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Yalixqua.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
Yalixqua slips under a jab.
Salamanca backing away here, and Yalixqua unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Yalixqua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yalixqua throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Yalixqua looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yalixqua on the side of the head.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Yalixqua tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Yalixqua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca throws a series of strikes that have Yalixqua backpedaling.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Salamanca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca is looking to slow Yalixqua down with leg kicks.
Yalixqua misses with a right hand
and Salamanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yalixqua doesn't seem phased though.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salamanca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good shot there by Salamanca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Yalixqua avoided it.
Good shot there by Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Salamanca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salamanca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yalixqua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca jabs Yalixqua right on the nose. Yalixqua blinks but takes it well.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Yalixqua's leg. Yalixqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Salamanca checks a leg kick nicely.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Yalixqua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yalixqua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salamanca has him pressed against the cage.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
You can see that Yalixqua has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Salamanca.
Yalixqua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Yalixqua misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salamanca obliges.
Yalixqua trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yalixqua into the cage.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
Yalixqua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yalixqua at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Yalixqua should have avoided that one.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Jab by Salamanca.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yalixqua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yalixqua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 3176 p4p, 3559 weight class) and Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 396 p4p, 434 weight class). Ozbourne has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 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 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozbourne lands with an uppercut that bounces Akira off the cage and back into range.
Akira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ozbourne misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Akira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozbourne lands a body shot.
Ozbourne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akira throwing a counter right hand but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozbourne with a hook.
Ozbourne thumps Akira with a low kick.
Akira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ozbourne. That one must have hurt.
Akira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozbourne defending well as Akira loads up on a big left hand.
Ozbourne slips a jab and a cross from Akira.
Ozbourne tries a quick counter leg kick but Akira is wise to it.
Ozbourne misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Akira misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ozbourne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozbourne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akira's head backwards.
Ozbourne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozbourne throws out the jab.
Ozbourne misses with a straight left.
Akira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozbourne drives through and clinches with Akira against the cage.
Ozbourne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozbourne tries to work over Akira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Akira.
Ozbourne blocks an uppercut.
Ozbourne prevents a body shot from Akira.
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne misses with a body punch.
Ozbourne misses with the head strike.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Akira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Akira.
Akira misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozbourne.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Ozbourne.
A shot in the inside from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira is leaning against Ozbourne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ozbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Akira.
Akira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ozbourne as Akira tries to tie him up.
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Akira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akira is leaning against Ozbourne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ozbourne 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 Ozbourne can turn it around.
Ozbourne can't find room to land a body shot as Akira controls the action.
A short left from Akira.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ozbourne.
Akira misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
Akira trying to stall but Ozbourne improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Akira fails to land.
Come on Akira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ozbourne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akira or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ozbourne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Ozbourne misses its intended target.
It looked like Akira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akira moves into the clinch.
Akira has Ozbourne pressed against the cage.
Ozbourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozbourne prevents a body shot from Akira.
Akira misses with the head strike.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozbourne lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ozbourne.
Akira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozbourne tries to throw a body punch but Akira avoids it by throwing Ozbourne back against the cage.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozbourne blocks an uppercut.
Ozbourne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akira tries a body shot but Ozbourne blocks it.
Akira throws a head punch that misses.
Ozbourne misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
Akira prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akira.
Akira tries a body shot but Ozbourne blocks it.
Hokuto Akira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as Ozbourne controls the action.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Akira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akira trying to control the position but instead, Ozbourne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akira into the cage.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akira misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ozbourne fails to land.
Akira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ozbourne scores with a shot to the side of Akira's head.
Ozbourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Akira controls his hands.
Ozbourne prevents a body shot from Akira.
Akira misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akira.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akira working aggressively here.
Akira lands a left hand.
Akira is working Ozbourne over against the cage.
Ozbourne tries to work over Akira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira cracks Ozbourne with a nice body shot.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Akira lands a left hand.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
Ozbourne prevents a body shot from Akira.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as Ozbourne controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozbourne's elbow.
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 Hokuto Akira will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ozbourne tries a low kick but Akira avoids it.
Akira is looking to counter punch.
Ozbourne takes a swing at Akira's ribcage but misses.
Ozbourne connects with a single shot there.
Akira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Akira does it's job there.
It looks like Ziggy Ozbourne has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Akira blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Akira misses its target.
Akira moves forwards but Ozbourne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akira tries to clinch up but Ozbourne circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozbourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akira throws out the jab.
Ozbourne feints a counter leg kick.
Ozbourne scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozbourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ozbourne misses with a jab to the body
and Akira counters with a left to the body.
Ozbourne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozbourne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira blocks a head kick by Ozbourne.
Akira throwing a counter right hand but Ozbourne manages to avoid it.
Ozbourne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That kick from Ozbourne tenderised Akira's leg. Akira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozbourne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Akira to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozbourne is rocked!
Akira ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ozbourne out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his welterweight title!
Hokuto Akira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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