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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Archie Frewin (ranked 5719 p4p, 5276 weight class) and Kawainui Perry (ranked 517 p4p, 499 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 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Archie Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawainui Perry!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Perry defending well as Frewin loads up on a big left hand.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frewin.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perry throws a body punch but Frewin moves out of range.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Frewin off balance momentarily.
Perry takes a swing at Frewin's ribcage but misses.
Perry lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Frewin moves away from the strike by Perry.
Perry throws a head kick that half lands.
Frewin throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Frewin misses with a straight right.
Frewin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Frewin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frewin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frewin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Frewin misses with a straight right.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry slips under a jab.
Frewin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Frewin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Perry tenderised Frewin's leg. Frewin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perry misses the jab.
Frewin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perry clinches up with Frewin and pushes him back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Perry.
Perry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Perry - that landed with a thud.
Perry works on Frewin's body with a couple of short punches.
Frewin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry scores with a hook to the body.
Perry lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Perry.
A left hand lands to the body for Perry.
Perry lands an elbow inside that Frewin shrugs off.
Perry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perry jabs at Frewin's body.
Perry lands with an overhand left.
Perry with the inside leg kick.
Kawainui Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frewin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perry connects with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frewin takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Perry clobbers Frewin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frewin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kawainui Perry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Archie Frewin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Perry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perry keeps control of Frewin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Perry.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Perry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frewin backwards.
 Frewin is rocked!
Perry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Frewin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perry digs a right hand underneath Frewin's ribcage. Frewin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perry is holding Frewin round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Frewin goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Perry takes it and Frewin is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Kawainui Perry!
Kawainui Perry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bart Detweiler (ranked 24754 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Einjar Cloudwhammer (ranked 552 p4p, 372 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Bart Detweiler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Einjar Cloudwhammer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloudwhammer misses with a wild body shot.
Detweiler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cloudwhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Detweiler moves away.
Cloudwhammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Detweiler throws a hook to the side of Cloudwhammer's head but Cloudwhammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Detweiler checks a leg kick.
Cloudwhammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Detweiler at a distance.
Cloudwhammer throws a series of punches but Detweiler moves out of range.
Cloudwhammer throws a series of punches but Detweiler avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Detweiler misses its target.
Detweiler darts in and clinches Cloudwhammer up against the ropes.
Detweiler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler keeps control of Cloudwhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Detweiler tries to throw a body punch but Cloudwhammer avoids it by throwing Detweiler back against the ropes.
Cloudwhammer dodges an elbow strike from Detweiler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cloudwhammer backwards.
Cloudwhammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Detweiler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cloudwhammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cloudwhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Detweiler has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cloudwhammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Detweiler controlling the action here for a moment.
Cloudwhammer is trying to break the clinch but Detweiler is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler breaks the clinch.
Detweiler moves into range and clinches up with Cloudwhammer.
Detweiler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cloudwhammer tries to break the clinch but Detweiler is controlling the position.
Detweiler lands a damaging elbow.
Detweiler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Detweiler closes the distance and clinches.
Cloudwhammer blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloudwhammer wants to get back to striking at distance but Detweiler won't allow it.
Detweiler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloudwhammer.
Cloudwhammer blocks an elbow strike from Detweiler.
Detweiler looking to throw knees to the head but Cloudwhammer is blocking nicely.
Detweiler breaks the clinch.
Cloudwhammer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Bart Detweiler has been cut.
Detweiler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch combination from Cloudwhammer misses.
Cloudwhammer digs a good body shot into Detweiler's ribs.
Cloudwhammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloudwhammer. Detweiler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Detweiler throws a leg kick which misses Cloudwhammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloudwhammer tries to avoid it.
Cloudwhammer throws a right hand that Detweiler ducks under and follows up with a left that Detweiler also avoids with ease.
Cloudwhammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination that misses
and Detweiler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Cloudwhammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Detweiler lands a body punch.
Detweiler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Cloudwhammer blocks the leg kick.
Detweiler has Cloudwhammer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cloudwhammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Detweiler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Detweiler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloudwhammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cloudwhammer misses with a body shot.
Cloudwhammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloudwhammer throws a right and a left that Detweiler avoids nicely.
Detweiler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Detweiler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Detweiler.
Detweiler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cloudwhammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Detweiler counters by moving into the clinch.
Detweiler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Detweiler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler looking to throw knees to the head but Cloudwhammer is blocking nicely.
Detweiler lands an elbow that stopped Cloudwhammer in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Detweiler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Detweiler wants to slow Cloudwhammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Detweiler misses with a low kick.
Cloudwhammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Cloudwhammer misses
and Detweiler counters with an inside leg kick.
Cloudwhammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cloudwhammer slips a straight right by Detweiler.
As Detweiler backs off Cloudwhammer throws a huge counter combo but Detweiler manages to avoid it all.
Detweiler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Detweiler throws an overhand right that lands on Cloudwhammer's shoulder, as Cloudwhammer tries to avoid the shot.
Detweiler closes the distance and pushes Cloudwhammer back into the ropes.
Detweiler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloudwhammer can do to turn this around?
Cloudwhammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cloudwhammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cloudwhammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloudwhammer prevents a body shot from Detweiler.
Detweiler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Detweiler throws an elbow that misses.
Detweiler misses with a punch to the body.
Cloudwhammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bart Detweiler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Detweiler slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Detweiler.
Cloudwhammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloudwhammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cloudwhammer tries to break free but Detweiler pushes him back against the ropes.
Cloudwhammer breaks the clinch.
Detweiler motions for Cloudwhammer to come forward. Detweiler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No joy there for Detweiler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Detweiler.
Detweiler blocks a leg kick.
Detweiler scores with a hook.
Cloudwhammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Detweiler.
Bart Detweiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloudwhammer misses with a wild combination.
Cloudwhammer throws a series of strikes that have Detweiler backpedaling.
Detweiler gets a clinch.
Detweiler manages to break the clinch.
Cloudwhammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Detweiler throws out the jab.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Cloudwhammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Detweiler throwing a counter right hand but Cloudwhammer manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Detweiler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cloudwhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Detweiler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloudwhammer.
A punch combination from Detweiler misses.
A combination from Cloudwhammer does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Cloudwhammer blocks the low kick.
Detweiler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cloudwhammer.
Cloudwhammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Detweiler throws a shot from downtown. Cloudwhammer moves away and avoids it.
Detweiler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloudwhammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Cloudwhammer. Those never looked like landing.
Cloudwhammer misses with the combination.
Detweiler is looking to counter the offense by Cloudwhammer and move into the clinch.
Detweiler throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloudwhammer.
Detweiler is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cloudwhammer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cloudwhammer misses with a combination
and Detweiler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloudwhammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Detweiler has him pressed against the ropes.
Detweiler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Detweiler.
Detweiler pushes Cloudwhammer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Detweiler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cloudwhammer or not.
Detweiler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Detweiler tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloudwhammer avoids the damage to the body.
Bart Detweiler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloudwhammer avoiding damage as Detweiler throws knees to the body.
Detweiler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cloudwhammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Detweiler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cloudwhammer's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Detweiler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Detweiler.
Cloudwhammer wants to break free but Detweiler has control.
Detweiler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cloudwhammer misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Cloudwhammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Detweiler. That's going to slow Cloudwhammer down.
Cloudwhammer throws an overhand right that lands on Detweiler's shoulder, as Detweiler tries to avoid the shot.
Cloudwhammer throws a right hand that Detweiler ducks under and follows up with a left that Detweiler also avoids with ease.
Detweiler gets a clinch.
Detweiler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Detweiler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Einjar Cloudwhammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Detweiler rushes Cloudwhammer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Detweiler stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Detweiler lands a body punch.
Detweiler misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Detweiler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Detweiler, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Detweiler!
After winning the bout, Bart Detweiler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3159 p4p, 17659 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 412 p4p, 645 weight class). Elizondo comes into the arena with Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee blaring out of the sound system. 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 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telushikin misses with a low kick.
Telushikin's coach down at The Scrap Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Telushikin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Telushikin avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
Elizondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Telushikin.
Elizondo scores with a head kick. Telushikin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Telushikin misses with a combination
and Elizondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Telushikin misses the shot to the body.
Telushikin throws a lazy body kick
and Elizondo counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Telushikin walks into a left hand.
Elizondo misses the jab.
Telushikin tries to clinch up.
Telushikin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elizondo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Telushikin.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses.
Telushikin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elizondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Telushikin cracks a nice hook into Elizondo's ribs.
Elizondo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and Telushikin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Elizondo really felt that one!
No joy there for Telushikin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elizondo swings for the body but Telushikin moves out of range.
Elizondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Telushikin.
Elizondo clinches up with Telushikin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elizondo lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elizondo blocks an uppercut.
Telushikin lands a hook that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elizondo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Elizondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Telushikin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Telushikin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Telushikin tries to clinch there but Elizondo circles away.
Telushikin wants to clinch
and Elizondo counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Telushikin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo avoids the head kick by Telushikin.
Elizondo cracks Telushikin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
Telushikin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elizondo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Elizondo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Telushikin throws a head punch that misses.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.
Elizondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Elizondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Telushikin throws a sloppy head kick and Elizondo moves out of range easily.
Telushikin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Telushikin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo thumps Telushikin with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Telushikin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Telushikin 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.
Telushikin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.
As Elizondo backs off Telushikin throws a huge counter combo but Elizondo manages to avoid it all.
Elizondo with a nice calf kick.
Nice straight punches there by Elizondo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Elizondo.
Telushikin moves into the clinch.
Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
Elizondo checks a leg kick.
Gaizka Elizondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Telushikin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Telushikin misses with a series of wild punches.
Elizondo scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Telushikin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elizondo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Telushikin on the side of the head.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Telushikin is out of range.
Elizondo avoids the head kick by Telushikin.
Telushikin looks to land a combination but Elizondo avoids it well.
Elizondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Telushikin.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Telushikin ducks down to avoid it.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Telushikin moves into range and clinches up with Elizondo.
Telushikin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Telushikin throws a punch but it's blocked by Elizondo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Elizondo misses.
Telushikin unleashes a big counter combination but Elizondo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Telushikin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elizondo throws an overhand right that lands on Telushikin's shoulder, as Telushikin tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo tests Telushikin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Telushikin blocks a jab.
Telushikin tries to clinch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Telushikin wants to clinch.
Telushikin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Elizondo.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch but Elizondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elizondo throws a big counter combination but Telushikin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Telushikin clinches.
Elizondo lands a hook that snaps the head of Telushikin backwards.
Telushikin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo lands a high kick!
 Telushikin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo connects with a quick right hand that sends Telushikin tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
During a confident post fight interview, Gaizka Elizondo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 6113 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 419 p4p, 96 weight class). Narvaez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145
14 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narvaez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narvaez defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai misses with the body kick
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Narvaez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narvaez's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a body punch.
Narvaez works on Chai's body with a couple of short punches.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narvaez.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Narvaez misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez slips a jab from Chai.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with a hook.
Narvaez wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai jabs Narvaez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai throws a sloppy body shot
and Narvaez moves into the clinch.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks it.
Nice body punch from Narvaez - that landed with a thud.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Chai blocking some punches.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Narvaez counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Narvaez moves out of range easily.
Chai throws a head kick that misses
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Chai misses with a hook
and Narvaez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Narvaez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez pushes Chai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Narvaez's face.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the ropes.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Narvaez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Chai misses.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
As Narvaez backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Narvaez.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Narvaez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narvaez.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai tries to break free but Narvaez pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai lands a right hand.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries a body shot but Narvaez blocks it.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Pharoah The First Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
Chai throws an elbow that misses.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narvaez 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 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez 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 Emporio Cannabino (ranked 4766 p4p, 5985 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 612 p4p, 656 weight class). Cannabino comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson tries a low kick but Cannabino avoids it.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut
and Cannabino counters with a left to the body.
Cannabino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malcom Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson blocks a head kick by Cannabino.
Farquharson misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Farquharson.
Cannabino walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannabino.
Cannabino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Farquharson misses.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cannabino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson misses with a straight left.
Cannabino is looking for a counter combo.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farquharson just manages to avoid it.
A big left from Farquharson misses.
Farquharson scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cannabino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Cannabino moves into the clinch.
Cannabino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cannabino pushes Farquharson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Cannabino has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Farquharson can't find room to land a body shot as Cannabino controls the action.
Cannabino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farquharson has him pressed against the ropes.
Farquharson misses with a punch on the inside.
Farquharson lands a shoulder strike.
Farquharson stalling in the clinch but Cannabino improves position.
Cannabino lands an uppercut.
Cannabino lands a hook that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Farquharson misses with a body punch.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Cannabino.
Farquharson 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cannabino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Cannabino.
Cannabino misses with a head kick.
Farquharson tries to counter with a clinch but Cannabino shakes him off and moves away.
Cannabino slips under a jab.
It looked like Cannabino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Farquharson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farquharson misses with a hook
and Cannabino counters with a right hand to the body.
Farquharson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Farquharson misses the jab.
Farquharson closes the distance but Cannabino moves to the side
letting Cannabino counter with a right hand.
Cannabino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Cannabino misses with a head kick.
Farquharson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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.
That's time! Cannabino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farquharson throws a looping overhand right but Cannabino ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cannabino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farquharson wants to land a leg kick but Cannabino is out of range.
Cannabino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farquharson cracks Cannabino with an open hand slap.
Cannabino clinches with his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cannabino here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farquharson.
Cannabino looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannabino trying to stall but Farquharson improves his position.
Cannabino wants to stall.
Cannabino seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Farquharson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Farquharson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino blocks an uppercut.
Cannabino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farquharson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Farquharson lands a right hand.
Farquharson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
Farquharson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson working aggressively here.
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Farquharson lands with a nice body punch.
Cannabino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farquharson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannabino.
Cannabino is looking for a counter combo.
Cannabino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cannabino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Farquharson misses with a looping left.
Farquharson dips to his left and cracks Cannabino with an uppercut!
Cannabino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farquharson moves into the clinch.
Cannabino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but Cannabino blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino blocks a leg kick.
Cannabino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cannabino moves away from the strike by Farquharson.
Cannabino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Farquharson throws a body punch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Cannabino jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Crunch! Cannabino slams his shin into Farquharson's torso.
Cannabino darts in and clinches Farquharson up against the ropes.
Cannabino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cannabino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farquharson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cannabino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cannabino.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farquharson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cannabino counters with a one-two to the body.
Farquharson missing with a left hand there. Cannabino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcom Farquharson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cannabino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Cannabino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cannabino wants to clinch.
Farquharson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cannabino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farquharson dodges the punch combination from Cannabino.
Farquharson lands a really nice looking cross but Cannabino seems unphased.
Cannabino throws a wild body kick that Farquharson sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farquharson misses with a looping left.
Farquharson feints and then cracks Cannabino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cannabino down.
A big left from Farquharson misses.
Cannabino is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farquharson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farquharson throws a hook but Cannabino blocks it.
Cannabino is looking to counter with head kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cannabino.
A punch lands to the side of Farquharson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Farquharson misses
letting Cannabino counter with a right hand.
Cannabino misses with a few strikes there.
Cannabino tries to clinch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses.
Farquharson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cannabino throws a lazy head kick
and Farquharson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cannabino throws a front kick aimed at Farquharson's knee but Farquharson avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Cannabino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farquharson in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cannabino circles away quickly and effectively.
Farquharson throws a hook but Cannabino avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a hook but Cannabino blocks it.
Cannabino clinches up against the ropes.
Cannabino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farquharson's elbow.
Farquharson misses with an elbow over the top.
Farquharson prevents a body shot from Cannabino.
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Farquharson coming out on top.
Farquharson lands with a straight right. Cannabino didn't see that one coming.
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.
Farquharson throws a big shot that misses.
Farquharson throws a body punch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Farquharson throws a leg kick which misses Cannabino's front leg but catches the back leg as Cannabino tries to avoid it.
Farquharson tries to clinch but Cannabino is having none of it.
Cannabino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcom Farquharson.
I think Farquharson 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boban Turnik (ranked 22881 p4p, 22877 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 307 p4p, 248 weight class). Mudo has chosen Rise-Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mudo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Mudo misses the shot to the body.
Mudo throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mudo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mudo connects with a high kick.
Turnik moves out of range as Mudo strikes.
Mudo ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Mudo throws an overhand right that lands on Turnik's shoulder, as Turnik tries to avoid the shot.
Mudo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
Mudo moves out of range as Turnik strikes.
Turnik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turnik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Mudo moved out of range.
Turnik throws a jab when Mudo was well out of range.
Mudo throws a right and a left that Turnik avoids nicely.
A big right from Mudo misses.
Mudo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mudo scores with a four punch combination!
Mudo misses with an uppercut
and Mudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mudo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Mudo ducks down to avoid it.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mudo.
Turnik throwing a counter right hand but Mudo manages to avoid it.
Mudo looks to land a right hand but Turnik moved out of range.
Turnik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
Turnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mudo moves away.
Mudo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turnik moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik slips a straight right by Mudo.
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnik is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mudo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mudo missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mudo misses with a head kick.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mudo.
Mudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mudo throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mudo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mudo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mudo scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. Mudo moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo defending well as Turnik loads up on a big left hand.
Turnik lands a jab-cross combination.
Turnik lands with a hook. Mudo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mudo 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 Turnik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turnik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnik misses the target.
A head kick misses from Mudo.
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick and Turnik moves out of range easily.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mudo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mudo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mudo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnik.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnik misses the target.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turnik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mudos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turnik digs a good hook to Mudo's body.
Mudo ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toa Mudo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
That's time! Turnik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turnik scores with a sloppy right hand. Mudo should have avoided that one.
Boban Turnik is winning the standup battle so far.
Mudo tests Turnik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnik misses with a straight right.
Turnik misses with an uppercut.
Turnik tries to bum rush Mudo with a series of wild strikes but Mudo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mudo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudo missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mudo misses with a two punch combination.
Turnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mudo.
Mudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Mudo.
It seemed like Mudo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudo.
Turnik is looking to counter punch.
Mudo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Mudo clobbers Turnik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnik misses with a body shot.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mudo.
Some wild striking there from Mudo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik blocks a head kick by Mudo.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnik digs a good body shot into Mudo's ribs.
Turnik lands with a cross.
Mudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnik misses with a looping left.
Turnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnik clobbers Mudo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mudo lands a nice hook to Turnik's body. Turnik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Turnik.
A lazy left from Turnik finds it's target.
Mudo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik misses with a right hand
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turnik lands a nice looking body shot.
Mudo misses with a right hand
and Turnik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mudo thinking.
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turnik catches Mudo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick and Turnik moves out of range easily.
Turnik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnik misses with a body punch
and Mudo counters with a head kick. That will keep Turnik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mudo slips under a jab from Turnik.
Turnik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mudo circles away quickly and effectively.
Turnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Mudo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turnik checks a low kick from Mudo.
Mudo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Turnik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Turnik misses with a looping left.
Mudo defending well as Turnik loads up on a big left hand.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mudo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnik throws out a loose jab but Mudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mudo slips a jab from Turnik.
Turnik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mudo misses with a body shot.
Mudo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turnik misses with a left hand
and Mudo counters with a nice leg kick.
Mudo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Mudo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Mudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turnik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnik swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mudo misses with an uppercut.
Turnik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mudo jabs at Turnik's body.
Mudo looks to land a right hand but Turnik moved out of range.
Turnik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo throws a head kick that half lands.
Mudo misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turnik blocks a jab.
Mudo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Turnik.
Turnik needs to keep his hands up - Mudo had a free shot at his head there.
Mudo misses the shot to the body.
Turnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mudo manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mudo. Turnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
Mudo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mudo.
Turnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudo.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mudo.
Mudo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turnik blocks a low kick nicely.
Mudo walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Turnik.
Turnik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mudo doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Mudo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick
and Mudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mudo! But no joy.
Mudo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mudo staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Turnik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mudo doesn't seem phased though.
Turnik misses the jab.
Turnik walks into a straight right hand from Mudo.
Mudo takes one to the chin there.
Mudo throws a lazy right hand but Turnik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mudo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mudo throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik throws a right and a left that Mudo avoids nicely.
Turnik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mudo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Turnik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turnik 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boban Turnik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Australian RooMan (ranked 2915 p4p, 22346 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 382 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by RooMan.
RooMan throws a one two combo.
RooMan throws a right and a left that both miss.
RooMan keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
RooMan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louis.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RooMan doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis misses with a hook. RooMan ducked under it nicely.
RooMan throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis swings for the body but RooMan moves out of range.
RooMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
RooMan connects with a leg kick.
RooMan avoids the head kick by Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RooMan misses with a few strikes there.
RooMan throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
RooMan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
RooMan throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
RooMan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan misses with a double jab.
RooMan sets himself, and Louis steps forward looking for the clinch! RooMan avoids it this time.
Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
RooMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
RooMan moves away from the strike by Louis.
RooMan tries to move into range but Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Louis.
Louis throws a body punch but RooMan moves out of range.
Louis misses with a straight right.
RooMan cracks a nice hook into Louis's ribs.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RooMan.
We've been informed that Louis 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.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
RooMan is looking to counter punch.
Louis cracks a nice hook into RooMan's ribs.
RooMan lands a really nice looking cross but Louis seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RooMan misses with an uppercut
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps RooMan thinking.
RooMan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Louis feints a counter leg kick.
RooMan needs to keep his hands up - Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
Louis tries to clinch but RooMan is having none of it.
RooMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
RooMan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from RooMan. Those never looked like landing.
RooMan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Louis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louis dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis lets loose with a powerful body kick. RooMan will feel that in the morning.
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 Australian RooMan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from RooMan.
Louis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
RooMan throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
RooMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Louis scores with a leg kick.
RooMan scores with a jab.
RooMan misses with a wild combination.
Louis scores with a leg kick.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RooMan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louis.
RooMan thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan takes one to the chin there.
RooMan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RooMan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from RooMan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
RooMan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
RooMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by RooMan.
RooMan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
RooMan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louis throws out the jab.
RooMan is looking to counter punch.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. RooMan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Louis misses the jab.
RooMan looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Louis misses with a body punch
and RooMan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped RooMan in his tracks.
RooMan throws a solid leg kick but Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at RooMan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by RooMan.
RooMan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Australian RooMan is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis throws a shot from downtown. RooMan moves away and avoids it.
RooMan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
RooMan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
RooMan lands a right hook to the body.
RooMan moves out of range as Louis strikes.
RooMan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
RooMan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louis in his tracks.
Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. RooMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from RooMan misses its intended target.
RooMan blocks a head kick by Louis.
RooMan throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
RooMan takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
RooMan blocks a jab.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
RooMan cracks Louis with a good jab.
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 Australian RooMan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
RooMan swinging wildly here.
Australian RooMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RooMan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Louis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louis swings widly with a right hand
and RooMan counters with a nice body shot.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RooMan doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
It seemed like Louis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
RooMan ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis looks to land a right hand but RooMan moved out of range.
RooMan throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from RooMan misses.
Louis misses with a body shot
and RooMan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Louis tries to bum rush RooMan with a series of wild strikes but RooMan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
RooMan throws a series of strikes that have Louis backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Louis misses the jab.
Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
RooMan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
RooMan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan misses with a straight right.
RooMan swinging wildly here.
Louis lands a nice looking body kick.
RooMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
RooMan misses with a straight right.
Louis slips under a jab.
RooMan lands a really nice looking cross but Louis seems unphased.
Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
RooMan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
RooMan loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Louis lands with a cross.
A jab from RooMan does it's job there.
RooMan defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick
and RooMan counters with a left and a right that stings Louis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from RooMan misses.
RooMan sets himself, and Louis steps forward looking for the clinch! RooMan avoids it this time.
RooMan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Louis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Louis jabs RooMan right on the nose. RooMan blinks but takes it well.
RooMan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Australian RooMan.
Well RooMan 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 23346 p4p, 21740 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 629 p4p, 616 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawrence moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sandoval was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Lawrence plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Miguel Sandoval has been cut.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval drives through and clinches with Lawrence against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval lands with a cross.
Lawrence lands a jab to the nose.
Sandoval lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval catches Lawrence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandoval closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval scores with a hook.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence misses the jab.
Sandoval has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval 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.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandoval counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval lands the left hand.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval throws a series of punches but Lawrence avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval slips a jab from Lawrence.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandoval lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawrence off the ropes and back into range.
Sandoval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval lands a jab to Lawrence's midsection.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawrence scores with a four punch combination!
Lawrence throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sandoval'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.
Sandoval rushes Lawrence and presses him up against the ropes.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval clobbers Lawrence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sandoval tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sandoval tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
Sandoval throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Lawrence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Sandoval.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval clinches with his opponent.
Sandoval scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandoval has double underhooks.
Sandoval cracks Lawrence with a nice body shot.
Sandoval stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence can't break the clinch.
Lawrence tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the ropes.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence cracks Sandoval with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sandoval.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandoval defending well as Lawrence loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandoval takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Sandoval's shoulder, as Sandoval tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Sandoval's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miguel Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Lawrence working hard to break the clinch.
Lawrence throws a head punch that misses.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Sandoval keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Sandoval lunges at Lawrence with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawrence's hand.
Sandoval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Lawrence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval cracks Lawrence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sandoval stalks Lawrence and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lawrence's face. Lawrence staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Lawrence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Sandoval didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sandoval on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Sandoval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawrence should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a lazy head kick
and Sandoval counters with a one-two to the body.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandoval looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandoval looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Lawrence throwing a counter right hand but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Sandoval takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Lawrence's ribs.
Johnny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Sandoval!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ziggy Ozbourne (ranked 4250 p4p, 2242 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 515 p4p, 299 weight class). Ozbourne comes to the ring accompanied by Crazy Train. Ubaldo Cortez 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 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ziggy Ozbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozbourne throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozbourne moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozbourne scores with a body shot.
Ozbourne thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozbourne counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozbourne misses with a low kick.
Cortez feints a counter leg kick.
Cortez 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.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ozbourne blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ozbourne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
Ozbourne takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ozbourne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cortezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ziggy Ozbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Ozbourne - just one landing.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Ozbourne saw that one coming.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Ozbourne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ozbourne lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozbourne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozbourne.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozbourne's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Ozbourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Ozbourne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cortez looks winded!
Ozbourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozbourne controls his hands.
Ozbourne lands a nice uppercut.
Ozbourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozbourne.
Ozbourne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortez.
A short right from Ozbourne on the inside.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Ozbourne avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Cortez as the two fighters clinch.
Ozbourne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Ozbourne tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Ozbourne back against the ropes.
Ozbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozbourne controls his hands.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Ozbourne blocks an elbow strike from Cortez.
Ozbourne pushes Cortez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands a right hand.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cortez throws the left hand but Ozbourne avoids the punch easily.
Ozbourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Ozbourne has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
Ozbourne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
Ozbourne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ozbourne.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ziggy Ozbourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozbourne lands with a left to the head.
Ozbourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozbourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cortez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ozbourne blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne landing knees to the head.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Ozbourne.
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ozbourne backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozbourne has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez tries to work over Ozbourne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozbourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozbourne trying to land knees to the body.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Ozbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne misses with some punches.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozbourne presses Cortez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozbourne blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Ozbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozbourne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cortez.
Ozbourne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozbourne lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ozbourne fails to land.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Ozbourne's head.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozbourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozbourne lands with a right to the head.
Ozbourne misses with the head strike.
Ozbourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozbourne can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Ozbourne dominated that second round.
That's time! Ozbourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ozbourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez tries to move into range but Ozbourne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ozbourne doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ozbourne gets a clinch.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozbourne.
Nice body punch from Cortez - that landed with a thud.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Ozbourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Ozbourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ozbourne's brow.
Cortez lands a shot to the body.
Ozbourne tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozbourne misses with a punch to the body.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Ozbourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozbourne lands a right hand.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziggy Ozbourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozbourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Ozbourne.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozbourne blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Ozbourne throws a head punch that misses.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ozbourne.
A body shot lands from Cortez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozbourne.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Ozbourne controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozbourne.
Ozbourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Ozbourne blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ziggy Ozbourne.
Well Ozbourne 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 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Ozbourne!
Ziggy Ozbourne 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22368 p4p, 23271 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 271 p4p, 269 weight class). Nikolai Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov rushes Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Thibodeaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibodeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomedov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Magomedov clinches.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Magomedov is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Magomedov cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov landing knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov landing knees to the head.
Magomedov is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov landing knees to the head.
Magomedov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magomedov obliges.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Magomedov gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Magomedov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thibodeaux can turn it around.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Magomedov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magomedov clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Nikolai Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Magomedov works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magomedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov drives through and clinches with Thibodeaux against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Thibodeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magomedov is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magomedov as Thibodeaux tries to tie him up.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov working Thibodeaux over with knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Magomedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Magomedov away but Magomedov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Magomedov tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
Magomedov has Thibodeaux pressed against the ropes.
Magomedov cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Magomedov cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Magomedov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThibodeaux.
Magomedov rushes Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux is trying to maintain a safe position but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns Thibodeaux into the ropes.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thibodeaux is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Magomedov keeps control of Thibodeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a knee to the side of the body.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Magomedov is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Magomedov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Magomedov creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Thibodeaux crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Thibodeaux face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Magomedov takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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