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STRIKE! 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 2935 p4p, 21464 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 345 p4p, 550 weight class). Patterson's entrance music is I'm So High. Nashville Pussy. A fine choice. Taurus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Derek Patterson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Taurus.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson tries to work over Taurus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patterson lands a body shot.
Taurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson 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.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson missing with knees to the body.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taurus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taurus working hard to break the clinch.
Patterson tries a body shot but Taurus blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Taurus blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taurus.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Taurus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patterson is leaning against Taurus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taurus.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taurus backwards.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taurus blocks an uppercut.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Taurus.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taurus.
Patterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Taurus controls his hands.
Taurus takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taurus's elbow.
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tauruss head.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Taurus prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patterson.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Taurus wants to stall.
Taurus working hard to break the clinch.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taurus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Patterson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Taurus misses with a straight right.
Taurus scores with a jab to the head.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson moves out of range of the body kick from Taurus.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Patterson misses.
A head kick by Patterson misses
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Taurus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Patterson tries to land a front kick but Taurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Patterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patterson.
Patterson swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Patterson avoids nicely.
Taurus cracks Patterson with a good jab.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taurus.
Taurus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson moves to clinch but Taurus breaks away
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Taurus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Patterson rushes Taurus and presses him up against the ropes.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Patterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the ropes.
Patterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taurus can do to turn this around?
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taurus is trying to push Patterson away but Patterson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Taurus trying to stall but Patterson improves his position.
Taurus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Patterson is keeping busy.
Taurus working Patterson over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Taurus keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson tries to clinch up
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taurus throws a big counter head kick but Patterson avoids it with no problem.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Taurus moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taurus slips under a jab from Patterson.
Taurus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus dips to his left and cracks Patterson with an uppercut!
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patterson misses with a hook to the body
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taurus moves away from the strike by Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patterson, as that shot connected.
Patterson darts in and clinches Taurus up against the ropes.
Derek Patterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taurus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Taurus controls his hands.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taurus backwards.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Taurus.
Patterson lands a shot to the body.
Taurus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Taurus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Patterson is keeping busy.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson prevents Taurus from breaking the clinch.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Taurus tries to circle away but Patterson has him pinned against the ropes.
Taurus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taurus.
Taurus is trying to break free.
Taurus blocks an uppercut.
Taurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Patterson!
A very excited looking Derek Patterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 24341 p4p, 22523 weight class) and Tang Cao (ranked 572 p4p, 568 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cao 's choice of entrance music: Song of the Waking City - Jucifer. 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tang Cao !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Murray is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Cao manages to avoid it.
Cao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cao throws a leg kick that misses.
Cao connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Cao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Cao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cao , pushing him back against the ropes.
Cao blocks an elbow strike.
Murray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray tries to stall but Cao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray lands a body punch.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cao 's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Cao looks winded!
Murray lands a nice knee to the body.
Murray crunches a lovely knee into Cao 's ribcage.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cao 's coach down at The Quarry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cao 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Murray.
Murray landing knees to the body.
Cao takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cao .
Murray scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Tang Cao has been cut.
Murray lands a knee to the head.
Murray connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murray landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray landing knees to the head.
Cao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 Cao is rocked!
Murray has control of Cao and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Cao crashing to the mat! Cao looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Murray looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray 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 Helio Coptor (ranked 24646 p4p, 22940 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 560 p4p, 574 weight class). Kronke has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Helio Coptor had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Coptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke digs a good hook to Coptor's body.
Kronke misses with a body shot.
Kronke looks to land a left hand but Coptor moved out of range nicely.
Kronke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kronke moves out of range of the body kick from Coptor.
A telegraphed right hand from Kronke misses the target.
Coptor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kronke tries to land a front kick but Coptor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coptor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Coptor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coptor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coptor lands a leg kick that knocks Kronke off balance momentarily.
Kronke misses with a right hand
and Coptor counters with a three punch combo that has Kronke backing up. Kronke nods at Coptor to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kronke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coptor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've been informed that Kronke 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.
Kronke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - Kronke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coptor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coptor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like Helio Coptor has been cut.
Coptor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kronke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kronke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coptor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Coptor.
Kronke throws a lazy head kick
and Coptor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Coptor blocks the leg kick.
Kronke 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.
Coptor looks to land a body kick but Kronke moved away.
Kronke blocks the body kick.
Coptor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coptor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coptor slips a straight right by Kronke.
Coptor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coptor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coptor.
Kronke avoids the body shot from Coptor.
Kronke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke tries to work over Coptor's front leg with a kick but Coptor checks it.
Kronke tries a head kick but it misses.
Kronke scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Coptor. That snapped Kronke's head back.
Coptor wants to slow Kronke down by chopping away at his legs.
Coptor has closed the distance and engaged Kronke in a clinch.
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke avoiding damage as Coptor throws knees to the body.
Coptor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kronke has double underhooks.
Kronke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke takes a shot to the head.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
Kronke scores with a shoulder strike.
Kronke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Helio Coptor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coptor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coptor.
Coptor throws a head kick but Kronke moves out of range.
Kronke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coptor closes the distance and clinches.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke letting Coptor take a breather here.
Coptor prevents a body shot from Kronke.
Kronke keeps control of Coptor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coptor misses with the head strike.
Coptor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kronke is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
Coptor wants to stall.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Coptor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kronke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coptor ducks under a wild hook from Kronke.
Kronke misses with a leg kick
and Coptor counters with a good, hard body kick but Kronke shrugs it off.
Kronke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coptor's sensitive parts.
Coptor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kronke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coptor has managed to clinch.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Coptor controls his hands.
Coptor holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kronke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coptor backwards.
Kronke lands with a left to the head.
Coptor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coptor tries to score with a low kick but Kronke moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Kronke.
Jab, jab by Kronke - just one landing.
Coptor defending well as Kronke loads up on a big left hand.
Kronke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coptor manages to avoid it.
Coptor throws a series of punches but Kronke avoids them all with ease.
Coptor thuds a left hand into Kronke's body.
Kronke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kronke lands a nice shot to the body.
Kronke throws a good cross that connects.
Coptor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Coptor misses.
Kronke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coptor manages to avoid it.
Kronke misses with a looping right.
Coptor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kronke scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Coptor beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coptor fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor'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. This is the final round!
Coptor checks a leg kick nicely.
Coptor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kronke is looking to chop away at Coptor's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Coptor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eric Kronke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kronke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coptor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kronke.
Kronke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coptor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kronke scrambles back to his feet.
Coptor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kronke in his tracks.
Kronke misses with a low kick.
Coptor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coptor misses with a leg kick.
Eric Kronke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coptor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kronke connects with the punch.
Coptor tries to clinch up but Kronke circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronke lands a head shot.
Coptor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coptor fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coptor tries to clinch up but Kronke circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kronke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coptor looks for the body kick but Kronke saw that one coming.
Coptor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coptor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kronke throws a nice looking combination but Coptor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kronke throws a wild body kick that Coptor sees coming a mile off.
Coptor slips a straight right by Kronke.
Kronke throws a leg kick but Coptor moved away.
Kronke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Kronke tenderised Coptor's leg. Coptor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coptor blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kronke.
Coptor digs a good body shot into Kronke's ribs.
Coptor lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coptor. Kronke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronke throws a head kick that misses.
Coptor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kronke in his tracks.
Coptor connects with a solid leg kick.
Coptor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kronke in his tracks.
Kronke throws a body punch but Coptor moves out of range.
Kronke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coptor.
Coptor moves out of range of the body kick.
Kronke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coptor lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Kronke tenderised Coptor's leg. Coptor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coptor tries to bum rush Kronke with a series of wild strikes but Kronke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coptor catches Kronke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kronke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Kronke.
Well Kronke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Kronke!
After winning the bout, Eric Kronke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chinza Machida (ranked 23801 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Jacob Hopson (ranked 504 p4p, 194 weight class). Machida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Best Way To Die. Hopson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Down Under kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopson.
Machida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Machida scores with a nice head shot.
Hopson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopson misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Hopson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machida. That one must have hurt.
Hopson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Chinza Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Machida lands a nice hook to Hopson's body. Hopson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hopson finds it's target.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopson! But no joy.
Hopson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Hopson throws a leg kick that misses.
Machida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hopson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Hopson.
Hopson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machida walks into a jab.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopson is out of range.
Machida misses with an uppercut.
Hopson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Hopson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to slow Hopson down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machida with the inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hopson there.
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida lands with a right hand.
Machida throws out a leg kick but Hopson moves out of range and Machida only half commits.
A slow jab from Hopson misses its intended target.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chinza Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopson blocks a leg kick.
Hopson lands with a cross.
Machida misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopson misses with a low kick as Machida jumps back.
Hopson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Machida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hopson misses with a body shot.
Machida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopson.
Nice jab there from Machida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Hopson misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopson is out of range.
Hopson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Machida blocks it well.
Machida throws a lazy head kick
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chinza Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Hopson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Hopson.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machida throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Hopson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopson slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Machida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Hopson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopson throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Hopson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Machida lands the left hand.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopson.
A big left from Machida misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopson, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida scores with the left hand. Hopson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Hopson throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson lands with a good body shot.
Machida stuns Hopson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Hopson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopson should have avoided that one.
Machida feints and then cracks Hopson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopson down.
Machida slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Machida misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chinza Machida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hopson lands with a nice body punch.
Hopson defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Hopson saw that one coming.
Chinza Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Machida misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Jab from Machida.
Hopson throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Machida defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Machida misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Machida.
Machida is looking to slow Hopson down with leg kicks.
Hopson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hopson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machida. Machida obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
Jacob Hopson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Machida misses.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Hopson misses with a kick to the body.
Machida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Hopson seems unphased.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machida connects with the punch.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Hopson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida throws a front kick that sends Hopson stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Hopson drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hopson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopson swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Hopson walks into a straight right hand from Machida.
Good leg kick by Machida.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida misses the jab.
Hopson misses with a low kick as Machida jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinza Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinza Machida!
Chinza Machida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 21518 p4p, 24542 weight class) and Seung Joon (ranked 380 p4p, 401 weight class). Whok comes into the arena with King of Kings - Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. Joon has chosen BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok throws out a loose jab but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok misses with a few strikes there.
Joon throws a right hand that Whok ducks under and follows up with a left that Whok also avoids with ease.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whok's hands.
Joon throws a head kick that misses.
Whok throws out a leg kick but Joon moves out of range and Whok only half commits.
Joon misses with a hook. Whok ducked under it nicely.
Joon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whok ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon 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.
Joon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whok moves out of range of the strikes.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joon's sensitive parts.
Whok throws a head kick but Joon moves out of range.
Joon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whok takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joon checks a low kick from Whok.
Whok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whok misses with a body shot
and Joon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Whok is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Joon there.
Joon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joon.
Good leg kick by Whok.
Joon throws a big shot that misses.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whok throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Joon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whok slips under a jab.
Whok is looking for a counter combo.
Whok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Whok.
Joon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whok momentarily.
Joon scores with a decent looking hook.
Joon cracks Whok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joon stuns Whok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whok bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whok rushes Joon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
A short right from Joon on the inside.
Joon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Joon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Joon.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Whok has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Whok.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joon lands with a light punch inside.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joon with a nice cross.
Seung Joon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joon.
Whok feints and then cracks Joon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joon down.
Whok moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Joon.
Joon throws a right hand that Whok ducks under and follows up with a left that Whok also avoids with ease.
Joon throws a one two combo.
Joon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Joon cracks Whok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joon is able to avoid easily.
Whok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whok throws a right and a left that Joon avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whok has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whok feints and then cracks Joon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joon down.
Joon checks a low kick from Whok.
Joon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joon lands a really nice looking cross but Whok seems unphased.
Joon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Joon.
Joon keeps the fight on the outside.
Whok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joon slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whok scores with a nice body kick.
Whok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joon 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.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whok's hands.
Joon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whok takes a step back to recover.
Joon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Whok finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joon throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon throws a wild body kick that Whok sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whok on the side of the head.
Whok lands with a nice combination. Joon backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Whok misses.
A punch combination from Whok misses.
Joon throws a counter combo.
Joon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab from Joon finds it's way through Whok's defenses.
Joon scores with a kick to the body.
Joon lands with a straight right. Whok didn't see that one coming.
Whok walks into a left hand.
Joon lunges at Whok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whok's hand.
Joon tries to keep at a distance but Whok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joon blocks a body shot from Whok.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joon's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Joon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Joon lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Whok misses with a head kick.
Joon scores with a jab to the head.
Whok tries to clinch but Joon is having none of it.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whok.
Whok wants to land a leg kick but Joon is out of range.
Joon throws out a counter right but Whok avoids it with no problem.
Whok ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon cracks Whok with a good jab.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whok.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whok thinks about countering with a body kick.
Joon lunges at Whok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whok's hand.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whok tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whok tries to clinch there but Joon circles away.
Whok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Joon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whok doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joon misses with a wild combination.
Whok tried to counter with a leg kick but Joon avoided it.
Whok looks for the body kick but Joon saw that one coming.
Joon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joon misses with a head kick.
Whok lands a high kick!
Joon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whok's head.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Whok with an uppercut!
Joon connects with a body shot.
Whok tries to land a body kick
enabling Joon to counter with a crisp jab.
Whok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joon counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joon under the eye.
Whok tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Whok slips a straight right by Joon.
Whok wants to clinch up but Joon keeps it at a distance.
Joon misses with a hook. Whok ducked under it nicely.
Whok blocks a jab.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Joon.
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whok looks to throw a body kick
and Joon counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joon.
Joon misses with a straight right.
Joon dodges the punch combination from Whok.
Whok connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Joon does it's job there.
Joon cracks a nice hook into Whok's ribs.
Whok slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon cracks Whok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok tries to land a front kick but Joon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Whok's shoulder, as Whok tries to avoid the shot.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Whok should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seung Joon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joon 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Joon!
During a confident post fight interview, Seung Joon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fester Adams (ranked 1880 p4p, 3078 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 109 p4p, 372 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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29
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264
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Cardio machine
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Turnik scores with the left hand. Adams knows he should have avoided that one.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Adams .
Turnik lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Turnik.
Adams ducks right into an uppercut from Turnik.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Turnik throws a right hand that misses
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams thows a body kick. Turnik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnik throws a poor cross that misses
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnik misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a beautiful hook that drops Turnik to the mat! Will Turnik be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Adams to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Turnik is up. He looks OK to continue.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turnik taking a breather.
Turnik swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnik lands a nice shot to the body.
Turnik tries to break free but Adams pushes him back against the ropes.
Turnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnik manages to break the clinch.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams .
Turnik slips under a jab from Adams .
Adams lands a head kick!
That has opened up Boban Turnik's cut even more.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik misses with a looping left.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turnik connects with a nice looking jab.
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.
Turnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnik digs a good body shot into Adams 's ribs.
Adams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turnik finds it's way round the side to connect with Adams 's head.
A big right from Turnik misses.
Turnik throws an off balance right hand
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.
Adams throws a head kick but Turnik moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Adams .
Turnik misses with a hook.
Adams thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fester Adams should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adams slips a jab from Turnik.
Turnik throws an overhand right that lands on Adams 's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Adams throws a right and a left that Turnik avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnik! But no joy.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
It looked like Adams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turnik.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Turnik throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Turnik misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turnik throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Turnik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turnik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adams throws the left hand but Turnik avoids the punch easily.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnik.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
A low kick lands for Adams .
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams tries to counter by clinching up but Turnik breaks away and moves out of range.
Adams misses with a straight left.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams throwing a counter right hand but Turnik manages to avoid it.
Adams slips a straight right by Turnik.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Turnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Boban Turnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws a lazy uppercut
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Boban Turnik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Turnik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnik thuds his right hand into Adams 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams .
Adams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turnik throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnik.
Nice cross by Adams .
Turnik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams slips under a jab from Turnik.
Adams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turnik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turnik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turnik connects with a nice looking jab.
Adams has Turnik up against the ropes in a clinch.
Turnik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turnik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turnik misses with a hook.
Turnik lands with an overhand left.
Adams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Turnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turnik.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Turnik circles away.
Adams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adams throws a body punch but Turnik moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
Adams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turnik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Turnik misses.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adams slips under a jab.
Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adams slips under a jab.
Turnik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik misses with an uppercut.
Turnik moves out of range of the body kick from Adams .
Turnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Adams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turnik misses with a wild combination.
Adams wants to clinch up but Turnik keeps it at a distance.
Turnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Turnik misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Turnik misses.
Turnik scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Adams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turnik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams throws a chopping leg kick but Turnik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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.
Boban Turnik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnik moves away.
Turnik misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fester Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams .
Boban Turnik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Turnik in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Turnik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turnik 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 24274 p4p, 2903 weight class) and Samart Bukaew (ranked 539 p4p, 342 weight class). Ichigho Kurosaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
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Insanely flexible
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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 12 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukaew sizes up Kurosaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
Kurosaki throws a sloppy head kick and Bukaew moves out of range easily.
Bukaew feints a counter leg kick.
Good work by Bukaew as he checks the leg kick.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the temple. Bukaew shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kurosaki connects with a looping right hand.
Bukaew misses with a hook.
Bukaew wants to land a leg kick but Kurosaki is out of range.
Bukaew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bukaew thuds his right hand into Kurosaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bukaew tries to score with a low kick but Kurosaki moves his leg out of the way.
Bukaew throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Bukaew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukaew lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bukaew misses with a straight left.
Bukaew moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Kurosaki.
Bukaew lands the left hand.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Bukaew moves out of range.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bukaew checks it well.
Kurosaki throws a series of punches but Bukaew moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukaew.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Kurosaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Samart Bukaew has been cut.
Bukaew blocks a jab.
Bukaew throws a shot to the body.
Bukaew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurosaki.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bukaew darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bukaew lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kurosaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurosaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kurosaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Bukaew avoids a kick to the body.
Bukaew misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bukaew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Bukaew misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Bukaew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Bukaew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Bukaew thuds a left hand into Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bukaew throws a head kick but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Bukaew throws a jab when Kurosaki was well out of range.
Bukaew moves out of range of the body kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew checks a leg kick nicely.
Bukaew slips under a jab.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukaew.
Bukaew misses with an uppercut. Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Bukaew works Kurosaki's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Bukaew avoids the head kick by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Bukaew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ichigho Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samart Bukaew's cut.
That's time! Kurosaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Bukaew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bukaew checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bukaew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki avoids the head kick by Bukaew.
Kurosaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurosaki lands a right hook to the body.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukaew manages to avoid it.
Bukaew only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kurosaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukaew under the eye.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Bukaew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurosaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurosaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukaew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurosaki's sensitive parts.
Kurosaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Samart Bukaew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichigho Kurosaki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Bukaew throws a body kick.
Kurosaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bukaew checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
Bukaew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bukaew misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Bukaew checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bukaew.
Kurosaki tried to counter with a leg kick but Bukaew avoided it.
Bukaew scores with a jab to the head.
Bukaew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Kurosaki.
Bukaew throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kurosaki's head.
Kurosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bukaew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Bukaew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Bukaew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bukaew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Bukaew moves out of range.
It seemed like Bukaew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bukaew scores with a decent looking hook.
Bukaew connects with a body shot that sends Kurosaki's belly button to the back.
Kurosaki checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kurosaki misses
and Bukaew counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bukaew throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurosaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukaew cracks a nice hook into Kurosaki's ribs.
Bukaew sizes up Kurosaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kurosaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bukaew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukaew.
It looked like Kurosaki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bukaew.
Kurosaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bukaew misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki throwing a counter right hand but Bukaew manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Bukaew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samart Bukaew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukaew throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Kurosaki.
Bukaew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bukaew scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kurosaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bukaew misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukaew lands a nice hook to Kurosaki's body. Kurosaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurosaki lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
Bukaew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bukaew punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Bukaew throws a low kick, looking for Kurosaki's leg but Kurosaki calmly moves out of range.
Bukaew tries a low kick but Kurosaki avoids it.
Bukaew misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukaew cracks Kurosaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kurosaki swings for the body but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew misses with a low kick.
Bukaew misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukaew.
Bukaew tries to move into range but Kurosaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurosaki misses with a double jab.
Bukaew moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bukaew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukaew lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bukaew missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bukaew avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bukaew doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Bukaew's body.
Kurosaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki throws a shot to the body.
Bukaew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurosaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bukaew.
Bukaew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurosaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki misses with a kick to the body
and Bukaew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bukaew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurosaki. Kurosaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bukaew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bukaew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Bukaew.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bukaew.
Kurosaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Bukaew.
Kurosaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bukaew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Ichigho Kurosaki.
I think Kurosaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ichigho Kurosaki!
Ichigho Kurosaki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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#R1#
Ali'i throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand Jr misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali'i. #CL2#
Ali'i clinches up with Durand Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
Durand Jr lands a shot to the body.
Ali'i has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Ali'i doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Durand Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Durand Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr working Ali'i over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali'i misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Durand Jr on the inside. #BC#
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Ali'i swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up but Ali'i circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali'i tries to counter with a clinch but Durand Jr shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Durand Jr has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ali'i lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali'i looks for the body kick but Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Ali'i scores with a jab to the head.
Durand Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ali'i.
Durand Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali'i misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ali'i pushes him off.
Ali'i swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali'i takes one on the button.
Durand Jr blocks the body kick.
Ali'i throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Durand Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand Jr misses with a leg kick.
Ali'i scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durand Jr lands with an overhand left.
Durand Jr scores with a leg kick.
Ali'i is looking to land body kicks.
Durand Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a jab to the head.
Durand Jr throws a looping overhand right but Ali'i ducks down to avoid it.
Ali'i steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durand Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Ali'i moves into range and clinches up with Durand Jr.
Durand Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali'i can do to turn this around?
Durand Jr prevents a body shot from Ali'i.
Durand Jr just leaning against Ali'i, taking a breather.
Durand Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to work over Ali'i's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ali'i fails to land.
Durand Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali'i is defending well for now.
Ali'i works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali'i fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali'i scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durand Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durand Jr lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durand Jr backwards.
A short left from Ali'i. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ali'i.
Durand Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali'i throws a body kick that misses.
Kekoa Ali'i has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a wild body kick that Ali'i sees coming a mile off.
Ali'i takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali'i looks to land a body kick but Durand Jr moved away.
Ali'i throws a chopping leg kick but Durand Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali'i.
Ali'i misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ali'i swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali'i misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali'i throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali'i takes one to the side of the head.
#CL#
Durand Jr forces Ali'i back against the ropes and clinches.#T2#
Durand Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali'i lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Ali'i tries to clinch up but Durand Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacques Durand Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL2#
Ali'i rushes Durand Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali'i struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand Jr controls his hands.
Durand Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Durand Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ali'i misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Durand Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Jacques Durand Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Ali'i circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ali'i counters with a good, hard body kick but Durand Jr shrugs it off.
Durand Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ali'i takes a step back to recover.
Durand Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali'i swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali'i wants to counter with a clinch but Durand Jr pushes him away.
Ali'i avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Ali'i pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durand Jr back to the ropes. Ali'i follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ali'i moves in looking to clinch but Durand Jr pushes him off.
Durand Jr with the inside leg kick.
Ali'i throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali'i's knee momentarily.
Durand Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ali'i's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali'i pushes Durand Jr away with a front kick.
Durand Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali'i is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durand Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Durand Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Ali'i throws a body kick.
Durand Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali'i throws the kick towards the body but Durand Jr avoids it.#T1#
Nice body kick from Durand Jr.
Ali'i jabs at Durand Jr's body.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali'i throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali'i misses with a body kick.
Durand Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali'i throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durand Jr.
Ali'i misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali'i misses with a body kick.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Ali'i.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali'i throws a body kick that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Ali'i throws a shot from downtown. Durand Jr moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali'i doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali'i stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand Jr.
Ali'i lands with a cross.
Ali'i misses with a kick to the body
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali'i looks to land a body kick but Durand Jr moved away.
Ali'i throws a head kick that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali'i takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali'i tries to clinch but Durand Jr moves away
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali'i misses with an uppercut
and Durand Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durand Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durand Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durand Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Durand Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali'i's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand Jr 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
A very excited looking Jacques Durand Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21510 p4p, 23178 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 464 p4p, 475 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. De Cremonesi has chosen Maniac (Eurobeat Remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salamanca throws a push kick but De Cremonesi slaps the foot to one side.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
The crowd cheers as De Cremonesi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salamanca doesn't seem phased though.
De Cremonesi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from Salamanca both land. Nice combination.
Salamanca moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
De Cremonesi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
De Cremonesi misses the shot to the body.
De Cremonesi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from De Cremonesi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salamanca moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
De Cremonesi lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but De Cremonesi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Cremonesi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salamanca throws a low kick but De Cremonesi moves out of range easily.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Cremonesi with the inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws a body punch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca cracks a nice hook into De Cremonesi's ribs.
De Cremonesi lands with a good body shot.
De Cremonesi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Cremonesi throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses.
De Cremonesi unleashes a big counter combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca throws a push kick but De Cremonesi slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Salamanca slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from De Cremonesi.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salamanca lands a really nice looking cross but De Cremonesi seems unphased.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca moves forwards but De Cremonesi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca takes one on the button.
Salamanca is looking to slow De Cremonesi down with leg kicks.
Salamanca looks to land a combination but De Cremonesi avoids it well.
Salamanca takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses.
De Cremonesi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Cremonesi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of De Cremonesi's head but De Cremonesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
De Cremonesi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but De Cremonesi sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Cremonesi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salamanca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Salamanca.
De Cremonesi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. De Cremonesi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Cremonesi throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Cremonesi.
A counter left hand to the body from Salamanca misses its target.
De Cremonesi throws an off balance right hand
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Salamanca scores with a punch to the head.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Cremonesi can do to turn this around?
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi lands a slapping body shot.
De Cremonesi stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from De Cremonesi.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but De Cremonesi checks it.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. De Cremonesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Salamanca does it's job there.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Cremonesi blocks the body kick.
Salamanca lands with a hook. De Cremonesi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
Salamanca throws a low kick but De Cremonesi avoids it.
Salamanca lands with a cross.
Salamanca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a decent looking hook.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but De Cremonesi avoids it.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salamanca blocks it well.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised De Cremonesi's leg. De Cremonesi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca digs a good body shot into De Cremonesi's ribs.
Salamanca with a jab.
De Cremonesi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca connects with a jab.
Salamanca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Cremonesis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Salamanca throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi throws a lazy body kick
and Salamanca finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Cremonesi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salamanca cracks De Cremonesi with an open hand slap.
Salamanca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Salamanca!
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Salamanca throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi staying out of range there.
Salamanca works over De Cremonesi's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Salamanca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salamanca counters with a good low kick that De Cremonesi was not able to check.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
De Cremonesi is looking to chop away at Salamanca's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as De Cremonesi blocks the low kick.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut
and Salamanca counters with a nice body shot.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but De Cremonesi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca digs a good body shot into De Cremonesi's ribs.
Salamanca thumps De Cremonesi with a low kick.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi unleashes a big counter combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Cremonesi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Salamanca.
De Cremonesi takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by De Cremonesi.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Cremonesi.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi fakes the leg kick and cracks Salamanca in the body.
A shot to the body from Salamanca misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
De Cremonesi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Cremonesi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salamanca's sensitive parts.
De Cremonesi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Salamanca feints and then cracks De Cremonesi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Cremonesi down.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
De Cremonesi scores with a sloppy right hand. Salamanca should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from De Cremonesi misses
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Cremonesi misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. De Cremonesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
De Cremonesi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Cremonesi blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Cremonesi at a distance.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi with a hook.
De Cremonesi avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Cremonesi under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca thuds a left hand into De Cremonesi's body.
De Cremonesi looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Salamanca throws a low kick but De Cremonesi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from De Cremonesi.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Cremonesi cracks Salamanca with a good jab.
De Cremonesi lands a right hook to the body.
De Cremonesi misses the jab.
Salamanca misses the jab.
De Cremonesi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salamanca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a front kick.
De Cremonesi lands with a hook. Salamanca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Cremonesi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Cremonesi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Cremonesi misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from De Cremonesi misses.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Cremonesi blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - De Cremonesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick which misses Salamanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salamanca tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
De Cremonesi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
De Cremonesi swinging wildly here.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Cremonesi manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by De Cremonesi.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Cremonesi doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Franko De Cremonesi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Cremonesi misses with a double jab.
Franko De Cremonesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Salamanca misses.
De Cremonesi cracks Salamanca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Cremonesi counter with a right hand.
De Cremonesi connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Cremonesi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
De Cremonesi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salamanca circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca clobbers De Cremonesi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca throws a low kick, looking for De Cremonesi's leg but De Cremonesi calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. De Cremonesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Cremonesi clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Cremonesi on the side of the head.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca lands a glancing blow to the side of De Cremonesi's head.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
De Cremonesi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Cremonesi.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
De Cremonesi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salamanca finds it's way round the side to connect with De Cremonesi's head.
De Cremonesi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Cremonesi misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Salamanca.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salamanca 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Marco Salamanca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 36 p4p, 3780 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 6 p4p, 145 weight class). Kreischer's entrance music is Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. A fine choice. Emelianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mala Dama - Kabat. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Kreischer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kreischer tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Kreischer back against the ropes.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kreischer lands a left hand.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Kreischer lands a knee to the body.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Kreischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kreischer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kreischer.
Kreischer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreischer working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
Kreischer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Kreischer.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kreischer cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Kreischer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kreischer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kreischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Kreischer scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Kreischer lands a left hand.
Kreischer lands an uppercut.
Kreischer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Emelianenko is rocked!
A short left from Kreischer.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kreischer finish him?
Kreischer has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Emelianenko to the canvas! Can Emelianenko beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Emelianenko was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Kreischer is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer retains his heavyweight title!
Herbert Kreischer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Roman Emelianenko spoke after the fight, saying 'Try to hit me brother, I have no chin hahaha, wait…'.
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