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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Leekpai Sangwit (ranked 4816 p4p, 5450 weight class) and Archie Frewin (ranked 499 p4p, 517 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leekpai Sangwit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Archie Frewin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frewin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sangwit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frewin throws the left hand but Sangwit avoids the punch easily.
Sangwit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sangwit tries to clinch up but Frewin circles away and keeps his distance.
Frewin throws out a leg kick but Sangwit moves out of range and Frewin only half commits.
It looked like Sangwit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sangwit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frewin moves away.
Sangwit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sangwit doesn't manage to clinch there - Frewin circles away.
Frewin lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sangwit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frewin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sangwit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Sangwit. Those never looked like landing.
Frewin scores with a nice strike.
Sangwit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sangwit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin catches Sangwit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Frewin is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sangwit checks a leg kick.
Sangwit doesn't manage to clinch there - Frewin circles away.
Frewin cracks a nice hook into Sangwit's ribs.
Frewin lands a right hook to the body.
Sangwit throws a sloppy head kick
and Frewin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Frewin throws a low kick but Sangwit moves out of range easily.
Sangwit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sangwit misses with the body kick
enabling Frewin to counter with a crisp jab.
Frewin looks to land a right hand but Sangwit moved out of range.
Frewin catches Sangwit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangwit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archie Frewin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frewin scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sangwit doesn't manage to clinch there - Frewin circles away.
Frewin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frewin throws a big shot that misses.
Sangwit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sangwit misses with an uppercut. Frewin saw that one coming.
Frewin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sangwit manages to avoid it.
As Frewin looks to move away, Sangwit throws a big counter combo but Frewin just gets out of the way.
Frewin scores with a jab. Sangwit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frewin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sangwit takes one on the button.
Frewin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sangwit tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Frewin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frewin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sangwit in his tracks.
Sangwit throws a series of punches but Frewin moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Frewin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sangwit throws a head kick that misses
and Frewin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frewin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frewin missing with a left hand there. Sangwit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frewin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sangwit tries to clinch there but Frewin circles away.
Frewin avoids the body shot from Sangwit.
Frewin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frewin. Sangwit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archie Frewin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sangwit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frewin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sangwit.
Frewin misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from Sangwit
and Frewin counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frewin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sangwit.
Leekpai Sangwit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin with a nice calf kick.
Frewin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sangwit wants to clinch
and Frewin counters with a nice body shot.
Frewin misses with a looping right.
Sangwit lands a glancing blow to the side of Frewin's head.
Sangwit drives through and clinches with Frewin against the ropes.
Sangwit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frewin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frewin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sangwit tries to clinch there but Frewin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin blocks a head kick by Sangwit.
It seemed like Frewin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Frewin. That snapped Sangwit's head back.
Frewin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sangwit moves out of range of the strikes.
Frewin looks to land a left hand but Sangwit moved out of range nicely.
Sangwit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frewin throws a hook but Sangwit avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Frewin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frewin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sangwit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Frewin manages to circle out of the way.
Frewin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frewin throws the left hand but Sangwit avoids the punch easily.
Leekpai Sangwit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frewin throws a hook to the side of Sangwit's head but Sangwit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Frewin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frewin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 18:20
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 18:20
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Frewin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kawainui Perry (ranked 5174 p4p, 3125 weight class) and Tham Petchyindee (ranked 509 p4p, 381 weight class). Kawainui Perry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawainui Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tham Petchyindee!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Petchyindee's knee but Petchyindee avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perry - that will leave a mark!
Perry looks to land a right hand but Petchyindee moved out of range.
Perry scores with a shot to the body.
Petchyindee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawainui Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perry lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Perry blocks an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry scores with a head kick. Petchyindee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petchyindee checks the leg kick.
Petchyindee misses with a head kick.
Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petchyindee moves away.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petchyindee doesn't seem bothered though.
Petchyindee blocks a leg kick.
Perry connects with a body shot.
Perry lands a jab to Petchyindee's midsection.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petchyindee manages to avoid it.
Petchyindee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Petchyindee is just out of range.
Petchyindee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perry throws a poor cross that misses
and Petchyindee counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry scores with a jab.
Perry feints and then cracks Petchyindee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petchyindee down.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Petchyindee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petchyindee tries a low kick but Perry avoids it.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Petchyindee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Perry misses.
Petchyindee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petchyindee ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.
As Petchyindee looks to move away, Perry throws a big counter combo but Petchyindee just gets out of the way.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
Perry motions for Petchyindee to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petchyindee walks into a stiff left hand from Perry.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Petchyindee.
As Petchyindee backs away, Perry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petchyindee avoids the head kick by Perry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petchyindee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kawainui Perry dominated that round.
That's time! 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.
Perry jabs Petchyindee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petchyindee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry swats away the attempt to clinch by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry works over Petchyindee's head and body with a nice combination.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petchyindee can do to turn this around?
Petchyindee slips a jab from Perry.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petchyindee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petchyindee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petchyindee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petchyindee slips a straight right by Perry.
Petchyindee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petchyindee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry jabs at Petchyindee's body.
Petchyindee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Perry is looking to score with low kicks.
Perry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petchyindees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petchyindee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perry throws a leg kick which misses Petchyindee's front leg but catches the back leg as Petchyindee tries to avoid it.
Petchyindee avoids the body shot from Perry.
Kawainui Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Petchyindee throws a body kick that misses.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Petchyindee sees coming a mile off.
Perry moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPetchyindee.
Petchyindee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perry finds it's way round the side to connect with Petchyindee's head.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
Petchyindee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Perry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
Petchyindee moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petchyindee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Petchyindee's belly button to the back.
Perry lands a head shot.
Petchyindee tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Perry.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head.
Perry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petchyindee leaning against his opponent.
Petchyindee lands an elbow inside that Perry shrugs off.
Perry pushes Petchyindee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Perry.
Tham Petchyindee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 Petchyindee is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Petchyindee is still on wobbly legs! Can Perry finish him?
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.
Petchyindee seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kawainui Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perry 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 20:18
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 20:17
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kawainui Perry!
During a confident post fight interview, Kawainui Perry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Minoari Amida (ranked 5944 p4p, 3767 weight class) and That Heart (ranked 582 p4p, 459 weight class). That Heart is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minoari Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Heart!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amida is out of range.
Amida misses with a wild combination.
Amida cracks a nice hook into Heart's ribs.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Amida's head but Amida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heart. That's going to slow Amida down.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amida moves away.
Amida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Amida drives through and clinches with Heart against the ropes.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amida tries to land knees in the clinch but Heart avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Amida has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Amida lands with a short shot to the head.
 It looks like That Heart has been cut.
Heart slows down the pace here.
Heart misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida is pushing Heart up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heart blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amida prevents a body shot from Heart.
Amida prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart tries a body shot but Amida blocks it.
Amida misses with a punch to the body.
Heart looking to stall.
Amida missing with knees to the body.
Heart presses Amida against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Amida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Heart.
Heart misses with some punches.
Amida presses Heart against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Amida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Amida can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
A short left from Amida.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Amida scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart struggles to land a body shot inside as Amida controls his hands.
Heart slows down the pace here.
Amida lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amida.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Amida.
Amida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Heart working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Heart.
Amida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Heart.
Heart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amida throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amida throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Minoari Amida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heart.
Heart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amida.
Amida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heart's head.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Amida moved out of range.
Heart is looking to score with low kicks.
As Heart looks to move away, Amida throws a big counter combo but Heart just gets out of the way.
Heart takes a swing at Amida's ribcage but misses.
Amida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Amida moves out of range of the strikes.
Heart keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amida misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Amida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart avoiding damage as Amida throws knees to the body.
Amida landing knees to the head.
Amida lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lands a shoulder strike.
Amida blocking some punches.
Amida misses with some punches.
Amida struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
Amida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amida.
Amida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heart working aggressively here.
Amida lands a knee to the head.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Amida.
Amida lands a shoulder strike.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Amida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amida lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Heart tries a body shot but Amida blocks it.
Heart taking a breather.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Amida lands a nice uppercut.
Amida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amida.
Amida blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Amida blocks a body shot from Heart.
Amida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amida throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amida.
Heart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amidas head.
Heart lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but That Heart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Amida fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Amida - just one landing.
Heart jabs at Amida's body.
Amida swinging wildly here.
Heart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heart forces Amida back against the ropes and clinches.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Amida controls the action.
Amida misses with a punch to the body.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amida's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amida's elbow.
Amida takes a shot to the head.
Amida misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with some punches.
That Heart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Amida misses with a body punch.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Amida avoids it by throwing Heart back against the ropes.
Amida prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heart is keeping busy.
Heart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amida lands with a left to the head.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Amida.
Amida lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Amida blocks a body shot from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida throws a head punch that misses.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heart lands a hook that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Amida's ribcage. Amida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Amida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heart blocks it with crossed arms.
Amida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amida blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Amida.
Heart gets through Amida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart lands a hook that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amida.
Heart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
That Heart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Minoari Amida!
Minoari Amida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22385 p4p, 4581 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 272 p4p, 202 weight class). Seagal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not for Sale. Steven Seagal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal throws a right hand that De Lagardere ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lagardere also avoids with ease.
De Lagardere lands the left hand.
De Lagardere lands a nice shot that snaps Seagal's head back.
Seagal tries to close the distance and clinch but De Lagardere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Lagardere.
Seagal tries to clinch but De Lagardere is having none of it.
De Lagardere scores with a jab. Seagal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lagardere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seagal ducks right into an uppercut from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seagal ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere lands a glancing blow to the side of Seagal's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagal misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Seagal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Seagal misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut
and Seagal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Our sources have told us that De Lagardere has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Seagal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seagal throws a head punch that misses.
Seagal is trying to break the clinch but De Lagardere is controlling him.
De Lagardere presses Seagal against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Lagardere lands a body punch.
De Lagardere lands a hook that snaps the head of Seagal backwards.
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Seagal keeps control of De Lagardere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seagal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seagal manages to break the clinch.
De Lagardere is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Lagardere lands with a cross.
Seagal falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Lagardere counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal misses with a combination
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seagal walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lagardere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seagal under the eye.
Seagal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Lagardere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Lagardere scores with a jab to the body.
De Lagardere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Lagardere lands with a straight right. Seagal didn't see that one coming.
Steven Seagal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for De Lagardere.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Seagal moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Lagardere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seagal scrambles back to his feet.
Seagal throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lagardere counters with a series of strikes. Seagal will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left and a right from De Lagardere both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from De Lagardere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Lagardere lands a glancing blow to the side of Seagal's head.
De Lagardere lands a nice looking body shot.
Seagal closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seagal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seagal misses with a double jab
and De Lagardere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Seagal misses.
Seagal throws a left and a right that both miss
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
Seagal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Lagardere counters with a nice body shot.
Seagal takes one on the button.
Seagal walks into a straight right hand from De Lagardere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from De Lagardere lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere cracks Seagal with an open hand slap.
Seagal misses with a combination
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from De Lagardere.
Seagal throws a combination that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a stiff right hand.
Seagal walks into a stiff left hand from De Lagardere.
Seagal swings widly with a right hand
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seagal darts in trying to clinch
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seagal throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seagal misses with a hook to the body
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by De Lagardere as he connects with a hook.
Seagal needs to keep his hands up - De Lagardere had a free shot at his head there.
Seagal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Lagardere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Seagal misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henri De Lagardere is winning the standup battle so far.
Seagal falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
De Lagardere lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seagal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seagal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Lagardere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seagal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Lagardere lands with a cross.
A lazy body kick from Seagal
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seagal throws an off balance right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
Seagal misses with a few strikes there.
Seagal is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lagardere connects with the punch.
De Lagardere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seagal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seagal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Seagal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seagal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Lagardere lands with an uppercut that bounces Seagal off the ropes and back into range.
De Lagardere lands with a nice body punch.
Seagal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seagal throws a right hand that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seagal throws a wild body kick that De Lagardere sees coming a mile off.
De Lagardere swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seagal takes one to the chin there.
Seagal drops his hands momentarily and De Lagardere takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seagal misses with a lunging right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seagal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steven Seagal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Lagardere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seagal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Lagardere connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seagal momentarily.
De Lagardere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henri De Lagardere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal misses with an uppercut
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Lagardere takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Lagardere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seagal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Lagardere lands with a nice body punch.
Seagal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Lagardere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Lagardere wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seagal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seagal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seagal throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lagardere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere connects with a single shot there.
De Lagardere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seagal misses with a double jab.
Seagal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from De Lagardere finds it's way through Seagal's defenses.
Seagal wants to clinch
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere is looking to slow Seagal down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Seagal misses
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from De Lagardere does it's job there.
De Lagardere jabs Seagal right on the nose. Seagal blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheers as De Lagardere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seagal doesn't seem phased though.
De Lagardere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seagal circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Seagal.
Seagal misses with a double jab
and De Lagardere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seagal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lagardere stuns Seagal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lagardere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steven Seagal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagal walks into a stiff left hand from De Lagardere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri De Lagardere showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Lagardere 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri De Lagardere!
The defeated Steven Seagal had this to say: 'My new movie called Buffet Siege 2 is coming straight to dvd. You can order it now for $50 on my website StevenSeagalBullshido.com I'm moving to London since I've recently signed for 300 FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP and plan to take that belt, so watch your ass son this guy ain't playing with fire no more!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 22516 p4p, 4144 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 415 p4p, 332 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 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubota rushes Fuerte and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fuerte blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kubota - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Kubota fails to land.
Kubota lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kubota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuerte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kubota throws a series of punches but Fuerte moves out of range.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but Kubota scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kubota looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuerte is just out of range.
Fuerte is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fuerte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
A shot to the body from Kubota misses
and Fuerte counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Fuerte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fuerte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kubota throws a shot to the body.
Kubota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kubota is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fuerte rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a two punch combination.
Kubota has closed the distance and engaged Fuerte in a clinch.
Fuerte tries to break free but Kubota pushes him back against the ropes.
Kubota keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kubota is trying to maintain a safe position but Fuerte gets an underhook and turns Kubota into the ropes.
Kubota has Fuerte pressed against the ropes, preventing Fuerte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kubota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Kubota.
Fuerte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kubota has him pressed against the ropes.
Kubota misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuerte tries a body shot but Kubota blocks it.
Fuerte misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fuerte.
Kubota digs a right hand into Fuerte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuerte's gas tank.
Kubota displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fuerte up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota is looking to control Fuerte's arms but Fuerte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kubota has his back to the ropes.
Kubota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuerte is trying to push Kubota away but Kubota has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fuerte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Kubota.
Fuerte tries to circle away but Kubota has him pinned against the ropes.
Fuerte is trying to break free.
Kubota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubota scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubota lands a nice shot to the body.
Kubota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kubota scores with a jab. Fuerte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fuerte ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Kubota lands with a thumping leg kick.
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.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kubota swings for the body but Fuerte moves out of range.
Kubota tries to clinch but Fuerte moves away
and Fuerte counters with a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kubota. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kubota swings for the body but Fuerte moves out of range.
Fuerte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kubota bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fuerte's head backwards.
A shot to the body from Kubota misses
and Fuerte counters with a right hand to the body.
Fuerte avoids the body shot from Kubota.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Kubota tenderised Fuerte's leg. Fuerte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kubota feints and then cracks Fuerte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuerte down.
Kubota cracks Fuerte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuerte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Fuerte saw that one coming.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kubota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Fuerte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuerte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kubota misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kubota misses with a hook to the body
and Fuerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kubota falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Fuerte saw that one coming.
Kubota swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubota throws the left hand but Fuerte avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Fuerte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kubota lands a right hook to the body.
Kubota scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
Kubota swings for the body but Fuerte moves out of range.
Kubota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kubota darts in and clinches Fuerte up against the ropes.
Fuerte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kubota.
Kubota lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuerte backwards.
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 cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kubota looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuerte is just out of range.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kubota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kubota swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kubota misses the shot to the body.
Kubota connects with a leg kick.
Kubota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fuerte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kubota.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
Kubota closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuerte can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Fuerte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuerte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kubota's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kubota duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuerte doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuerte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takeru Kubota is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kubota wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kubota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kubota.
Kubota wants to clinch.
Fuerte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota works the jab nicely.
Kubota throws a shot to the body.
Kubota tries to clinch there but Fuerte circles away.
Kubota pushes Fuerte up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kubota lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuerte throws a head punch that misses.
Kubota misses with the head strike.
Fuerte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuerte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kubota's elbow.
Fuerte can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Takeru Kubota seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fuerte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kubota's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Kubota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kubota 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kubota!
Takeru Kubota was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 18870 p4p, 23448 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 603 p4p, 624 weight class). De Cremonesi has chosen Paint It, Black as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin misses with a body kick.
Kin misses with a combination
and Kin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi scores with a hook to the body. Kin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Cremonesi digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
De Cremonesi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kin throws an off balance right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
 Kin is rocked!
Kin ducks into a a hook from De Cremonesi and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kin is breathing heavily.
De Cremonesi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kin tries to get into range but De Cremonesi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kin! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! De Cremonesi scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
Franko De Cremonesi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Not Ponor (ranked 3219 p4p, 2198 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 491 p4p, 353 weight class). Brent has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Not Ponor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brent misses with a hook. Ponor ducked under it nicely.
Ponor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brent throws a head kick but Ponor moves out of range.
Brent looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brent slips a jab from Ponor.
Brent throws out a counter right but Ponor avoids it with no problem.
Brent throws a lazy uppercut
and Ponor counters with a good low kick that Brent was not able to check.
Brent throws an off balance right hand
and Ponor counters with a nice uppercut.
Brent moves away from the strike by Ponor.
Brent throws a lazy head kick
letting Ponor counter with a right hand.
It looks like David Brent has been cut.
Brent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brent throws a hook but Ponor blocks it.
Ponor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brent.
Ponor scores with a head kick.
Brent misses with an uppercut. Ponor saw that one coming.
Ponor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brent avoids it.
David Brent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent misses with a right hand
enabling Ponor to counter with a crisp jab.
Brent is rocked!
Brent misses with a looping right.
Brent walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Ponor rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Brent has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Brent is still on wobbly legs! Can Ponor finish him?
The fighters circling - Brent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brent seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Brent misses the target.
Ponor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Ponor misses.
Brent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Brent tries to reset, Ponor cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Brent is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Not Ponor!
A very excited looking Not Ponor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21691 p4p, 4081 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 404 p4p, 325 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bowser's choice of entrance music: House Of Pain - Jump Around. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 22 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bowser misses.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adesanya moves away.
Adesanya moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowser throws a big shot that misses.
Adesanya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bowser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowser has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adesanya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adesanya walks into a straight right hand from Bowser.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adesanya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser misses with a looping left.
Bowser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bowser throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Bowser coming out on top.
Adesanya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adesanya misses with a looping right.
A combination from Adesanya does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Bowser avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Adesanya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowser, as that shot connected.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with an open hand slap.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Bowser.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Bowser pushes him off.
Bowser lands a slapping body shot.
Bowser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bowser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Adesanya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Bowser misses with a looping right.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser dominated that round.
That's time! Adesanya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bowser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya slips a jab from Bowser.
A quick step to the side and Adesanya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Bowser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowser.
Bowser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser misses with a body punch
and Adesanya counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Bowser to the mat! Adesanya runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Bowser is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Bowser is rocked!
It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a low kick, right behind Bowser 's knee.
Adesanya walks into a left hand.
Adesanya takes one on the button.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowser as he connects with a hook.
Bowser connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Bowser throws out a loose jab but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowser lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Bowser lands a right hand.
Bowser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowser circles away.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bowser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adesanya has time to react.
Leon Bowser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
A counter left hand to the body from Adesanya misses its target.
Adesanya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bowser.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowser avoids the damage to the body.
Bowser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bowser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bowser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bowser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Bowser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leon Bowser seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowser scores with a shoulder strike.
Bowser lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bowser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Adesanya will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Bowser digs a good body shot into Adesanya's ribs.
Adesanya takes one on the button.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowser swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Adesanya misses the target.
Bowser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adesanya is looking to counter the offense by Bowser and move into the clinch.
Adesanya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Bowser avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowser misses the target.
Bowser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bowser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adesanya under the eye.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Bowser.
Bowser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Bowser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adesanya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowser keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowser throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowser swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowser lands a jab to Adesanya's midsection.
Adesanya walks into a stiff left hand from Bowser.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Adesanya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowser tries to bum rush Adesanya with a series of wild strikes but Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Bowser.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Bowser scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowser 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matheus Silva 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 Kenny Smith (ranked 388 p4p, 2428 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 59 p4p, 318 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Yalixqua has chosen Stop This Flame as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yalixqua keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yalixqua in his tracks.
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.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yalixqua tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Yalixqua.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith blocks a head kick by Yalixqua.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
A head kick misses from Yalixqua.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes Yalixqua and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Smith misses with some punches.
Yalixqua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yalixqua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yalixqua.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Yalixqua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yalixqua misses with the head strike.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yalixqua lands a nice uppercut.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yalixqua is defending well for now.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Yalixqua tries to tie him up.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Yalixqua swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Yalixqua looks winded!
Yalixqua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yalixqua's face.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith pushes Yalixqua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yalixqua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yalixqua swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Yalixqua tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Yalixqua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yalixqua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Yalixqua moved away.
Smith is looking to chop away at Yalixqua's legs.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Yalixqua blocks a leg kick.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yalixqua counters with a body kick.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Yalixqua's ribs.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua shapes to counter with a head kick.
Smith lands a head kick!
Yalixqua wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Yalixqua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yalixqua moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith drives through and clinches with Yalixqua against the ropes.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Yalixqua.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Yalixqua lands a shot to the body.
Yalixqua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Yalixqua.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Yalixqua presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Smith.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Yalixqua lands with a right to the head.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Nice body punch from Yalixqua.
Kenny Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Smith.
A short right from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a shot to the body.
Yalixqua lands a nice uppercut.
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 Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yalixqua throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the ropes.
Yalixqua looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua motions for Smith to come forward. Yalixqua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yalixqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Yalixqua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Yalixqua.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Yalixqua ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith catches Yalixqua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is looking to slow Yalixqua down with leg kicks.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Smith tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yalixqua misses with the head strike.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Yalixqua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Yalixqua lands an uppercut.
Yalixqua lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short right from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith pushes Yalixqua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalixqua.
A shot in the inside from Yalixqua.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Yalixqua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yalixqua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 2811 p4p, 5427 weight class) and Riley Knox (ranked 445 p4p, 643 weight class). Knox has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Riley Knox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberto Congo's chin.
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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Congo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Knox wants to clinch
and Congo counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo scores with a nice strike.
Congo misses with a low kick.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Congo misses with a kick to the body.
Knox throws out a counter right but Congo avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Congo misses.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Congo walks straight into a big right, left combination from Knox and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Knox as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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