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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Bourque (ranked 4858 p4p, 5330 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 467 p4p, 495 weight class). Joe Louis 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Louis scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Bourque 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.
 Bourque is rocked!
 It looks like Hector Bourque has been cut.
Bourque throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Bourque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis cracks Bourque with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Louis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Rivera (ranked 3805 p4p, 4859 weight class) and Leekpai Sangwit (ranked 385 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leekpai Sangwit!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera connects with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Sangwit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sangwit looks winded!
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Sangwit does no damage.
Rivera lands a head shot.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Sangwit tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sangwit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Sangwit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sangwit was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
A nice side step and Sangwit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangwit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sangwit dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sangwit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rivera throws a right hand that Sangwit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sangwit also avoids with ease.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sangwit.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Sangwit tries to counter with a clinch but Rivera shakes him off and moves away.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Sangwit.
Rivera looks to land a combination. Sangwit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Leekpai Sangwit has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangwit moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Sangwit moves into range and clinches up with Rivera.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera swinging wildly here.
Sangwit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sangwit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivera jabs Sangwit right on the nose. Sangwit blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Rivera misses
and Sangwit counters with a series of strikes. Rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leekpai Sangwit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sangwit has managed to clinch.
Sangwit has Rivera pressed against the ropes, preventing Rivera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sangwit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sangwit blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sangwit takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera swings for the body but Sangwit moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Sangwit is breathing heavily.
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Sangwit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sangwit closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Sangwit saw that one coming.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sangwit blocks the leg kick.
Sangwit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alex Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Rivera.
Sangwit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivera finds it's way round the side to connect with Sangwit's head.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sangwit drives through and clinches with Rivera against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to push Sangwit away but Sangwit has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rivera is trying to break the clinch but Sangwit has him pressed against the ropes.
Sangwit has Rivera pressed against the ropes, preventing Rivera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sangwit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera is trying to break the clinch but Sangwit has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Sangwit fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Sangwit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera tries to bum rush Sangwit with a series of wild strikes but Sangwit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sangwit wants to counter with a clinch but Rivera pushes him away.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leekpai Sangwit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sangwit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sangwit moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rivera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sangwit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Sangwit defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera scores with a shot to the body.
Alex Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera is looking to wear down Sangwit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sangwit.
Sangwit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Sangwit avoids them all with ease.
Sangwit is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangwit clinches.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Sangwit stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Sangwit counters with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Sangwit down.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera clobbers Sangwit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Sangwit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera backing away here, and Sangwit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sangwit scores with a spinning back kick!
Sangwit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sangwit tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangwit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sangwit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sangwit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sangwit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sangwit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sangwit.
Sangwit throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Leekpai Sangwit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Helio Coptor (ranked 5362 p4p, 4706 weight class) and Dikembe Kambemba (ranked 501 p4p, 473 weight class). Kambemba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nants' Ingonyama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Coptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dikembe Kambemba!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Coptor. Beautiful body shot.
Kambemba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coptor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coptor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Coptor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kambemba is out of range.
Coptor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kambemba's head backwards.
It looks like Dikembe Kambemba has been cut.
Coptor avoids a kick to the body.
Coptor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab from Coptor.
Kambemba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coptor.
Coptor lands with an overhand left.
Coptor with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coptor scores with a jab to the body.
Coptor lands a nice shot to the body.
Kambemba looks winded!
A chopping leg kick lands by Coptor.
Helio Coptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coptor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kambemba manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coptor connects with a right hand. Kambemba shakes it off.
Coptor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kambemba's head.
Kambemba tries to clinch up
and Coptor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coptor lands a right hook to the body.
Coptor lands a front kick to the face, that drops Kambemba to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coptor scores with a leg kick.
Kambemba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coptor cracks Kambemba with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kambemba is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kambemba is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kambemba could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Helio Coptor!
A very excited looking Helio Coptor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kawainui Perry (ranked 5496 p4p, 24333 weight class) and Michael Venom (ranked 468 p4p, 492 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawainui Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perry throws a leg kick but Venom moved away.
Venom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venom 's hands.
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Perry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Venom throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venom , as that shot connected.
Perry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perry tries to clinch
and Venom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perry throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
Perry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perry moves out of range as Venom strikes.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Venom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Venom counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry throws a head kick that misses
and Venom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.
Perry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom thuds his right hand into Perry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kawainui Perry has been cut.
Perry misses with a right hand
and Venom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Venom ducks down to avoid it.
Perry drops his guard momentarily, allowing Venom to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Perry! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Venom takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michael Venom !
Our winner, Michael Venom , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 5402 p4p, 4430 weight class) and Cornbread Pealike (ranked 503 p4p, 452 weight class). Cornbread Pealike 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cornbread Pealike!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Pealike should have avoided that one.
Pealike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pealike forces Kurosaki back against the ropes and clinches.
Pealike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Pealike tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
Pealike struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurosaki controls his hands.
Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pealike takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pealike tries to circle away but Kurosaki has him pinned against the ropes.
Kurosaki lands a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but instead, Pealike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurosaki into the ropes.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki cracks Pealike with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki pushes Pealike up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kurosaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Cornbread Pealike has been cut.
Pealike digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
The referee calls for Kurosaki to work.
Pealike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kurosaki blocks a body shot from Pealike.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pealike loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pealike connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pealike.
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Kurosaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Pealike in a clinch.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pealike breaks the clinch.
Kurosaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pealike has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kurosaki lands a jab to the head.
Kurosaki wants to clinch but Pealike slips to the side
and Pealike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurosaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Pealike off balance momentarily.
Pealike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurosaki counters with an inside leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a head kick that bluckles Pealike and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Kurosaki no doubt looking to push for a finish!
 Pealike is rocked!
A punch combination from Kurosaki misses.
Pealike throws out a leg kick but Kurosaki moves out of range and Pealike only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Pealike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Pealike's ribs.
Pealike misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Pealike misses.
Pealike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pealike.
Good exchange - Kurosaki coming out on top.
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pealike digs a good hook to Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Pealike off balance momentarily.
Pealike motions for Kurosaki to come forward. Pealike throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki lands a slapping body shot.
Pealike lunges at Kurosaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurosaki's hand.
Kurosaki rushes Pealike and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pealike's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pealike tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the ropes.
Kurosaki lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pealike tries to break free but Kurosaki pushes him back against the ropes.
Kurosaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pealike can do to turn this around?
Pealike swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pealike takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki stalling in the clinch but Pealike improves position.
Kurosaki just leaning against Pealike, taking a breather.
Pealike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pealike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pealike there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pealike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kurosaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kurosaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki clobbers Pealike with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Kurosaki.
Pealike is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki forces Pealike back against the ropes and clinches.
Kurosaki taking a breather.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pealike lands a knee to the body.
Pealike has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki trying to control the position but instead, Pealike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurosaki into the ropes.
Pealike seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurosaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pealike's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pealike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kurosaki's elbow.
Pealike breaks from the clinch.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Pealike misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Pealike.
A combination from Pealike does no damage.
Pealike loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Kurosaki dips to his left and cracks Pealike with an uppercut!
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Pealike's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pealike.
Kurosaki drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Pealike onto his butt! Pealike pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurosaki pushes Pealike up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pealike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pealike trying to land knees to the body.
Pealike is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurosaki as he connects with a hook.
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurosaki cracks Pealike with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ichigho Kurosaki!
Ichigho Kurosaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent McGuire (ranked 3057 p4p, 22076 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 129 p4p, 351 weight class). McGuire comes to the ring accompanied by Beartooth - You Never Know. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
De Lagardere takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
De Lagardere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Lagardere throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
De Lagardere takes a kick to the side of the head.
McGuire scores with a jab. De Lagardere acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Lagardere is rocked!
Vincent McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on De Lagardere's shoulder, as De Lagardere tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from McGuire misses.
De Lagardere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Lagardere fails to land with a series of punches.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Lagardere has time to react.
McGuire misses with a hook.
De Lagardere drops his guard momentarily, allowing McGuire to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes De Lagardere! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! McGuire takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vincent McGuire!
A very excited looking Vincent McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Mendoza (ranked 1875 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Liam Higgins (ranked 69 p4p, 74 weight class). Liam Higgins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Mendoza cracks Higgins with an open hand slap.
It looks like Liam Higgins has been cut.
Higgins tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Higgins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mendoza!
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Higgins's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Higgins.
Mendoza darts in and clinches Higgins up against the ropes.
Higgins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Higgins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Higgins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendoza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza scores with a punch to the head.
Higgins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Higgins looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendoza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Higgins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Higgins connects with a single shot there.
Higgins tries a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
Higgins misses with a hook.
Higgins looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Mendoza thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Mendoza's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Higgins throws a big shot that misses.
Higgins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to land a front kick but Higgins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Higgins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Higgins keeps it at a distance.
Higgins throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a body kick that misses.
Higgins throws a body shot but no joy.
Higgins throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
Higgins misses the jab.
Mendoza is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Higgins keeps it at a distance.
Higgins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Higgins's head.
Mendoza moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Higgins avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Higgins looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Mendoza on the inside.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Higgins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mendoza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Higgins's cut.
That's time! Mendoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendoza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Higgins on the side of the head.
Mendoza scores with the left hand. Higgins knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendoza scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Higgins 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.
Mendoza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Higgins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza cracks Higgins with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Higgins is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Higgins is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Higgins could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Mendoza!
After winning the bout, Jason Mendoza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 5063 p4p, 23134 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 354 p4p, 410 weight class). BySubtraction comes to the ring accompanied by Lay My Claim. De Cremonesi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Maniac (Eurobeat Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction thuds his right hand into De Cremonesi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Cremonesi throws a front kick aimed at BySubtraction's knee but BySubtraction avoids it well.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
De Cremonesi tries to counter by closing the distance.
BySubtraction clinches with his opponent.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BySubtraction wants to clinch up but De Cremonesi keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch but De Cremonesi is avoiding it.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but De Cremonesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Cremonesi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi motions for BySubtraction to come forward. De Cremonesi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BySubtraction was well out of range. Poor timing from De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Cremonesi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Cremonesi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi tries to counter with a clinch but BySubtraction shakes him off and moves away.
De Cremonesi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Cremonesi lands a jab to BySubtraction's midsection.
De Cremonesi wants to slow BySubtraction down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
De Cremonesi wants to counter the offense by BySubtraction and move into the clinch position.
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
De Cremonesi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BySubtraction just misses with a punch to the body.
De Cremonesi wants to counter with a clinch but BySubtraction pushes him away.
De Cremonesi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BySubtraction throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
De Cremonesi tries to counter by closing the distance.
That kick from BySubtraction tenderised De Cremonesi's leg. De Cremonesi is trying to keep his angry face on.
BySubtraction is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Cremonesi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
De Cremonesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from BySubtraction misses the target.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
De Cremonesi scores with a one two! BySubtraction had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
BySubtraction tries to clinch up but De Cremonesi circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BySubtraction manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BySubtraction throws out the jab.
A lazy left from BySubtraction finds it's target.
BySubtraction throws a lazy right hand but De Cremonesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Cremonesi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
BySubtraction avoids the body shot from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from BySubtraction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
BySubtraction clinches.
BySubtraction blocks an uppercut.
BySubtraction is trying to break the clinch but De Cremonesi has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franko De Cremonesi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
BySubtraction walks into a straight right hand from De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
Jab from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BySubtraction throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
De Cremonesi tries to counter with a clinch but BySubtraction shakes him off and moves away.
De Cremonesi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BySubtraction with a hook.
De Cremonesi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BySubtraction instigates a clinch.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook from the clinch.
BySubtraction blocks the elbow strike.
De Cremonesi lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
BySubtraction misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Cremonesi is trying to stall.
De Cremonesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction landing knees to the body.
BySubtraction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Cremonesi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Cremonesi is breathing heavily.
BySubtraction takes an elbow to the temple.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but De Cremonesi avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but De Cremonesi avoids the damage to the body.
De Cremonesi tries a body shot but BySubtraction blocks it.
BySubtraction can't find room to land a body shot as De Cremonesi controls the action.
BySubtraction takes an elbow to the temple.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Cremonesi lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Cremonesi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BySubtraction bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BySubtraction clinches.
BySubtraction wants to break free but De Cremonesi has control.
BySubtraction blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BySubtractions head.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but De Cremonesi avoids the damage to the body.
BySubtraction blocks an elbow strike from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands an elbow just above BySubtraction 's eye.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but De Cremonesi avoids the damage to the body.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi lands with a short shot to the head.
De Cremonesi avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
De Cremonesi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi is working BySubtraction over against the ropes.
De Cremonesi lands a right hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
De Cremonesi lands a hook that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
BySubtraction landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi misses with some punches.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
BySubtraction blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
BySubtraction scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Cremonesi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BySubtraction finds it's way round the side to connect with De Cremonesi's head.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Cremonesi cracks BySubtraction with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
De Cremonesi connects with a crisp jab.
BySubtraction fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Cremonesi on the side of the head.
BySubtraction looks to land a left hand but De Cremonesi moved out of range nicely.
BySubtraction is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
BySubtraction with a jab.
De Cremonesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut
and De Cremonesi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Cremonesi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a left hand.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
BySubtraction working hard to break the clinch.
De Cremonesi tries to throw a body punch but BySubtraction avoids it by throwing De Cremonesi back against the ropes.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
De Cremonesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
BySubtraction lands a body punch.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but BySubtraction uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Cremonesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BySubtraction unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Cremonesi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from De Cremonesi as the two fighters clinch.
De Cremonesi lands a left hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
De Cremonesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Cremonesi.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Cremonesi avoids it.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Cremonesi blocks a body shot from BySubtraction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Cremonesi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BySubtraction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Cremonesi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Cremonesi misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
BySubtraction blocking some punches.
De Cremonesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BySubtraction can't break the clinch.
De Cremonesi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BySubtraction can't break the clinch.
BySubtraction misses with a shot to the kidneys.
BySubtraction landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Cremonesi avoids it.
De Cremonesi misses with some punches.
BySubtraction tries to break the clinch but De Cremonesi is controlling the position.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Cremonesi avoids it.
De Cremonesi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franko De Cremonesi.
Well De Cremonesi 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 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko De Cremonesi!
After winning the bout, Franko De Cremonesi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 20798 p4p, 4888 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 221 p4p, 193 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Johnny Waldron has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Waldron seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waldron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Waldron tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Waldron moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Waldron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Waldron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waldron's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Waldron scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Waldron is trying to stall.
Waldron misses with a body punch.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee is looking to control Waldron's arms but Waldron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the ropes.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Waldron lands a nice elbow.
Waldron pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Waldron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That has opened up Larry Lee's cut even more.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Waldron improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waldron.
Waldron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waldron working aggressively here.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Waldron shrugs off.
Johnny Waldron's cut is getting worse.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Johnny Waldron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee avoiding damage as Waldron throws knees to the body.
Waldron stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waldron takes a shot to the head.
Waldron misses with a knee strike.
Waldron avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee works over Waldron's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larry Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Lee misses.
Waldron half committed to a counter leg kick.
Waldron wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waldron seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Waldron scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waldron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waldron manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Waldron misses the target.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination that misses
enabling Waldron to counter with a crisp jab.
Waldron cracks Lee with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Lee is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Lee is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Lee could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 4596 p4p, 1192 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 338 p4p, 106 weight class). Narvaez has chosen Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick as his entrance music. Carlos Narvaez is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 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 16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove misses with a straight left.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Narvaez misses
and Little Dove counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Little Dove 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.
Narvaez lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little Dove.
Narvaez misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the ropes.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez gets through Little Dove's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Little Dove.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little Dove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the ropes.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Little Dove.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narvaezs head.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove trying to control the position but instead, Narvaez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Little Dove into the ropes.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Narvaez lands a nice shot to the body.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little Dove presses Narvaez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narvaez lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Narvaez.
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little Dove takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little Dove.
Little Dove on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narvaez. Narvaez obviously looking to wear him down.
Little Dove misses with a lunging right hand
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Little Dove 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some bone on bone action there as Little Dove checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Little Dove - just one landing.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little Dove.
Little Dove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Little Dove throws an off balance right hand
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little Dove lands with a nice combination. Narvaez backs away looking to recover.
Narvaez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narvaez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little Dove looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Little Dove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Narvaez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Narvaez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Little Dove tries to clinch up.
Narvaez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Little Dove misses.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a straight right.
Little Dove moves to clinch but Narvaez breaks away
and Little Dove takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little Dove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little Dove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Little Dove.
Narvaez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Little Dove misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez moves out of range of the leg kick from Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narvaez! But no joy.
Narvaez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Little Dove checks it well.
Little Dove takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Little Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narvaez throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Little Dove is just out of range.
Narvaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little Dove connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narvaez scrambles back to his feet.
Little Dove throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Narvaez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little Dove on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narvaez throws out a counter right but Little Dove avoids it with no problem.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little Dove wants to clinch
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Little Dove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Narvaez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Little Dove is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Narvaez blocks the elbow strike.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Little Dove.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Little Dove.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove lands an elbow that stopped Narvaez in his tracks for a moment.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Little Dove is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narvaez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a hook that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Little Dove scores with a shoulder strike.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Little Dove lands a damaging elbow.
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Narvaez blocks it.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Little Dove is working Narvaez over against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cheyenne Little Dove.
I think Narvaez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Carlos Narvaez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Cheyenne Little Dove was interviewed post fight and said 'You gotta be shitting me!!!'.
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