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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Ruiz (ranked 5215 p4p, 5214 weight class) and Matthieu Courageux (ranked 491 p4p, 492 weight class). Courageux has chosen Jul as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthieu Courageux!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courageux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
Courageux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruiz.
A punch combination from Courageux misses.
Ruiz tries to land a leg kick but Courageux saw it coming and moves away.
Jordan Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses.
Courageux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick lands for Ruiz.
Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
Courageux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Courageux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Ruiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Courageux blocks it with crossed arms.
Courageux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Courageux blocks it.
A knee to the head by Ruiz.
 It looks like Matthieu Courageux has been cut.
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!
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Courageux moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Courageux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruiz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Ruiz as he checks the leg kick.
Courageux thuds his right hand into Ruiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Courageux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruiz thumps Courageux with a low kick.
Courageux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Ruiz.
Courageux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Courageux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz has Courageux pressed against the ropes, preventing Courageux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Courageux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz avoids a kick to the body.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Ruiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courageux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruiz is looking to chop away at Courageux's legs.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Courageux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Courageux.
Courageux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Courageux is able to avoid easily.
Ruiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courageux connects with a body shot that sends Ruiz's belly button to the back.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Courageux.
Some wild striking there from Courageux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jordan Ruiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Courageux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Courageux lands a nice hook to Ruiz's body. Ruiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courageux throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Courageux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Courageux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Courageux scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from Courageux.
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Courageux in a clinch.
Courageux tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the ropes.
Courageux wants to break free but Ruiz has control.
Ruiz manages to break the clinch.
Ruiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruiz rushes Courageux and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Courageux blocks with his arms.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Ruiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Courageux's face.
Courageux tries to break free but Ruiz pushes him back against the ropes.
Ruiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Courageux wants to break free but Ruiz has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ruiz.
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Courageux throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Courageux lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Courageux misses.
Ruiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz swings for the body but Courageux moves out of range.
Courageux throws a head kick that Ruiz semi-blocks.
Courageux throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matthieu Courageux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courageux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz darts in and clinches Courageux up against the ropes.
Courageux has had enough of the clinch but Ruiz keeps him there for the moment.
Courageux swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courageux working hard to break the clinch.
Ruiz breaks from the clinch.
Courageux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courageux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruiz.
A nice side step and Courageux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ruiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Courageux misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Ruiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courageux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruiz misses with the combination.
Courageux lands a nice looking body kick.
Courageux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Courageux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Courageux is avoiding it.
Ruiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Courageux finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruiz's head.
Courageux staggers Ruiz with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ruiz looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Courageux is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthieu Courageux!
A less than humble Matthieu Courageux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sylvere Titus (ranked 4870 p4p, 5657 weight class) and Yukon Cornelius (ranked 461 p4p, 523 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvere Titus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yukon Cornelius!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Titus.
Titus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cornelius.
Cornelius loads up on a big right hand but Titus slips the punch.
Cornelius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cornelius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cornelius misses with a right hand
and Cornelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Titus cracks Cornelius with a good jab.
Jab, jab by Cornelius - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Titus.
Titus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titus just misses with a punch to the body.
Titus lands with a straight right. Cornelius didn't see that one coming.
Sylvere Titus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornelius moves away from the strike by Titus.
Titus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cornelius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Titus. Titus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Titus ducks under a wild hook from Cornelius.
An attempted straight right counter from Titus misses the target.
Cornelius misses with a straight right.
Titus is looking to counter punch.
Titus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus looks to land a combination but Cornelius avoids it well.
Titus sets himself, and Cornelius steps forward looking for the clinch! Titus avoids it this time.
Cornelius looks to land a left hand but Titus moved out of range nicely.
Cornelius throws a hook but Titus blocks it.
Cornelius missing with a left hand there. Titus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cornelius looks to land a left hand but Titus moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Titus does no damage.
Titus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Titus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Titus avoids the body shot from Cornelius.
Titus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cornelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Sylvere Titus has been cut.
Cornelius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cornelius throws a hook but Titus avoids it easily.
Cornelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Titus is just out of range.
Cornelius throws a hook to the side of Titus's head but Titus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Titus looks to throw the jab but Cornelius is out of range.
Cornelius tries to bum rush Titus with a series of wild strikes but Titus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titus takes a swing at Cornelius's ribcage but misses.
Titus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cornelius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cornelius keeps control of Titus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Titus wants to get back to striking at distance but Cornelius won't allow it.
Cornelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tituss head.
Titus is trying to break free.
Cornelius keeps control of Titus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Titus blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cornelius on the inside.
Cornelius keeps control of Titus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Titus wants to break free but Cornelius has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Titus tries to break free but Cornelius pushes him back against the ropes.
Cornelius throws a head punch that misses.
Cornelius trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sylvere Titus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sylvere Titus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Titus.
Titus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cornelius lands a head shot.
Titus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cornelius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cornelius misses with a looping left.
Titus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Titus fails to land with a series of punches.
Titus sets himself, and Cornelius steps forward looking for the clinch! Titus avoids it this time.
Cornelius dances in with a quick combination. Titus is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Cornelius snaps Titus's head back. Titus stumbles backwards against the ropes. Cornelius steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Titus's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Titus just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yukon Cornelius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Noel Pham (ranked 5147 p4p, 24971 weight class) and Matt Collins (ranked 487 p4p, 569 weight class). Collins has chosen ... as his entrance music. Matt Collins 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Collins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham pushes Collins up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Collins.
Collins gets through Pham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pham is keeping busy.
Pham breaks the clinch.
Pham clinches up with Collins and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pham taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Collins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Pham misses with the head strike.
Pham throws a head punch that misses.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pham forces Collins back against the ropes and clinches.
Pham has had enough of the clinch but Collins keeps him there for the moment.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Pham moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pham stalling in the clinch but Collins improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pham.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Collins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Collins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collins has him pressed against the ropes.
Collins told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Pham managing to block the knees to the body from Collins.
Collins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Collins trying to stall but Pham improves his position.
Collins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pham avoids it.
Collins tries a knee to the head but Pham blocks it.
Collins lands a hook that snaps the head of Pham backwards.
 Pham is rocked!
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Pham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins connects with a nice cross there... Pham is looking wobbly and Collins recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pham to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Collins jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Collins!
Matt Collins tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiberius Claudius (ranked 4965 p4p, 5160 weight class) and Joey Wall (ranked 473 p4p, 489 weight class). Joey Wall struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Joey Wall looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiberius Claudius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Wall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudius moves into the clinch.
Wall looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Claudius landing knees to the body.
Claudius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wall's defenses.
Claudius lands an elbow that stopped Wall in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Joey Wall has been cut.
A knee to the head by Claudius.
Claudius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Claudius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claudius has him pressed against the ropes.
Claudius lands a damaging elbow.
Wall takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claudius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claudius.
Claudius lands an elbow that stopped Wall in his tracks for a moment.
Claudius lands a nice elbow.
Claudius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claudius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Claudius landing knees to the head.
Wall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claudius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Claudius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claudius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claudius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Claudius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claudius.
Claudius lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Joey Wall's cut even more.
Claudius lands an elbow that stopped Wall in his tracks for a moment.
Claudius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claudius.
 Wall is rocked!
Claudius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wall is still on wobbly legs! Can Claudius finish him?
Claudius creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Wall off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Wall is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Claudius is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tiberius Claudius!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiberius Claudius 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kumasi Mbassa (ranked 4265 p4p, 5548 weight class) and Tokita Ohma (ranked 409 p4p, 513 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kumasi Mbassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokita Ohma!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohma misses with a left hand
and Mbassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Ohma misses
and Mbassa counters with a straight right hand.
Mbassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohma moves away.
Nice shot by Mbassa.
Mbassa tries to bum rush Ohma with a series of wild strikes but Ohma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ohma moves into the clinch successfully.
Ohma connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kumasi Mbassa has been cut.
Ohma misses with a knee to the head.
Mbassa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ohma misses with a wild combination.
Mbassa is looking to counter punch.
Ohma moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mbassa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mbassa tries to break free but Ohma pushes him back against the ropes.
Mbassa blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma lands an uppercut.
Ohma lands a damaging elbow.
Mbassa tries to circle away but Ohma has him pinned against the ropes.
Ohma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mbassa working hard to break the clinch.
Ohma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mbassa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ohma with a knee to the head.
Ohma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ohma lands with a right to the head.
Ohma misses with a body punch.
Ohma tries to stall but Mbassa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mbassa wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ohma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mbassa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ohma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mbassa up against the ropes.
Ohma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohma prevents Mbassa from breaking the clinch.
Mbassa can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohma has double underhooks.
Mbassa tries to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Ohma fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Ohma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mbassa is trying to force a seperation but Ohma has the dominant position.
Ohma lands an elbow inside that Mbassa shrugs off.
Mbassa tries to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling the position.
Ohma misses with some punches.
Ohma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mbassa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mbassa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ohma misses with some punches.
Mbassa tries to circle away but Ohma has him pinned against the ropes.
Ohma lands an elbow just above Mbassa 's eye.
Ohma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mbassa tries to break free but Ohma pushes him back against the ropes.
Mbassa tries to circle away but Ohma has him pinned against the ropes.
Mbassa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Ohma.
Ohma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tokita Ohma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kumasi Mbassa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ohma throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Mbassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mbassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ohma throws a head kick that Mbassa semi-blocks.
Ohma throws a sloppy head kick
and Mbassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Mbassa coming out on top.
Ohma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mbassa throws a chopping leg kick but Ohma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ohma gets a clinch.
Mbassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohma has double underhooks.
Ohma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ohma looking to throw knees to the head but Mbassa is blocking nicely.
Mbassa working hard to break the clinch.
Mbassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohma has double underhooks.
Ohma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohma misses with some punches.
Mbassa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohma as Mbassa tries to tie him up.
Mbassa blocks an uppercut.
Mbassa avoids the elbow strike from Ohma, against the ropes.
Ohma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ohma lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Ohma.
Ohma lands a nice elbow.
Ohma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ohma swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mbassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohma has double underhooks.
Ohma keeps control of Mbassa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ohma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ohma misses with the head strike.
Ohma has Mbassa pressed against the ropes, preventing Mbassa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mbassa dodges an elbow strike from Ohma.
Ohma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mbassa's defenses.
Kumasi Mbassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mbassa wants to break free but Ohma has control.
Mbassa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ohma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohma lands an elbow inside that Mbassa shrugs off.
Ohma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohma lands a shot to the body.
Ohma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mbassa backwards.
Ohma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mbassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohma has double underhooks.
Ohma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohma is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Ohma.
Ohma throws an elbow but it misses.
Ohma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mbassa's efforts to push away.
Ohma tries a body shot but Mbassa blocks it.
Ohma throws a head punch that misses.
Mbassa blocks an elbow strike.
Mbassa is trying to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling him.
Ohma has a couple of punches blocked by Mbassa.
Mbassa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Ohma.
Ohma with a knee to the head.
Mbassa wants to break free but Ohma has control.
Ohma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tokita Ohma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kumasi Mbassa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mbassa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ohma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ohma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mbassa jabs at Ohma's body.
Ohma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kumasi Mbassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Mbassa connects with a crisp jab.
Ohma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ohma is rocked!
Tokita Ohma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohma is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ohma is still on wobbly legs! Can Mbassa finish him?
Mbassa closes the distance and catches Ohma with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Ohma is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Ohma is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Ohma is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Mbassa takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kumasi Mbassa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanley Emelianenko (ranked 5227 p4p, 25301 weight class) and Darius Perry (ranked 494 p4p, 574 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 light 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, Stanley Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Perry!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Perry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perry scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Perry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perry is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perry's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Perry backing up. Perry nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Perry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perry lands a body shot.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry forces Emelianenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Perry lands a body punch.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perry just leaning against Emelianenko, taking a breather.
Perry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perry connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Perry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelianenko up against the ropes.
Perry just leaning against Emelianenko, taking a breather.
Perry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Perry is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Darius Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stanley Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanley Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perry scores with a hook.
It looks like Stanley Emelianenko has been cut.
Perry gets a clinch.
Perry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Perry tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Stanley Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perry.
Perry lands with an overhand left.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a three punch combo!
Perry is rocked!
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perry with a nice cross.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perry wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perry.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perry doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Emelianenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body. Perry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Perry.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Perry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Perry tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko throwing a counter right hand but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perry lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Perry as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Perry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Perry gets a clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perry tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Perry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perry.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Perry breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Perry throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darius Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
A jab from Perry misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emelianenko, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irlav Jarol (ranked 4527 p4p, 4778 weight class) and Jordon Winters (ranked 424 p4p, 453 weight class). The key to victory for Irlav Jarol has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Irlav Jarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordon Winters!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jarol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winters tries to counter by closing the distance.
Winters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarol rushes Winters and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarol.
Jarol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarol.
Jarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarol tries to throw a body punch but Winters avoids it by throwing Jarol back against the ropes.
Jarol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarol working aggressively here.
Winters swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winters lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarol.
Winters blocks an uppercut.
Winters lands a body punch.
Winters blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jarol as the two fighters clinch.
Winters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jarol backwards.
Jarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winters swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Winters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winters blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarol.
Winters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jarol.
Jarol blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winters.
Winters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winters misses with a short punch 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!
Jarol throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winters swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winters is looking to control Jarol's arms but Jarol gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winters has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winters.
Jarol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Jarol misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Winters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
Jarol misses with a punch to the body.
Winters working aggressively here.
Winters trying to control the position but instead, Jarol has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winters into the ropes.
Jarol blocks an uppercut.
Jarol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jarol as the two fighters clinch.
Jarol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Irlav Jarol will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarol throws an overhand right that lands on Winters's shoulder, as Winters tries to avoid the shot.
Winters misses with a left hand
and Jarol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarol misses with an uppercut. Winters saw that one coming.
Jarol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jarol pushes Winters back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarol throws a punch but it's blocked by Winters.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winters prevents a body shot from Jarol.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarol throws a punch but it's blocked by Winters.
Jarol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irlav Jarol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarol scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winters lands a left hand.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarol tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Jarol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?
Winters throws a head punch that misses.
Winters can't find room to land a body shot as Jarol controls the action.
Winters throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarol.
Jarol lands a shot to the body.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Winters.
Winters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jarol here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jarol misses with some punches.
Jarol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winters blocks a body shot from Jarol.
Jarol blocking some punches.
Winters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters blocking some punches.
Winters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jarol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Winters.
A short right from Jarol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarol struggles to land a body shot inside as Winters controls his hands.
Winters lands a nice uppercut.
Jarol misses with the head strike.
Winters blocking some punches.
Winters presses Jarol against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarol scores with a shot to the side of Winters's head.
Jarol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Winters swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irlav Jarol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jarol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordon Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irlav Jarol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winters swings for the body but Jarol moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Jarol, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jarol blocks an uppercut.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarol lands a right hand.
Winters working aggressively here.
Winters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winters misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Winters - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jarol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jarol backwards.
Winters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Winters is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters is stalling here.
Winters lands a shoulder strike.
Jarol blocks a body shot from Winters.
Winters lands a nice uppercut.
Winters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jarol is keeping busy.
Winters misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordon Winters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarol has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irlav Jarol!
Our winner, Irlav Jarol, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Levi Antero (ranked 2310 p4p, 25031 weight class) and Phill Bateman (ranked 274 p4p, 554 weight class). Bateman has chosen 2 Handys 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Levi Antero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phill Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Antero moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Antero misses the target.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Levi Antero has been cut.
A combination from Bateman does no damage.
Bateman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Antero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Antero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bateman counters with a leg kick.
Antero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bateman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bateman walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Antero rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Bateman has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Bateman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antero knocks out Bateman with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Antero before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Antero picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Levi Antero!
Levi Antero made sure to mention his sponsor, UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Petrescu (ranked 5665 p4p, 24884 weight class) and Hector Berlioz (ranked 525 p4p, 561 weight class). Berlioz has chosen March to the Scaffold as his entrance music. Hector Berlioz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berlioz manages to avoid it.
Berlioz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrescu misses with a head kick.
Berlioz drives through and clinches with Petrescu against the ropes.
Berlioz lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Berlioz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berlioz tries to work over Petrescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petrescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berlioz lands a shot to the body.
Berlioz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berlioz lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu blocking some punches.
Petrescu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrescu lands a right hand.
Petrescu blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz gets through Petrescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu lands a nice shot to the body.
Berlioz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berlioz.
Berlioz working aggressively here.
Berlioz blocks a body shot from Petrescu.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrescu throws a low kick, looking for Berlioz's leg but Berlioz calmly moves out of range.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Berlioz misses with an uppercut
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berlioz takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrescu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berlioz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Berlioz misses with a combination
and Petrescu counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrescu throws a hook to the side of Berlioz's head but Berlioz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrescu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berlioz is out of range and Petrescu settles back down.
Petrescu blocks a head kick by Berlioz.
A little feinted left hand from Petrescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrescu throws a shot from downtown. Berlioz moves away and avoids it.
Berlioz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Petrescu.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Berlioz wants to clinch up but Petrescu keeps it at a distance.
Petrescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berlioz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berlioz cracks Petrescu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Berlioz misses.
Berlioz just misses with a punch to the body.
Berlioz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrescu throws a hook but Berlioz avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Petrescu misses.
Berlioz lands an overhand right.
Berlioz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrescu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrei Petrescu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petrescu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Berlioz misses with a straight left.
Petrescu scores with a jab to the head.
Petrescu is looking to slow Berlioz down with leg kicks.
Berlioz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berlioz misses with an uppercut.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Berlioz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Petrescu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berlioz doesn't seem phased though.
Petrescu misses with a hook. Berlioz ducked under it nicely.
Berlioz lands a jab to the nose.
Petrescu throws a hook but Berlioz avoids it easily.
Petrescu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Berlioz closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
Hector Berlioz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berlioz lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berlioz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Andrei Petrescu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu blocking some punches.
Berlioz lands with a light punch inside.
Petrescu working aggressively here.
Petrescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrescu wants to get back to striking at distance but Berlioz won't allow it.
Petrescu misses with a body punch.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berlioz.
Petrescu lands an uppercut.
Berlioz prevents a body shot from Petrescu.
Petrescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berlioz has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrescu blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Petrescu trying to control the position but instead, Berlioz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrescu into the ropes.
Berlioz lands with a short shot to the head.
Berlioz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
Petrescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz is working Petrescu over against the ropes.
A short left from Petrescu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrescu is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Berlioz can't find room to land a body shot as Petrescu controls the action.
Petrescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berlioz struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrescu controls his hands.
Petrescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berlioz's elbow.
Petrescu is trying to push Berlioz away but Berlioz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrescu prevents a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Berlioz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berlioz misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hector Berlioz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrei Petrescu's cut.
That's time! Petrescu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berlioz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrescu.
Berlioz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrescu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Berlioz.
Berlioz takes the fight into the clinch.
Berlioz gets through Petrescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrescu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berlioz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
A short right from Petrescu on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrescu.
Petrescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berlioz slips under a jab.
Berlioz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berlioz forces Petrescu back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berlioz scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berlioz at a distance.
Petrescu misses with a hook.
Berlioz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrescu missing with a left hand there. Berlioz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berlioz slips a jab from Petrescu.
Berlioz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu lands with a nice body punch.
Berlioz scores with a jab.
Berlioz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrescu.
Berlioz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berlioz just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berlioz.
Berlioz feints and then cracks Petrescu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrescu down.
Berlioz misses the shot to the body.
Petrescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrescu slips a jab from Berlioz.
Berlioz misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berlioz.
Petrescu slips a jab from Berlioz.
Petrescu lands a nice shot that snaps Berlioz's head back.
Petrescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrescu misses with a double jab.
Berlioz looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrescu is just out of range.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Berlioz.
I think Berlioz 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Regulus Terentius (ranked 5630 p4p, 5388 weight class) and Tony Clifton (ranked 521 p4p, 505 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Regulus Terentius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifton tries to clinch but Terentius is having none of it.
Clifton delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick from Terentius misses
and Clifton counters with a left and a right that stings Terentius.
Terentius misses with an uppercut. Clifton saw that one coming.
A low kick from Terentius misses
and Clifton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clifton misses with a low kick.
Terentius dips to his left and cracks Clifton with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terentius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clifton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Terentius's knee momentarily.
Terentius misses with a low kick.
Terentius moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terentius misses with a looping left.
Clifton throws a leg kick which misses Terentius's front leg but catches the back leg as Terentius tries to avoid it.
Terentius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Terentius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Terentius just misses with a punch to the body.
Terentius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terentius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clifton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Terentius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clifton ducks under a wild hook from Terentius.
Terentius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Terentius throws a jab when Clifton was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton scores with a sloppy right hand. Terentius should have avoided that one.
Clifton works Terentius's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Terentius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clifton - the referee stops the clock and Terentius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clifton. Terentius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Terentius is breathing heavily.
Clifton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Terentius is predictable there
and Clifton counters with a big right hand that sends Terentius crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Clifton takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Clifton!
A relieved looking Tony Clifton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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