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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tham Petchyindee (ranked 3181 p4p, 4839 weight class) and Leekpai Sangwit (ranked 364 p4p, 462 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 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tham Petchyindee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leekpai Sangwit!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petchyindee throws the left hand but Sangwit avoids the punch easily.
Sangwit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petchyindee manages to avoid it.
Petchyindee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sangwit moves away.
Petchyindee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good leg kick by Sangwit.
Petchyindee closes the distance and clinches.
Petchyindee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Our sources have told us that Petchyindee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Leekpai Sangwit has been cut.
Nice elbow from Sangwit.
 It looks like Tham Petchyindee has been cut.
Petchyindee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petchyindee scores with a knee to the head.
Sangwit looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sangwit is looking to control Petchyindee's arms but Petchyindee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sangwit has his back to the ropes.
Sangwit is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sangwit can't break the clinch.
Petchyindee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petchyindee stalling in the clinch.
Petchyindee landing knees to the head.
Petchyindee lands a knee to the head.
 Sangwit is rocked!
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Sangwit is still on wobbly legs! Can Petchyindee finish him?
Petchyindee lands a damaging elbow.
Sangwit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee lands an uppercut.
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petchyindee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sangwit's face.
Sangwit takes an elbow to the temple.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sangwit looking to stall.
Petchyindee stalling.
Petchyindee is controlling Sangwit's neck. Petchyindee unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Sangwit goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tham Petchyindee!
Tham Petchyindee decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Bakar (ranked 2799 p4p, 3793 weight class) and That Heart (ranked 359 p4p, 456 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Bakar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Heart!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Heart blocks the leg kick.
Heart takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakar working aggressively here.
Bakar throws a head punch that misses.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart pushes Bakar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Heart digs a right hand into Bakar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bakar's gas tank.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart blocking some punches.
Bakar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bakar misses with a body punch.
Bakar lands with a left to the head.
Bakar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
Bakar takes a shot to the head.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Heart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bakar working aggressively here.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart prevents a body shot from Bakar.
Bakar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bakar or not.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Heart lands with a light punch inside.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Bakar prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Heart - that landed with a thud.
Bakar is breathing heavily.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Bakar throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart blocking some punches.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Bakar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart works on Bakar's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bakar or not.
Bakar lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Bakar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Bakar's ribcage. Bakar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Bakar's ribcage. Bakar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart presses Bakar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Heart.
Heart stalling against the ropes.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart pushes Bakar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That Heart 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.
Heart with a nice calf kick.
Bakar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heart.
Bakar scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakar lands with a nice body kick.
Heart throws a leg kick but Bakar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bakar throws a jab but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bakar throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart blocks a jab.
Marko Bakar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakar throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Heart misses.
Nice cross by Bakar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Bakar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Heart scores with a sloppy right hand. Bakar should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Bakar loads up on a big right hand but Heart slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heart! But no joy.
Bakar looks to throw the jab but Heart is out of range.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart checks a low kick from Bakar.
Heart doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakar circles away.
Heart misses the jab.
Bakar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bakar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heart thinks about the counter body kick.
Bakar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bakar with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Heart misses.
Heart scores with a sloppy right hand. Bakar should have avoided that one.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart moves into the clinch successfully.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart looking to stall.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakar misses with some punches.
Heart misses with a punch to the body.
Heart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bakar tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart works on Bakar's body with a couple of short punches.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart is working Bakar over against the ropes.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Bakar blocks an uppercut.
Bakar misses with some punches.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Heart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heart blocking some punches.
Bakar throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
Bakar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bakar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bakar prevents a body shot from Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but That Heart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bakar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart looking to slow down the pace here.
Heart looking to slow down the pace here.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Heart.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bakar swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heart.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Heart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart works on Bakar's body with a couple of short punches.
Heart controlling the action here for a moment.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Heart gets through Bakar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bakar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bakar misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Heart.
Heart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bakar working aggressively here.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
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 short left from Heart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Heart.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
That Heart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bakar tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart pushes Bakar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Heart.
A short body shot lands from Heart as the two fighters clinch.
Heart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Bakar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Marko Bakar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart lands a shot to the body.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That Heart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Heart!
During a confident post fight interview, That Heart thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Minoari Amida (ranked 6005 p4p, 18757 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 571 p4p, 611 weight class). Minoari Amida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minoari Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 46 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amida avoids the head kick by Kin.
Kin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No joy there for Amida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amida throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Amida throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
Amida throws a head kick that misses.
Amida avoids the head kick by Kin.
Amida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kin's head.
Amida has closed the distance and engaged Kin in a clinch.
Amida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Amida lands a good knee to the midsection. Kin won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Amida.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amida scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amida lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Amida.
Kin looks winded!
Amida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amida cracks Kin with a nice body shot.
Amida connects with a knee to the head.
Amida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kin is rocked!
Amida is leaning against Kin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Amida finish him?
Amida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Our sources have told us that Amida has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Amida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Amida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Amida.
Nice body punch from Amida.
Nice body punch from Amida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kin's face.
It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Amida scores with a hook to the body.
Amida gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Amida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amida.
Amida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amida obliges.
A left hand lands to the body for Amida.
Amida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amida lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Amida.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amida.
Amida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minoari Amida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amida moves into the clinch.
Amida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Amida.
Minoari Amida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amida obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amida.
Amida scores a nice knee to the body.
Amida lands with a light punch inside.
Amida with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amida is working Kin over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Amida.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Amida connects with a knee to the head.
Amida working Kin over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida working Kin over with knees to the body.
Amida working Kin over with knees to the body.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Amida is controlling Kin's neck. Amida unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Kin goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Minoari Amida!
Minoari Amida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 4903 p4p, 3453 weight class) and Kai Rossiter (ranked 516 p4p, 427 weight class). Taurus's entrance music is Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taurus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taurus pushes Rossiter away with a front kick.
Rossiter throws a head kick that misses.
Rossiter throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taurus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossiter under the eye.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Rossiter off balance momentarily.
Rossiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rossiter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rossiter on the side of the head.
Rossiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taurus lands a right hook to the body.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Rossiter.
Rossiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taurus.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rossiter throws a series of punches but Taurus moves out of range.
Rossiter throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.
Kai Rossiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Taurus.
Rossiter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Rossiter.
Taurus scores with a head kick.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossiter.
Rossiter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rossiter throws a head kick that Taurus semi-blocks.
Taurus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taurus, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossiter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Taurus lands with a straight right. Rossiter didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rossiter throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossiter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossiter.
Rossiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taurus is out of range and Rossiter settles back down.
Taurus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick
and Taurus counters with a one-two to the body.
Rossiter thows a leg kick but Taurus checks it
and Taurus counters with a low kick, right behind Rossiter 's knee.
Rossiter lands with a nice body punch.
Taurus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taurus lands a jab to the head.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossiter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rossiter loads up on a big right hand but Taurus slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Taurus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rossiter throws a lazy head kick
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
Taurus throws a head kick but Rossiter moves out of range.
Taurus lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taurus scores with a push kick.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rossiter connects with a high kick.
Taurus with a jab.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taurus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rossiter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taurus finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossiter's head.
Taurus avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick
and Taurus counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Rossiter misses
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossiter throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rossiter throws a lazy head kick
and Taurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Rossiter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taurus scores with a decent looking hook.
Taurus's corner calls for a 1-2. Taurus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossiter can do to turn this around?
Taurus lands an overhand right.
Rossiter throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Rossiter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
Rossiter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rossiter throws a lazy head kick
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Taurus scores with a hook to the body. Rossiter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taurus lands a really nice looking cross but Rossiter seems unphased.
Taurus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rossiter misses with a straight right.
Rossiter misses with a hook
and Taurus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rossiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Taurus.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Rossiter misses
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossiter throws a head kick that Taurus semi-blocks.
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Taurus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossiter misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taurus.
Taurus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rossiter. Rossiter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taurus lands with an uppercut that bounces Rossiter off the ropes and back into range.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rossiter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Rossiter.
Taurus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossiter's head.
Taurus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossiter at a distance.
Rossiter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossiter misses with a head kick.
Rossiter misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taurus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Rossiter misses.
Taurus scores with a head kick.
Rossiter throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
That's time! Taurus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rossiter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taurus avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Rossiter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Taurus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taurus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taurus fakes the leg kick and cracks Rossiter in the body.
Rossiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taurus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rossiter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Jab by Taurus.
Taurus lunges at Rossiter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossiter's hand.
Taurus takes one to the side of the head.
Rossiter misses with a head kick.
Jab by Taurus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taurus tests Rossiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossiter throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rossiter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taurus.
Rossiter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taurus.
Rossiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Kai Rossiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taurus misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Rossiter.
Rossiter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
Rossiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
Taurus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rossiter doesn't seem bothered though.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Taurus.
Taurus lands a slapping body shot.
Rossiter misses with a head kick.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Rossiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taurus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossiter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rossiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Taurus misses its target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taurus catches Rossiter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossiter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rossiter misses with the body kick
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taurus connects with a high kick.
Taurus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rossiter throws a lazy head kick
and Taurus counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taurus.
Rossiter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurus can pounce on him.
Taurus misses with a series of wild punches.
Taurus thuds his right hand into Rossiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Taurus.
Taurus lands with a nice body punch.
Rossiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick
and Taurus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rossiter's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taurus 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Kai Rossiter had this to say: 'I may be too old for this.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22272 p4p, 4440 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 348 p4p, 205 weight class). Larry Lee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lee.
A quick step to the side and De Lagardere tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Lagardere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
De Lagardere scores with a jab to the head.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
De Lagardere stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Lee 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.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Lagardere lands with a good body shot.
De Lagardere avoids the head kick by Lee.
Larry Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a combination
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee rushes De Lagardere and presses him up against the ropes.
De Lagardere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Lagardere throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
De Lagardere wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
De Lagardere letting Lee take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that De Lagardere has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Lagardere up against the ropes.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Lagardere takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee misses with an uppercut. De Lagardere saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. De Lagardere does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Lagardere swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
De Lagardere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee rushes De Lagardere and presses him up against the ropes.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
De Lagardere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere is trying to break free.
Lee is leaning against De Lagardere and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Larry Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Lagardere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Lagardere tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing De Lagardere back against the ropes.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is pushing De Lagardere up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Lagardere.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee pushes De Lagardere back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Lagardere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Lagardere blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
De Lagardere stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Lagardere throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Lagardere lands a jab to the head.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee swings for the body but De Lagardere moves out of range.
Henri De Lagardere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Lagardere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lagardere.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Lagardere tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a low kick but De Lagardere avoids it.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the body punch
enabling De Lagardere to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
De Lagardere misses with a looping left.
De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
De Lagardere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
De Lagardere is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Lagardere momentarily.
A big right from De Lagardere misses.
De Lagardere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee stalks De Lagardere and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Lagardere's face. De Lagardere staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Lagardere throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Lagardere cracks Lee with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Lee get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Lee looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
De Lagardere plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Lee to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Lee just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henri De Lagardere!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22278 p4p, 2334 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 610 p4p, 303 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 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Jab by Louis.
Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
We've been informed that Cortez 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.
Cortez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Louis avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Louis scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cortez lands with a shot to the body.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cortez slips a jab from Louis.
A leg kick checked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Louis finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tom Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez cracks Louis with a good jab.
 Louis is rocked!
It looks like Tom Louis has been cut.
Louis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Louis's knee momentarily.
Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis is breathing heavily.
Cortez knocks out Louis with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cortez before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cortez picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
A relieved looking Ubaldo Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tom Louis spoke after the fight, saying 'As much as I want to I just don't have the chin to keep going. I love you all but this is my last fight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 4618 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 343 p4p, 327 weight class). BySubtraction comes to the ring accompanied by Lay My Claim. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction checks a leg kick nicely.
BySubtraction was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kubota avoids the body shot from BySubtraction.
Kubota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kubota moves into range and connects with a jab.
BySubtraction lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
BySubtraction with a hook.
Kubota stalks BySubtraction and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into BySubtraction's face. BySubtraction staggers backwards, shaken.
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kubota throws the left hand but BySubtraction avoids the punch easily.
As Kubota backs away, BySubtraction returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch but Kubota is avoiding it.
Kubota thuds his right hand into BySubtraction's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kubota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
BySubtraction walks into a straight right hand from Kubota.
BySubtraction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kubota shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from BySubtraction misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Kubota.
Kubota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kubota avoids the body shot from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from BySubtraction there as he acknowledges the shot.
BySubtraction tries to land a front kick but Kubota steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
BySubtraction takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kubota moves into the clinch.
Kubota looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kubota.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch.
BySubtraction walks into a stiff left hand from Kubota.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BySubtraction moves away.
Kubota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the side of Kubota's head but Kubota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BySubtraction cracks Kubota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Kubota.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubota.
Decent striking displayed by Kubota there.
BySubtraction tries to clinch up but Kubota circles away and keeps his distance.
Kubota thinks about the counter body kick.
BySubtraction avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BySubtraction throwing a counter right hand but Kubota manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BySubtraction lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
BySubtraction misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Kubota - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Kubota 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Kubota 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kubota lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubota.
Kubota lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BySubtraction showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kubota.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
Kubota is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! BySubtraction had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
BySubtraction gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by BySubtraction as he checks the leg kick.
Kubota takes the fight into the clinch.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota is looking to control BySubtraction's arms but BySubtraction gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kubota has his back to the ropes.
Kubota misses with the head strike.
BySubtraction blocking some punches.
Kubota is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubota misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
BySubtraction doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kubota looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Kubota as he connects with a hook.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubota.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
Kubota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
BySubtraction walks into a straight right hand from Kubota.
BySubtraction throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
BySubtraction tries to clinch there but Kubota circles away.
BySubtraction scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kubota.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubota.
Kubota is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on Kubota's shoulder, as Kubota tries to avoid the shot.
BySubtraction lunges at Kubota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kubota's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Kubota getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kubota throws a sloppy head kick and BySubtraction moves out of range easily.
Kubota scores with a jab.
Kubota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kubota finds it's way round the side to connect with BySubtraction's head.
BySubtraction misses the jab.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. BySubtraction saw that one coming.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.
Kubota lands with an overhand left.
BySubtraction throws a leg kick which misses Kubota's front leg but catches the back leg as Kubota tries to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kubota. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kubota misses with a hook.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
Kubota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kubota slips a straight right by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kubota lunges at BySubtraction with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by BySubtraction's hand.
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
Kubota has BySubtraction up against the ropes in a clinch.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kubota avoids it.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kubota connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kubota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota closes the distance and pushes BySubtraction back into the ropes.
Kubota slowing the pace effectively.
Kubota dodges an elbow strike from BySubtraction.
Kubota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kubota displaying some good clinch control by pressing BySubtraction up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kubota.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kubota.
Kubota on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BySubtraction struggles to land a body shot inside as Kubota controls his hands.
BySubtraction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BySubtraction lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Kubota.
Kubota connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kubota moves into the clinch successfully.
Kubota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BySubtraction crunches a lovely knee into Kubota's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takeru Kubota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kubota takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Kubota - just one landing.
Kubota moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kubota. That did some damage!
BySubtraction on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kubota. Kubota obviously looking to wear him down.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kubota lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Kubota.
Kubota misses with a few strikes there.
Kubota with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction misses with a low kick.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Kubota bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
BySubtraction throws a jab but it's blocked by Kubota.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the side of Kubota's head but Kubota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kubota takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kubota moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on Kubota's shoulder, as Kubota tries to avoid the shot.
Kubota throws a right hand that BySubtraction ducks under and follows up with a left that BySubtraction also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from BySubtraction on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kubota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takeru Kubota is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BySubtraction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kubota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BySubtraction rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kubota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BySubtraction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubota was well out of range. Poor timing from BySubtraction.
Kubota throws out a powerful jab.
Kubota connects with a jab.
Takeru Kubota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kubota clinches with his opponent.
Kubota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kubota avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kubota.
BySubtraction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kubota blocks it with crossed arms.
BySubtraction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
BySubtraction wants to break free but Kubota has control.
BySubtraction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kubota blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Kubota avoids the damage to the body.
BySubtraction wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota lands with a short shot to the head.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubota has BySubtraction pressed against the ropes, preventing BySubtraction from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kubota.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Kubota avoids the damage to the body.
BySubtraction is trying to break free.
BySubtraction tries to break free but Kubota pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kubota lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Kubota avoids the damage to the body.
Kubota has BySubtraction pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Kubota.
Well Kubota has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kubota!
After the fight, Takeru Kubota was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2130 p4p, 2489 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 279 p4p, 319 weight class). Chang comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting ft. Fatboy Slim blaring out of the sound system. Yalixqua has chosen Stop This Flame as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang closes the distance and pushes Yalixqua back into the ropes.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Chang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch.
Chang working aggressively here.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Chang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chang blocking some punches.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
Yalixqua lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been informed that Yalixqua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yalixqua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chang's elbow.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Chang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua pushes Chang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chang working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yalixqua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Chang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua misses with a head kick.
Chang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yalixqua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yalixqua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iaspero Yalixqua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Yalixqua.
Chang needs to keep his hands up - Yalixqua had a free shot at his head there.
Chang slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Chang moves into the clinch.
A short left from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yalixqua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yalixqua blocking some punches.
Chang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A body shot lands from Chang.
Chang works on Yalixqua's body with a couple of short punches.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
Chang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yalixquas head.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Yalixqua.
Chang blocks a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to break the clinch but Chang is controlling the position.
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yalixqua.
Chang lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Chang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yalixqua throws a low kick, looking for Chang's leg but Chang calmly moves out of range.
Yalixqua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yalixqua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yalixqua misses with a leg kick
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua tries to clinch up.
Chang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chang. That did some damage!
Yalixqua jabs Chang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch but Yalixqua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chang tries to clinch up but Yalixqua circles away and keeps his distance.
Chang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chang wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yalixqua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yalixqua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yalixqua throws a body kick that misses.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Yalixqua connects with a leg kick.
Chang wants to clinch up but Yalixqua keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but Chang moved away.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yalixqua wants to slow Chang down by chopping away at his legs.
Yalixqua is looking to chop away at Chang's legs.
It looked like Chang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chang moves into the clinch.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Chang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yalixqua manages to break the clinch.
Yalixqua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Chang does no damage.
Chang avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua is looking to slow Chang down with leg kicks.
Yalixqua lands with a straight right. Chang didn't see that one coming.
Yalixqua misses with a combination
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yalixqua swats away the attempt to clinch by Chang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yalixqua! But no joy.
Chang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chang clinches.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chang working aggressively here.
Yalixqua tries to work over Chang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Chang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chang scores with a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Chang controls his hands.
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Yalixqua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chang or not.
Bruce Chang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
Yalixqua breaks from the clinch.
Chang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang takes one on the button.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Chang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yalixqua.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yalixqua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yalixqua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Chang slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a head kick that misses
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua swats away the attempt to clinch by Chang.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch but Yalixqua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
Chang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chang tries to move into range but Yalixqua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
A low kick lands for Yalixqua.
Chang avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yalixqua throws a fast counter high kick but Chang manages to duck under it in time.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yalixqua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yalixqua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Changs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yalixqua tries to land a body kick
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chang closes the distance and pushes Yalixqua back into the ropes.
Chang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yalixqua is rocked!
Yalixqua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yalixqua is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yalixqua seems to have recovered his senses.
A right handed body shot lands from Chang.
Yalixqua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chang has Yalixqua pressed against the ropes, preventing Yalixqua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chang scores with a shot to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Chang lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yalixqua fails to land.
Chang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Iaspero Yalixqua's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yalixqua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Chang.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iaspero Yalixqua.
I've got Yalixqua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 430 p4p, 4602 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 20 p4p, 595 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 42 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom drops his hands momentarily and Rothschild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beukeboom is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beukeboom misses the jab.
Beukeboom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rothschild finds it's way round the side to connect with Beukeboom's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beukeboom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rothschild - the referee stops the clock and Beukeboom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rothschild. Beukeboom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rothschild lands a head kick!
Rothschild moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Beukeboom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Beukeboom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Beukeboom lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Beukeboom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rothschild tries to work over Beukeboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Beukeboom controls his hands.
Beukeboom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Beukeboom is controlling him.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Beukeboom avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Beukeboom - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Beukeboom tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Beukeboom back against the ropes.
Rothschild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Beukeboom back against the ropes.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands a right hand.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Beukeboom lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beukeboom.
Rothschild tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beukeboom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Beukeboom looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Beukeboom jabs Rothschild right on the nose. Rothschild blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.
Rothschild was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beukeboom moves away.
Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Beukeboom's head.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Beukeboom looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild misses with a left hand
and Beukeboom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beukeboom connects with a looping right hand.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Beukeboom moved out of range nicely.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild moves out of range as Beukeboom strikes.
Beukeboom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beukeboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Beukeboom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Beukeboom.
That has opened up Theodore Rothschild's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Rothschild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild works Beukeboom's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Beukeboom avoids the punch easily.
Beukeboom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beukeboom at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Beukeboom is just out of range.
Beukeboom looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch but Beukeboom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The cut above Theodore Rothschild's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild has closed the distance and engaged Beukeboom in a clinch.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
Rothschild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Bill Beukeboom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Rothschild throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beukebooms head.
Rothschild is looking to break free of the clinch but Beukeboom has double underhooks.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beukeboom digs a right hand underneath Rothschild's ribcage. Rothschild let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beukeboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beukeboom throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild looks to clinch
and Beukeboom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Beukeboom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beukeboom throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild tests Beukeboom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
Beukeboom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beukeboom walks into a straight right hand from Rothschild.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beukeboom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rothschild is looking to slow Beukeboom down with leg kicks.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beukeboom's head backwards.
Beukeboom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beukeboom misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Beukeboom counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Beukeboom checks the leg kick.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Beukeboom moves out of range easily.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beukeboom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beukeboom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Beukeboom ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beukeboom lands a nice looking body shot.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the strikes.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Beukeboom scores with a hook to the body. Rothschild takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws out a powerful jab.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Beukeboom scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Rothschild beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Theodore Rothschild's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 4209 p4p, 4090 weight class) and En Route (ranked 326 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Route! But no joy.
Little Dove has closed the distance and engaged Route in a clinch.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
I was talking to Little Dove's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Route avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Route 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.
Route blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
It looks like En Route has been cut.
Route misses with the head strike.
Route avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Route controls the action.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Route up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route pushes Little Dove back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Route lands a body shot in the clinch.
Little Dove digs a right hand into Route's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Route's gas tank.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Route lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Route misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove works on Route's body with a couple of short punches.
Route misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
Route avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Route creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Route avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Route backwards.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route works on Little Dove's body with a couple of short punches.
Route working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Route.
A nice left hand lands by Little Dove.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Little Dove has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Route uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Route.
A body shot lands from Route.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route misses with the head strike.
Route swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Routes head.
Little Dove lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on En Route's cut.
That's time! Little Dove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Little Dove. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Little Dove does it's job there.
Little Dove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Route uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a lazy right hand but Route sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Route doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Route is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little Dove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Route looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Dove throws a body punch but Route moves out of range.
Route looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Route takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Little Dove is looking to wear down Route with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Little Dove misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove closes the distance and clinches.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Route lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Route misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
Route scores with a shot to the side of Little Dove's head.
Route lands an uppercut.
Route lands a nice shot to the body.
Route stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Route misses with a hook from the clinch.
Route dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Route misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Route.
Route tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Route back against the ropes.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove tries to stall but Route uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Little Dove taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Route tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Route struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove stalls.
Nice body punch from Little Dove - that landed with a thud.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Route or not.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Route.
Route tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Route tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Route shrugs off.
Route scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
Route lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on En Route's cut.
That's time! Little Dove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Route moves in looking to clinch but Little Dove pushes him off.
Route keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Little Dove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Route.
Little Dove closes the distance and pushes Route back into the ropes.
Little Dove works on Route's body with a couple of short punches.
Little Dove lands a right hand.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Dove lands a damaging elbow.
Route swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Route can do to turn this around?
Route blocks the elbow strike.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Route scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Route.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Route avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Route doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove lands an elbow that stopped Route in his tracks for a moment.
Route digs a right hand into Little Dove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Little Dove's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
A short left from Little Dove.
Route lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Route prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Route struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
A short uppercut from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Route prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
Route prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Route 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Route.
Route lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove taking a breather.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Route as Little Dove tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Route.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little Dove pushes Route back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Route dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on En Route's cut.
That's time! Little Dove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little Dove lands a jab to the head.
Little Dove fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Route takes a swing at Little Dove's ribcage but misses.
Little Dove throws a body punch but Route moves out of range.
Route wants to counter with a clinch but Little Dove pushes him away.
Route wants to slow Little Dove down by chopping away at his legs.
Little Dove with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little Dove looks to land a left hand but Route moved out of range nicely.
Little Dove walks into a left hand.
Little Dove is rocked!
Route tries to clinch but Little Dove is having none of it.
Oh Little Dove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Little Dove.
Route throws out a counter right but Little Dove avoids it with no problem.
Little Dove takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Little Dove blocks the low kick.
Route missing with a left hand there. Little Dove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little Dove stuns Route with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Route pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little Dove seems to have got his legs back now.
Route takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Little Dove jabs at Route's body.
Cheyenne Little Dove is winning the standup battle so far.
Little Dove drives through and clinches with Route against the ropes.
Little Dove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Route controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Little Dove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Route backwards.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little Dove.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Route misses with a hook to the ribs.
Route breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little Dove lands with an overhand left.
Little Dove misses with a jab to the body
and Route moves into the clinch.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Route prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
Little Dove is working Route over against the ropes.
Route dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove trying to control the position but instead, Route has worked for underhooks and has pushed Little Dove into the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove had his way with En Route in that round.
The cut man is working on En Route's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Little Dove.
En Route has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little Dove throws a body shot but no joy.
Little Dove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Route pushes Little Dove back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Route throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Route.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route avoids the elbow strike from Little Dove, against the ropes.
Route misses with a body punch.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Route scores with a shot to the side of Little Dove's head.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little Dove lands a shot to the body.
Cheyenne Little Dove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Route's defenses.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Route blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
Route can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Route swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
Route scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Little Dove as the two fighters clinch.
Little Dove is leaning against Route and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little Dove tries to work over Route's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove gets through Route's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Little Dove - that landed with a thud.
Route is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Little Dove tries to work over Route's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Route misses with a hook to the ribs.
Route pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Route shrugs off.
Route is rocked!
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Route is still on wobbly legs! Can Little Dove finish him?
Little Dove lands with a light punch inside.
Little Dove breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Route with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Route looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Route get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cheyenne Little Dove!
Cheyenne Little Dove is the new featherweight champion!
Cheyenne Little Dove really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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