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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bambam Yagan (ranked 4228 p4p, 25245 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 293 p4p, 377 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bambam Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yagan throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yagan at a distance.
Song scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yagan gets a clinch.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yagan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Song is trying to push Yagan away but Yagan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yagan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yagan pushes Song back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Song wants to break free but Yagan has control.
Yagan throws an elbow but it misses.
Song managing to block the knees to the body from Yagan.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yagan missing with knees to the body.
Song is trying to break the clinch but Yagan is controlling him.
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Yagan.
Song blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Yagan.
Song is trying to break free.
Song is trying to break the clinch but Yagan has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song avoiding damage as Yagan throws knees to the body.
Song wants to break free but Yagan has control.
Song manages to break the clinch.
Song is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Song stuns Yagan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Song jabs Yagan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yagan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the ropes.
Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Song scores with a decent looking hook.
Song walks into a stiff left hand from Yagan.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagan is breathing heavily.
Song grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Yagan takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Song cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Song!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 23014 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Julius Benedict (ranked 562 p4p, 338 weight class). Kronke's entrance music is Feuer Frei. A fine choice. 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 7 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedict pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kronke lands a jab to the head.
Kronke tries to bum rush Benedict with a series of wild strikes but Benedict uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benedict on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedict cracks Kronke with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kronke is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kronke is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Kronke is rocked!
We've been informed that Benedict 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.
Eric Kronke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benedict counters with a low kick, right behind Kronke 's knee.
Benedict steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kronke.
Kronke walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Julius Benedict!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dru Quick (ranked 21531 p4p, 2563 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 596 p4p, 103 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. On his way into the ring it seems that Dru Quick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dru Quick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick cracks Northrop with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Northrop is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Northrop is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
 It looks like Russell Northrop has been cut.
Nice body kick from Quick.
Northrop looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Quick.
Quick misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
Northrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Northrop throws a leg kick which misses Quick's front leg but catches the back leg as Quick tries to avoid it.
Northrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quick.
Quick throws a body shot but no joy.
Northrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Northrop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Northrop.
Northrop thuds his shin into the meat of Quick's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop works over Quick's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Dru Quick has been cut.
Quick misses with an uppercut
and Northrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Northrop blocks a jab.
Northrop lands a head kick. Quick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quick misses with a hook.
Northrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quick tries to land a leg kick but Northrop saw it coming and moves away.
Quick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Northrop to score with a decent uppercut.
Quick misses with a hook. Northrop ducked under it nicely.
Quick throws a leg kick but Northrop moved away.
Northrop misses with a body kick.
Quick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
A telegraphed right hand from Quick misses the target.
Northrop lands a right and a left and another right! Quick goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21506 p4p, 2661 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 378 p4p, 202 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck forces Adesanya back against the ropes and clinches.
Harinck gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Adesanya's ribcage. Adesanya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that Adesanya has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
Harinck lands with a right to the head.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike.
Harinck is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
Adesanya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
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!
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Harinck.
Harinck tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Harinck is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Harinck.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Adesanya can't break the clinch.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harinck.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from Adesanya.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harinck rushes Adesanya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A short body shot lands from Harinck as the two fighters clinch.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
Harinck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside that Harinck shrugs off.
It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harinck.
Adesanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya looking to stall.
Adesanya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Adesanya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Harinck.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harinck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Harinck moves out of range easily.
Harinck forces Adesanya back against the ropes and clinches.
Adesanya taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Harinck is struggling to control the position.
Harinck lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
A bit of stalling here from Harinck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harinck on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harinck has Adesanya pressed against the ropes, preventing Adesanya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harinck has Adesanya pressed against the ropes, preventing Adesanya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Harinck.
Harinck digs a right hand into Adesanya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adesanya's gas tank.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Harinck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harinck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
A victorious Tommy Harinck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 3748 p4p, 24419 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 392 p4p, 549 weight class). Durand Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. On his way into the ring it seems that Jacques Durand Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jacques Durand Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray lands a head kick!
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand Jr manages to avoid it.
Murray lands a high kick!
Durand Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durand Jr lands a nice hook to Murray's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Durand Jr does no damage.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray with a jab.
Good shot there by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durand Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durand Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durand Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr with a nice calf kick.
Durand Jr loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray lands a jab to Durand Jr's midsection.
Durand Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray lands with a hook. Durand Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray throws a head kick but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray scores with a nice strike.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durand Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Durand Jr moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Durand Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Durand Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durand Jr darts in and clinches Murray up against the ropes.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
Murray slowing the pace effectively.
Durand Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand Jr avoids the elbow strike from Murray, against the ropes.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durand Jr throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Durand Jr is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray's head.
Durand Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Durand Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Durand Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durand Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murray's defenses.
Durand Jr blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
Lee Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murray takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Durand Jr blocks with his arms.
Murray misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durand Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Durand Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Murray is rocked!
Durand Jr circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Murray tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Durand Jr wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!
Our winner, Jacques Durand Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 24350 p4p, 23872 weight class) and Chinza Machida (ranked 521 p4p, 528 weight class). Machida has chosen Best Way To Die as his entrance music. Chinza Machida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki instigates a clinch.
Kurosaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Kurosaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kurosaki cracks Machida with a nice body shot.
Machida being controlled against the ropes.
Kurosaki breaks from the clinch.
Kurosaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kurosaki with the inside leg kick.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurosaki scores with a nice body kick.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki punishes Machida's body with a nice straight punch.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Machida throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Machida slips a straight right by Kurosaki.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
A low kick from Kurosaki misses
and Machida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kurosaki slips a straight right by Machida.
Kurosaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurosaki scrambles back to his feet.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Machida.
Kurosaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machida takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Machida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Chinza Machida has been cut.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurosaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurosaki.
Machida throws a wild body kick that Kurosaki sees coming a mile off.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Kurosaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Jab by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kurosaki. That snapped Machida's head back.
Kurosaki cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Machida is rocked!
Machida misses with a looping left.
Machida with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida blocks a jab.
Chinza Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kurosaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurosaki on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chinza Machida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida digs a good hook to Kurosaki's body.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki connects with a looping right hand.
Kurosaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Kurosaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida misses with a right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kurosaki with a body shot.
Kurosaki blocks a head kick by Machida.
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Chinza Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Kurosaki misses with a few strikes there.
Machida misses with a hook.
Machida throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida lands with a hook. Kurosaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kurosaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki thumps Machida with a low kick.
Kurosaki lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurosaki. That did some damage!
Machida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki weaves into range and cracks Machida right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Machida goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kurosaki is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ichigho Kurosaki!
A very excited looking Ichigho Kurosaki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bronze Bomber Chai (ranked 679 p4p, 2799 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 79 p4p, 334 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronze Bomber Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnik slips under a jab from Chai.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Turnik counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Chai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turnik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Turnik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chai counters with an inside 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!
Turnik missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turnik connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
Turnik missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Turnik throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnik.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turnik.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Chai misses.
Chai slips a straight right by Turnik.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai cracks Turnik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Turnik throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnik.
Turnik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnik.
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turnik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnik lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Turnik missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai slips a straight right by Turnik.
Turnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Chai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Boban Turnik's cut even more.
Turnik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai scores with a leg kick.
Turnik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai connects with a jab.
Turnik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turnik works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turnik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Turnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turnik slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bronze Bomber Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnik misses with the combination.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Turnik's shoulder, as Turnik tries to avoid the shot.
Bronze Bomber Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnik. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Turnik throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Turnik misses with a double jab.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Turnik moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Turnik misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
Turnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Chai throws the left hand but Turnik avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Turnik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turnik's head.
Chai defending well as Turnik loads up on a big left hand.
Turnik cracks Chai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnik with a hook.
Turnik moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Chai misses.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai avoids the body shot from Turnik.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai punishes Turnik's body with a nice straight punch.
Turnik misses with a looping left.
Turnik misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Turnik misses.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik misses with an uppercut.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai slips a straight right by Turnik.
Turnik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turnik connects with a crisp jab.
Turnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turnik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Turnik slips a straight right by Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnik! But no joy.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Turnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boban Turnik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Turnik.
Turnik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Turnik.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai slips a straight right by Turnik.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turnik. Turnik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chai tries a low kick but Turnik avoids it.
Turnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turnik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnik.
Turnik misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Turnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Turnik tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The cut above Boban Turnik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik scores with a nice head shot.
Turnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Turnik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
Turnik throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Turnik throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chai connects with the punch.
Turnik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Turnik's shoulder, as Turnik tries to avoid the shot.
Turnik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turnik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Turnik counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Boban Turnik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnik.
Turnik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Chai slips a jab from Turnik.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnik.
Turnik checks a low kick from Chai.
Turnik's corner calls for a 1-2. Turnik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Chai misses with a hook. Turnik ducked under it nicely.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Chai lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boban Turnik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bronze Bomber Chai!
Bronze Bomber Chai retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Bronze Bomber Chai 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 22865 p4p, 23843 weight class) and Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 371 p4p, 379 weight class). Bowser's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, House Of Pain - Jump Around. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowser chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
Bowser blocks a head kick by Chai.
Bowser misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowser misses with a looping right.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowser fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bowser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Bowser misses with a hook
and Bowser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowser walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Bowser connects with a looping right hand.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bowser.
Bowser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowser looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowser jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bowser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Bowser saw that one coming.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Bowser.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowser throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bowser throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
Chai feints and then cracks Bowser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowser down.
Chai misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Bowser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Bowser throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Bowser lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Bowser looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Bowser with a jab.
Chai walks into a straight right hand from Bowser.
Bowser connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bowser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowser checks it well.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bowser looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Bowser misses with a hook
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bowser misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowser.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowser misses with a looping right.
Bowser checks a low kick from Chai.
Bowser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowser throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Bowser is out of range.
Bowser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Chai tries to move into range but Bowser moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chai misses with a head 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!
Bowser throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowser.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser throws out a powerful jab.
Bowser throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowser's knee momentarily.
Bowser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowser. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bowser scores with a shot to the body.
Bowser lands a head shot.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Bowser moves away and avoids it.
Bowser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser misses with a few strikes there.
Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
Bowser misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Bowser staying out of range there.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Bowser blocks a low kick nicely.
Bowser lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai avoids the body shot from Bowser.
Chai tries a low kick but Bowser avoids it.
Bowser punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Bowser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leon Bowser is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Bowser.
Bowser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Bowser lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowser as he connects with a hook.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Bowser.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Bowser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowser cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bowser misses with a looping left.
Bowser throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Chai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bowser.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowser misses with a body shot
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai slips under a jab from Bowser.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bowser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowser.
Chai moves away from the strike by Bowser.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Chai tries to move into range but Bowser moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bowser.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bowser staying out of range there.
Chai throws a body punch but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser misses the body punch
and Chai counters with a big head kick out of nowhere, perfectly timed, sending Bowser crashing to the mat! Bowser is trying to stumble back to his feet... will he beat the count? We're at 5,6,7,8,9,10! He's out! Chai takes this one thanks to a picture pefect counter strike.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pharoah The First Chai!
Pharoah The First Chai is the new featherweight champion!
Pharoah The First Chai 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 23606 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 314 p4p, 93 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a nice body kick.
Little Dove ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Asch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Little Dove has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little Dove scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Asch should have avoided that one.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Little Dove.
Little Dove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Little Dove lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Little Dove on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little Dove is looking to clinch.
Little Dove connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little Dove has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Asch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Asch misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Asch's brow.
Van Asch misses with some punches.
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
Little Dove lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Van Asch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Asch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Koos Van Asch has been cut.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Van Asch shrugs off.
A short left from Little Dove.
Van Asch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Asch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Asch misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Van Asch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Asch misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Van Asch avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Van Asch misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Van Asch 's eye.
Van Asch misses with the head strike.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
Little Dove leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Van Asch misses with some punches.
A short right from Van Asch on the inside.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Van Asch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Asch throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koos Van Asch'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.
Jab by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Asch throws a lazy body kick
and Little Dove counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little Dove throws out the jab.
Cheyenne Little Dove is winning the standup battle so far.
Little Dove scores with a shot to the body.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Little Dove saw that one coming.
Little Dove tries to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Asch can do to turn this around?
Van Asch throws a push kick but Little Dove slaps the foot to one side.
Little Dove is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Little Dove takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Little Dove moved out of range.
Little Dove swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Little Dove slips a jab from Van Asch.
Little Dove is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Little Dove scores with the left hand. Van Asch knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove moves in looking to clinch but Van Asch pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Little Dove's head but Little Dove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little Dove is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Little Dove fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Asch on the side of the head.
Van Asch scores with a nice head shot.
Little Dove throws a body punch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Van Asch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Asch tries to keep at a distance but Little Dove has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Van Asch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Van Asch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
A body shot lands from Van Asch.
Van Asch misses with some punches.
Van Asch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Asch tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Van Asch dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Asch.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
A nice left hand lands by Van Asch.
A short right from Van Asch.
Van Asch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Asch.
Van Asch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch blocks an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
Van Asch tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little Dove trying to stall but Van Asch improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koos Van Asch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
Little Dove avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Little Dove with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Asch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Asch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little Dove to score with a decent uppercut.
Little Dove takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Little Dove gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Little Dove.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Asch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Asch misses with some punches.
A short left from Little Dove.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Van Asch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheyenne Little Dove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Van Asch.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Asch has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Van Asch throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
A nice left hand lands by Van Asch.
Van Asch working aggressively here.
Van Asch misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Asch working aggressively here.
Van Asch tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Asch working aggressively here.
Van Asch working aggressively here.
Van Asch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Asch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
Van Asch throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Asch fails to land.
Van Asch struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Van Asch misses with the head strike.
Van Asch throws a head punch that misses.
Van Asch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
Van Asch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cheyenne Little Dove.
Well Little Dove 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheyenne Little Dove!
A victorious Cheyenne Little Dove thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22227 p4p, 20920 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 246 p4p, 242 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magomedov looking to throw knees to the head but Waldron is blocking nicely.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Nikolai Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Waldron.
Waldron misses with the head strike.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike.
Magomedov lands a knee to the body.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Waldron blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Waldron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldron stalls.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waldron 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.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Waldron pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Waldron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Magomedov working Waldron over with knees to the body.
Waldron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike.
Waldron is trying to maintain a safe position but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns Waldron into the ropes.
Waldron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waldron or not.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov looking to throw knees to the head but Waldron is blocking nicely.
Magomedov crunches a lovely knee into Waldron's ribcage.
Waldron looks winded!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Waldron takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Waldron throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Waldron blocks with his arms.
Magomedov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waldron up against the ropes.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov working Waldron over with knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waldron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov'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.
Magomedov jabs Waldron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
Magomedov wants to stall.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Waldron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Waldron with a nice body shot.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waldron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Magomedov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov pushes Waldron back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waldron or not.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldron can do to turn this around?
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Waldron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
A short left from Waldron.
Magomedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov works on Waldron's body with a couple of short punches.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov has Waldron pushed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Magomedov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magomedov obliges.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomedov clinches up with Waldron and pushes him back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov working Waldron over with knees to the body.
Magomedov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Waldron's face.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Waldron prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov presses Waldron against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
Waldron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waldron is keeping busy.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to stall but Waldron improves his position.
Waldron prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Nikolai Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Waldron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Waldron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magomedov as Waldron tries to tie him up.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov is working Waldron over against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldrons head.
Magomedov is leaning against Waldron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waldron.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Waldron's ribcage. Waldron let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov cracks Waldron with a nice body shot.
Magomedov gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov cracks Waldron with a nice body shot.
Magomedov presses Waldron against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Magomedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Waldron, pushing him back against the ropes.
Waldron avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Waldron avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Magomedov working Waldron over with knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waldron misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waldron misses with a punch on the inside.
Waldron working aggressively here.
Waldron is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waldron.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Waldron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waldron's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov cracks Waldron with a nice body shot.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov taking a breather.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov presses Waldron against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength 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!
Magomedov tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldron in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Waldron controls the action.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Waldron's body. Waldron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov had his way with Johnny Waldron in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waldron is keeping busy.
Waldron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov tries to stall but Waldron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Waldron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldron in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov presses Waldron against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waldron is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Magomedov gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waldron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magomedov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Waldron blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Waldron blocks with his arms.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waldron.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron slows down the pace here.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Waldron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Magomedov leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Magomedov is leaning against Waldron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magomedov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:43
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:43
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his super heavyweight title!
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