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STRIKE! 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3753 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 403 p4p, 162 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Black has chosen Mack the Knife 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
A jab from Black misses.
Elizondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Elizondo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Black just manages to avoid it.
Elizondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Elizondo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elizondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black 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.
A big right from Black misses.
Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Elizondo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black misses with a low kick.
Elizondo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elizondo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Elizondo circles away.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Elizondo pushes him off.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Elizondo pushes him off.
Elizondo throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Elizondo slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo with a jab.
Elizondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black misses the jab.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elizondo misses with a double jab.
Black looks to land a right hand but Elizondo moved out of range.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Elizondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elizondo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elizondo can pounce on him.
Black misses with a hook.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Elizondo staying out of range there.
Elizondo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black punishes Elizondo's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo blocks a jab.
Black lands an overhand right.
Black misses with a low kick.
It looked like Elizondo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Elizondo coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elizondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Elizondo staying out of range there.
Black throws a leg kick
and Elizondo counters with a straight right hand.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Elizondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elizondo lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Elizondo finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black blocks a head kick by Elizondo.
Elizondo sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a body shot but Elizondo blocks it.
Elizondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elizondo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black working aggressively here.
Black tries to work over Elizondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo misses with some punches.
Elizondo blocking some punches.
Elizondo missing with knees to the body.
Elizondo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Black.
Black gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Elizondo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Elizondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elizondo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elizondo counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elizondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black misses with a hook.
Elizondo tried to counter with a leg kick but Black avoided it.
Elizondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Elizondo scores with a sloppy right hand. Black should have avoided that one.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Black misses with a body shot
and Elizondo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black wants to clinch
and Elizondo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black throws a hook but Elizondo avoids it easily.
Elizondo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elizondo. Elizondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Black lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch but Elizondo is having none of it.
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Elizondo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Elizondo moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Elizondo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black throws a jab when Elizondo was well out of range.
Elizondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands a body shot.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Black misses.
Elizondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Elizondo as he connects with a hook.
Elizondo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Elizondo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Black has closed the distance and engaged Elizondo in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elizondo.
Elizondo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elizondo is trying to stall.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Elizondo scores with a shoulder strike.
Elizondo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elizondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Elizondo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Elizondo trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Elizondo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 Gaizka Elizondo.
I think Elizondo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 1944 p4p, 3128 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 140 p4p, 184 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hotel California (Spanish Mix). Pedro Gomez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Harinck darts in and clinches Gomez up against the ropes.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
Harinck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harinck lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harinck instigates a clinch.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Harinck has the dominant position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harinck punishes Gomez's body with a nice straight punch.
Harinck closes the distance but Gomez moves to the side
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
A nice side step and Harinck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Pedro Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gomez misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Harinck moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez works Harinck's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
Harinck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harinck moves into the clinch.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez moves out of range as Harinck strikes.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harinck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez cracks Harinck with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Tommy Harinck's cut even more.
Gomez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Harinck is rocked!
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harinck is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Harinck walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gomez! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Gomez!
Pedro Gomez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22079 p4p, 21410 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 549 p4p, 250 weight class). Quick has chosen Gangster's Paradise- Coolio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quick connects with an inside leg kick.
Quick throws a poor cross that misses
and De Lagardere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Quick swings for the body but De Lagardere moves out of range.
We've been informed that Quick 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.
Quick throws an off balance right hand
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quick throws a right hand that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quick misses with a body shot
and De Lagardere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quick thinking.
Quick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Lagardere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Quick is predictable there
and De Lagardere counters with a nice body shot.
Quick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
Quick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lagardere.
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 Lagardere scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Lagardere, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Quick walks into a straight right hand from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere lands a slapping body shot.
De Lagardere throws a sloppy body shot
and Quick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
De Lagardere staying out of range there.
De Lagardere scores with a hook.
Quick misses with a left hand
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
Quick swings widly with a right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
Quick scores with a spinning back kick!
Quick lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from De Lagardere misses its intended target.
Quick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but De Lagardere slips the punch.
De Lagardere lands with a cross.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Lagardere lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from De Lagardere misses its intended target.
De Lagardere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Lagardere scores with the left hand. Quick knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere'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.
Quick throws an off balance right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lagardere misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from De Lagardere.
Quick lands a slapping body shot.
Quick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lagardere.
De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quick.
De Lagardere moves out of range as Quick strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Lagardere walks into a big right hand from Quick and goes down! The referee sends Quick to a neutral corner as De Lagardere gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
Quick misses with an uppercut. De Lagardere saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere drops his guard momentarily, allowing Quick 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! Quick takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dru Quick!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dru Quick waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 968 p4p, 22091 weight class) and Tang Maul (ranked 77 p4p, 343 weight class). Maul has chosen Somewhere I Belong as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tang Maul!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maul raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Maul moved out of range.
Maul was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Asch looks to throw a body kick
and Maul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Asch misses with a body punch
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch throws a right hand that misses
and Maul counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Asch throws a front kick that sends Maul stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Asch misses with a hook. Maul ducked under it nicely.
Maul throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maul is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Asch with a body shot.
Van Asch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body kick there by Van Asch.
Van Asch misses with a two punch combination.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Koos Van Asch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Asch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maul takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Asch moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaul.
Van Asch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Asch throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Asch tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Asch lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Maul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Van Asch finds it's way through Maul's defenses.
Van Asch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maul is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Asch with a body shot.
Van Asch tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Van Asch
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Asch throws an off balance right hand
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch throws out a leg kick but Maul moves out of range and Van Asch only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul avoids the head kick by Van Asch.
Maul throws a fast counter high kick but Van Asch manages to duck under it in time.
Van Asch takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
Maul shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Asch throws a poor cross that misses
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Asch is looking to slow Maul down with leg kicks.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Maul raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Van Asch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maul's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Van Asch misses
and Maul counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Asch lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Asch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maul can do to turn this around?
Van Asch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch tries a low kick but Maul avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Maul misses.
Maul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Asch lands with a kick to the temple. Maul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maul takes one to the side of the head.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the body
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Asch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maul only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Van Asch finds it's way through Maul's defenses.
Van Asch looks to land a body kick but Maul moved away.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Asch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Tang Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maul blocks a head kick by Van Asch.
Maul let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Asch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
Koos Van Asch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 19937 p4p, 21467 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 357 p4p, 344 weight class). BySubtraction's entrance music is Lay My Claim. A fine choice. Whok has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok throws a quick inside leg kick.
BySubtraction swings for the body but Whok moves out of range.
Whok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt BySubtraction.
Whok takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Whok.
Whok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and BySubtraction avoids it.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction lands a nice knee to the body.
BySubtraction takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Whok avoids the damage to the body.
Whok scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whok lands an elbow just above BySubtraction 's eye.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but BySubtraction has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
BySubtraction avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
BySubtraction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whok.
Whok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Whok.
Whok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BySubtraction is breathing heavily.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Whok landing knees to the head.
Whok lands an elbow just above BySubtraction 's eye.
Whok digs a right hand underneath BySubtraction's ribcage. BySubtraction let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whok scores with a shot to the side of BySubtraction's head.
BySubtraction wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whok has him pressed against the ropes.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok digs a right hand into BySubtraction's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BySubtraction's gas tank.
Whok lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok lands with a left to the head.
BySubtraction takes an elbow to the temple.
Whok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Whok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whok 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Whok.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through BySubtraction's defenses.
Whok lands a knee to the head.
BySubtraction is trying to force a seperation but Whok has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Whok.
Whok lands a right hand.
Whok lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Whok.
Whok with a knee to the head.
 BySubtraction is rocked!
Nice body punch from Whok - that landed with a thud.
Oh BySubtraction is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whok lands a right hand.
Whok lands a shoulder strike.
Whok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks BySubtraction with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! BySubtraction looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. BySubtraction get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Piger Whok!
Piger Whok 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 2957 p4p, 21414 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 332 p4p, 514 weight class). Carretero comes to the ring accompanied by Sun by DVRKHOLD. Taurus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Cristóforo Carretero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus staying out of range there.
Carretero misses with a straight right.
Carretero misses the jab.
Carretero connects with a body shot.
Carretero misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carretero throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carretero.
Carretero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Taurus misses its intended target.
Carretero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carretero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Taurus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taurus lands an overhand right.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carretero 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus looks to throw the jab but Carretero is out of range.
It looked like Carretero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
Taurus needs to keep his hands up - Carretero had a free shot at his head there.
Taurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carretero can pounce on him.
Taurus lands with a nice body kick.
Taurus throws a jab when Carretero was well out of range.
Carretero connects with a nice looking jab.
Carretero looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Carretero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taurus catches Carretero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
Carretero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carretero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taurus! But no joy.
Taurus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Carretero off balance momentarily.
Taurus checks the leg kick.
Taurus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cristóforo Carretero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taurus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carretero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carretero checks a leg kick nicely.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Carretero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
Taurus cracks Carretero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Carretero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Carretero is predictable there
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carretero throws out the jab.
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 Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod.
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.
Carretero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taurus.
Carretero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus lands a two punch combo.
Carretero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carretero.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Carretero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carretero throws a body shot but no joy.
Carretero looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Carretero blocks the leg kick.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Carretero.
Taurus connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carretero throws a jab when Taurus was well out of range.
Carretero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Carretero.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero is looking to slow Taurus down with leg kicks.
Carretero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taurus feints a counter leg kick.
Carretero throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Taurus.
Carretero connects with a looping right hand.
Taurus throws a shot to the body.
Taurus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taurus tests Carretero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Taurus.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carretero misses with a straight right.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carretero throws out the jab.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carretero misses with a looping right.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Taurus throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carretero.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cristóforo Carretero is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carretero tries to clinch there but Taurus circles away.
Carretero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
Carretero throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Carretero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Carretero.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carretero doesn't seem bothered though.
Taurus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taurus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carretero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carretero throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Carretero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taurus. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taurus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carretero.
Carretero tries a low kick but Taurus avoids it.
Taurus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carretero.
Carretero misses with a hook
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carretero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taurus slips a jab from Carretero.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carretero walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carretero's hands.
A jab from Carretero misses.
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Carretero misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carretero misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carretero.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Carretero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carretero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carretero connects with a leg kick.
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!
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus scores with a jab.
Carretero missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taurus lands with a cross.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carretero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carretero moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carretero checks it well.
Carretero misses with a low kick.
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Carretero.
That kick from Carretero tenderised Taurus's leg. Taurus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carretero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carretero throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Carretero looks to throw the jab but Taurus is out of range.
Carretero throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Carretero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taurus.
Taurus throws a good cross that connects.
Carretero slips a straight right by Taurus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Taurus blocks the leg kick.
Taurus throws a looping overhand right but Carretero ducks down to avoid it.
Carretero misses the jab.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Carretero missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taurus finds it's way round the side to connect with Carretero's head.
Taurus blocks a leg kick.
Taurus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taurus misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wesley Taurus.
Well Carretero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Whealer Van Hire (ranked 1364 p4p, 23129 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 105 p4p, 427 weight class). De Cremonesi has chosen Maniac (Eurobeat Remix) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whealer Van Hire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Cremonesi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
Van Hire throws a body punch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
Van Hire throws a leg kick but De Cremonesi checks it.
De Cremonesi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Hire blocks a leg kick.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire is looking for a counter combo.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Hire blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Van Hire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Hire. Van Hire obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Hire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Cremonesi's head.
De Cremonesi jabs Van Hire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi swinging wildly here.
De Cremonesi throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from De Cremonesi.
Van Hire misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Cremonesi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Cremonesi connects with the punch.
De Cremonesi takes a swing at Van Hire's ribcage but misses.
De Cremonesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from De Cremonesi
and Van Hire counters with a series of strikes. De Cremonesi will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Cremonesi is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Cremonesi, as that shot connected.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Hire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Hire loads up on a big right hand but De Cremonesi slips the punch.
De Cremonesi swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a series of strikes. De Cremonesi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Hire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Cremonesi slips a jab from Van Hire.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick that knocks Van Hire off balance momentarily.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
De Cremonesi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hire.
De Cremonesi lands with a hook. Van Hire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Cremonesi throws a wild body kick that Van Hire sees coming a mile off.
De Cremonesi cracks Van Hire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
De Cremonesi throws a head kick that half lands.
De Cremonesi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Hire throws a shot to the body.
Van Hire throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Van Hire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by De Cremonesi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Cremonesi.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Cremonesi looks for the body kick but Van Hire saw that one coming.
Van Hire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Cremonesi throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a left to the body.
Van Hire moves out of range as De Cremonesi strikes.
De Cremonesi is looking to land body kicks.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Van Hire throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi thinks about the counter body kick.
De Cremonesi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Cremonesi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Hire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Cremonesi tries to land a leg kick but Van Hire saw it coming and moves away.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
De Cremonesi just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as De Cremonesi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi looks to throw the jab but Van Hire is out of range.
Van Hire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Cremonesi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Hire.
Van Hire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Cremonesi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Hire counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Hire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Cremonesi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hire blocks a jab.
Van Hire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Hire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Cremonesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Hire slips under a jab from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
De Cremonesi avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
A punch lands to the side of De Cremonesi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Hire throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but De Cremonesi is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Cremonesi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Cremonesi feints and then cracks Van Hire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hire down.
De Cremonesi lands the left hand.
Van Hire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
Van Hire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Cremonesi.
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 Whealer Van Hire.
I think Van Hire 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Whealer Van Hire!
A relieved looking Whealer Van Hire 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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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 22745 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 353 p4p, 118 weight class). Bowser comes to the ring accompanied by House Of Pain - Jump Around. Narvaez has chosen Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Bowser's knee but Bowser avoids it well.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Bowser saw it coming and moves away.
Bowser checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Bowser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowser takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Bowser.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowser looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Bowser lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez drives through and clinches with Bowser against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowser.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narvaez blocks a body shot from Bowser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser working aggressively here.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowser takes a shot to the head.
Bowser misses with the head strike.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowser swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowser misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Bowser has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
I was talking to Bowser's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowser.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Bowser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Narvaez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowser lands with a right to the head.
Bowser swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowser misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Bowser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowser misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Leon Bowser will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Narvaez drops his hands momentarily and Bowser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Bowser scores with a hook to the body. Narvaez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Bowser lands.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Narvaez swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Narvaez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bowser counters with a stiff right hand.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Narvaez.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowser defending well as Narvaez loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Bowser blocks the low kick.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Narvaez dips to his left and cracks Bowser with an uppercut!
Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bowser rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowser takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Bowser thuds his right hand into Narvaez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Bowser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Narvaez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowser misses with a body shot.
Bowser sets himself, and Narvaez steps forward looking for the clinch! Bowser avoids it this time.
Bowser throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez scores with a jab. Bowser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Bowser.
A little jabbing left from Narvaez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Narvaez tries to clinch but Bowser moves out of range.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Bowser.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowser throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowser lands a nice shot that snaps Narvaez's head back.
Bowser throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Bowser moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowser.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Bowser throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
Narvaez throws a hook to the side of Bowser's head but Bowser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Bowser's leg. Bowser is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Bowser is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bowser misses the target.
Narvaez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bowser.
Bowser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leon Bowser will probably get the nod.
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.
Bowser takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Narvaez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Narvaez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowser working aggressively here.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Bowser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Bowser struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Bowser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowser tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Bowser back against the ropes.
Narvaez scores with a shot to the side of Bowser's head.
Bowser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowser scores with a hook to the body.
Bowser blocking some punches.
Narvaez cracks Bowser with a nice body shot.
Bowser throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowser is leaning against Narvaez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Bowser.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Bowser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bowser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bowser blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to work over Bowser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez takes a swing at Bowser's ribcage but misses.
Bowser cracks Narvaez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bowser throws a looping overhand right but Narvaez ducks down to avoid it.
Narvaez with the inside leg kick.
Bowser lands a slapping body shot.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez thuds a left hand into Bowser's body.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Bowser.
Bowser scores with a crisp jab that stopped Narvaez in his tracks.
Narvaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowser connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narvaez scrambles back to his feet.
Bowser avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez works the jab nicely.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowser.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Narvaez lands a jab to Bowser's midsection.
Narvaez throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Leon Bowser is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Bowser checks it.
Bowser swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Narvaez walks into a left hand.
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Bowser.
Narvaez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowser.
Narvaez throws a jab when Bowser was well out of range.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bowser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowser's sensitive parts.
Narvaez punishes Bowser's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowser misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Narvaez swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser throws a sloppy body shot
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser tests Narvaez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Bowser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Narvaez looks to land a left hand but Bowser moved out of range nicely.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Bowser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bowser. Beautiful body shot.
Bowser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowser takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
It seemed like Narvaez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Narvaez.
Narvaez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Narvaez misses with a looping left.
Narvaez throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.
Bowser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narvaez under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Narvaez takes a swing at Bowser's ribcage but misses.
Bowser throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bowser avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
A little feinted left hand from Bowser on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narvaez swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bowser.
Bowser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narvaez moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Bowser avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the ropes.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Bowser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowser's sensitive parts.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narvaez tries to clinch but Bowser is having none of it.
Narvaez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Narvaez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bowser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Bowser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowser swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bowser cracks Narvaez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Narvaez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bowser to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Bowser lunges at Narvaez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Narvaez's hand.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Narvaez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Narvaez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narvaez.
Bowser connects with a body shot.
Bowser takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narvaez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowser has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Bowser coming out on top.
Bowser swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Bowser loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Bowser misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Bowser throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Bowser jabs Narvaez right on the nose. Narvaez blinks but takes it well.
Bowser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narvaez connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narvaez.
No joy there for Narvaez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses.
Bowser tests Narvaez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowser lands with a nice body punch.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bowser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowser. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Leon Bowser.
I think Bowser 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Leon Bowser retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 24248 p4p, 890 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 541 p4p, 107 weight class). Smith has chosen IS THIS LOVE as his entrance music. Kenny Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurosaki doesn't seem phased though.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurosaki.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith 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.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Kurosaki moved away.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kurosaki is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kurosaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Kurosaki throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurosaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kurosaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurosaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Kurosaki off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Kurosaki's defenses.
Smith throws a hook but Kurosaki blocks it.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Kurosaki's belly button to the back.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurosaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurosaki gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kurosaki is stalling here.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
A short left from Smith.
Kurosaki looking to stall.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Kurosaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Kurosaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kurosaki has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Kurosaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurosaki is rocked!
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki glances at the clock... BAM! Smith nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kurosaki crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kurosaki is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kenny Smith 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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