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STRIKE! 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Diaz (ranked 25448 p4p, 4783 weight class) and Bambam Yagan (ranked 383 p4p, 314 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Green Goblin Mode. Bambam Yagan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bambam Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Yagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yagan.
Ricardo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yagan misses with a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz tries to clinch but Yagan moves away
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants to clinch but Yagan slips to the side
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yagan is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz takes one on the button.
 Diaz is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BAM! Yagan delivers a spinning backfist that drops Diaz like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Bambam Yagan!
Bambam Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ricardo Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't accept this! The fight's outcome? A sham! Every blow I dealt was a testament to my dominance. They can keep their trophy; my spirit remains undefeated. This isn't over, not by a long shot!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dank Skenojabitch (ranked 24619 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 374 p4p, 286 weight class). Dank Skenojabitch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dank Skenojabitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skenojabitch scores with a nice body kick.
Skenojabitch forces Song back against the cage and clinches.
Skenojabitch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skenojabitch connects with a jab.
Song just misses with a punch to the body.
Song takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skenojabitch with a nice calf kick.
Song throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch scores with a punch to the head.
Skenojabitch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Skenojabitch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Skenojabitch tenderised Song's leg. Song is trying to keep his angry face on.
Song is looking to clinch.
Song scores with a hook to the body. Skenojabitch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skenojabitch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
Song is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skenojabitch connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skenojabitch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Song throws a counter combo.
Song throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Skenojabitch counter with a right hand.
Skenojabitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skenojabitch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Skenojabitch scores with a kick to the body.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skenojabitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Song throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skenojabitch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skenojabitch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skenojabitch punishes Song's body with a nice straight punch.
Skenojabitch scores with a sloppy right hand. Song should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Skenojabitch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Song misses.
Song misses with a combination
and Skenojabitch counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song walks forward, straight into a front kick from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skenojabitch slips a straight right by Song.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skenojabitch cracks Song with an open hand slap.
Skenojabitch throws a shot to the body.
Song falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skenojabitch counters with a straight right hand.
Song looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skenojabitch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skenojabitch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Song's head.
Skenojabitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skenojabitch thumps Song with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dank Skenojabitch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That kick from Skenojabitch tenderised Song's leg. Song is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skenojabitch cracks a nice hook into Song's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skenojabitch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Skenojabitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Skenojabitch connects with a looping right hand.
Song falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skenojabitch counters with an inside leg kick.
Dank Skenojabitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skenojabitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Song is looking to clinch but Skenojabitch is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skenojabitch thumps Song with a low kick.
Song's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skenojabitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skenojabitch is looking to slow Song down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Skenojabitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skenojabitch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Song on the side of the head.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Skenojabitch connects with a high kick.
Skenojabitch scores with a nice body kick.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that half lands.
Song misses with a hook to the body
enabling Skenojabitch to counter with a crisp jab.
Song is breathing heavily.
Song looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Song misses the body punch
and Skenojabitch counters with a solid body kick.
Skenojabitch works over Song's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Skenojabitch, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Song misses
and Skenojabitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Song 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.
Skenojabitch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice shot by Skenojabitch.
Song misses with an uppercut
and Skenojabitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Skenojabitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Song has time to react.
Skenojabitch tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Song on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skenojabitch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skenojabitch lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that Song semi-blocks.
Song has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch lands to the side of Song 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skenojabitch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dank Skenojabitch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Skenojabitch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Song, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skenojabitch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Song's sensitive parts.
Skenojabitch throws a front kick that sends Song stumbling back into the cage.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skenojabitch.
Dank Skenojabitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Song misses
and Skenojabitch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A punch combination from Song misses.
Song is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skenojabitch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Skenojabitch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Skenojabitch tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
As Skenojabitch backs off Song throws a huge counter combo but Skenojabitch manages to avoid it all.
Skenojabitch lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Song takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skenojabitch connects with a right hand. Song shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skenojabitch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Song. That did some damage!
Song is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Song closes the distance but Skenojabitch moves to the side
and Skenojabitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skenojabitch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Song's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skenojabitch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Song scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skenojabitch.
Dank Skenojabitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skenojabitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Skenojabitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skenojabitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skenojabitch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Song is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skenojabitch rather than just go for the knockout.
Skenojabitch lands with a shot to the body.
Song walks into a stiff left hand from Skenojabitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song walks into a jab.
Skenojabitch scores with a hook.
Skenojabitch works over Song's head and body with a nice combination.
Skenojabitch lands with an uppercut that bounces Song off the cage and back into range.
Skenojabitch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skenojabitch delivers a nice body kick.
Skenojabitch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Song's hands.
Skenojabitch scores with the left hand. Song knows he should have avoided that one.
Skenojabitch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Skenojabitch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skenojabitch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Skenojabitch.
Song drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jacob Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skenojabitch throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dank Skenojabitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skenojabitch 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dank Skenojabitch!
During a confident post fight interview, Dank Skenojabitch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackie Chung (ranked 5021 p4p, 5681 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 214 p4p, 239 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chung lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Chung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 That has opened up Nathan Lee's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Chung.
Chung lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
The cut above Nathan Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee looks winded!
Chung lands a right hand.
Nathan Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackie Chung!
Jackie Chung thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Frendy Saputra (ranked 2838 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Nevez Amadaus (ranked 201 p4p, 247 weight class). Saputra comes to the cage accompanied by Truckin'. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frendy Saputra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nevez Amadaus!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saputra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amadaus loads up on a big right hand but Saputra slips the punch.
Saputra throws the left hand but Amadaus avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Amadaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Amadaus lands.
Saputra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amadaus's head.
Amadaus misses with a hook
letting Saputra counter with a right hand.
Amadaus throws a leg kick which misses Saputra's front leg but catches the back leg as Saputra tries to avoid it.
Saputra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Quarry in the buildup to the fight.
Amadaus missing with a left hand there. Saputra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amadaus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saputra to score with a decent uppercut.
Saputra throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Amadaus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Amadaus misses.
Amadaus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Amadaus throws out a leg kick but Saputra moves out of range and Amadaus only half commits.
The fighters circling - Amadaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amadaus walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Frendy Saputra!
Our winner, Frendy Saputra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Julius Benedict (ranked 3465 p4p, 21246 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 394 p4p, 591 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Benedict manages to break the clinch.
Benedict showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Benedict to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 It looks like Julius Benedict has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Benedict coming out on top.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Benedict moves away
and Benedict cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Benedict.
Benedict gets tackled into the cage by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Benedict escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedict manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Benedict keeps it at a distance.
Benedict throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedict throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.
Alexandrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedict tried to counter with a leg kick but Alexandrov avoided it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedict.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov closes the distance but Benedict moves to the side
and Benedict counters with a leg kick.
Benedict connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedict jabs Alexandrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benedict lands a jab to Alexandrov's midsection.
Alexandrov looks winded!
Benedict lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheers as Benedict lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexandrov doesn't seem phased though.
Benedict scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alexandrov in his tracks.
Benedict tests Alexandrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexandrov glances at the clock... BAM! Benedict nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Alexandrov crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Alexandrov is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Benedict!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 21558 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 598 p4p, 439 weight class). Yuldashev has chosen My Heart Is Cold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuldashev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yuldashev doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Yuldashev missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild slips under a jab from Yuldashev.
Rothschild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothschild throws a series of strikes that have Yuldashev backpedaling.
Yuldashev misses the jab.
Rothschild dips to his left and cracks Yuldashev with an uppercut!
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Yuldashev moves out of range easily.
Yuldashev throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yuldashev throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it.
Yuldashev misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Yuldashev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yuldashev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuldashev sizes up Rothschild with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Rothschild throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yuldashev.
Rothschild ducks right into an uppercut from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuldashev digs a right hand into Rothschild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rothschild's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Yuldashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Yuldashev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yuldashev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuldashev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Yuldashev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
A short right from Yuldashev.
A nice left hand lands by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuldashev controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild is pushing Yuldashev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuldashev digs a right hand into Rothschild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rothschild's gas tank.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Yuldashev.
A head punch on the inside from Yuldashev fails to land.
Yuldashev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yuldashev scores with a knee to the head.
Yuldashev scores with a shoulder strike.
Yuldashev misses with the head strike.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuldashev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild sizes up Yuldashev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothschild punishes Yuldashev's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuldashev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Temirbek Yuldashev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yuldashev with a nice cross.
A big right from Yuldashev misses.
Yuldashev staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Yuldashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothschild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuldashev can't find room to land a body shot as Rothschild controls the action.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuldashev cracks Rothschild with a nice body shot.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuldashev has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuldashev working aggressively here.
Yuldashev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuldashev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuldashev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Yuldashev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yuldashev slips under a jab.
Yuldashev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuldashev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Yuldashev shakes it off.
Rothschild throws a jab when Yuldashev was well out of range.
Yuldashev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rothschild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuldashev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuldashev 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.
Rothschild misses with a straight right.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yuldashev to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yuldashev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuldashev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Yuldashev checks a leg kick.
Yuldashev flicks out a counter leg kick but Rothschild steps away.
Yuldashev cracks Rothschild with a good jab.
Yuldashev blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Yuldashev looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuldashev. Yuldashev obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuldashev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuldashev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Yuldashev throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild 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.
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 Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yuldashev swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothschild.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Yuldashev checks it
and Yuldashev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuldashev keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yuldashev.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yuldashev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuldashev working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuldashev misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Yuldashev on the inside.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
Yuldashev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Yuldashev avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the cage.
A short right from Rothschild on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev lands a right hand.
Rothschild lands with a short shot to the head.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuldashev lands with a nice body punch.
Yuldashev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Yuldashev counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuldashev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yuldashev connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yuldashev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuldashev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuldashev moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild effectively controlling the action here.
Yuldashev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yuldashev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild lands the left hand.
Rothschild scores with the left hand. Yuldashev knows he should have avoided that one.
Yuldashev throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Yuldashev is rocked!
Yuldashev connects with a leg kick.
Yuldashev is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild lands a leg kick that knocks Yuldashev off balance momentarily.
Rothschild closes the distance and catches Yuldashev with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Yuldashev is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Yuldashev is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Yuldashev is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Rothschild takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Theodore Rothschild!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 1997 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 154 p4p, 121 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Chase the bag (King Von). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch connects with a jab.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Asch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson tries to move into range but Van Asch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Asch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Asch slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Asch motions for Anderson to come forward. Van Asch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Asch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Van Asch.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Van Asch's defenses.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Anderson.
Van Asch tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Van Asch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Asch counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Van Asch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch lands an overhand right.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Asch scores with a head kick.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson slips a straight right by Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koos Van Asch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Asch misses with a head kick.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the body.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson moves forwards but Van Asch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Asch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Van Asch flicks out a counter leg kick but Anderson steps away.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Anderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses the jab.
Van Asch connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Aschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson connects with the punch.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Anderson.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Van Asch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Asch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
Van Asch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Asch misses with a kick to the body.
Van Asch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Asch's hands.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Van Asch's defenses.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Koos Van Asch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Asch is rocked!
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 Ryan Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson jabs Van Asch right on the nose. Van Asch blinks but takes it well.
Van Asch is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Asch seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson throws a right hand that Van Asch ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Asch also avoids with ease.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Van Asch.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Asch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Asch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch connects with a body shot.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Asch's hands.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Asch works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Van Asch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson 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.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Asch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Asch throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Van Asch avoids nicely.
Van Asch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Van Asch counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Asch 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
During a confident post fight interview, Koos Van Asch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 23862 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 391 p4p, 205 weight class). Gomez has chosen Hotel California (Spanish Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gomez takes one to the side of the head.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chai misses.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Chai knows he should have avoided that one.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Chai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Pedro Gomez has been cut.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Chai throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gomez.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez looking to stall.
Gomez is looking to control Chai's arms but Chai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chai landing knees to the body.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pharoah The First Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez with a jab.
Chai throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai slips a straight right by Gomez.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Chai defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai is rocked!
Pedro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Gomez's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Pharoah The First Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Chai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chai moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
Chai takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a leg kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez has Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Chai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Gomez takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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 Pharoah The First Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Gomez sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Gomez cracks Chai with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Chai is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Chai is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Chai could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pedro Gomez!
A very excited looking Pedro Gomez 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 2154 p4p, 23624 weight class) and Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 174 p4p, 384 weight class). Narvaez comes to the cage accompanied by Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Carlos Narvaez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove slips a straight right by Narvaez.
Narvaez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez clinches.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Little Doves head.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little Dove told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Little Dove pushes Narvaez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Narvaez works on Little Dove's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
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 Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Little Dove.
Little Dove walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narvaez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Narvaez scores with a nice strike.
Narvaez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little Dove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Narvaez, pushing him back against the cage.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Narvaez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Carlos Narvaez has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little Dove pushes Narvaez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Little Dove controls his hands.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Little Dove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Narvaez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Narvaez 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlos Narvaez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narvaez presses Little Dove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
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 Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Little Dove closes the distance and clinches.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Little Dove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Narvaez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Narvaez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheyenne Little Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Little Dove replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Narvaez blocks it well.
Narvaez moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Narvaez manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
That's time! Narvaez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little Dove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narvaez circles away quickly and effectively.
Narvaez throws a right hand that misses
and Little Dove counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Narvaez drives through and clinches with Little Dove against the cage.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little Dove throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Little Dove takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Little Dove scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little Dove scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Little Dove.
Little Dove lunges at Narvaez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Narvaez's hand.
Little Dove gets tackled into the cage by Narvaez. Narvaez maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little Dove throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Little Dove.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Little Dove waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Narvaez is looking to counter the offense by Little Dove and move into the clinch.
Little Dove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Narvaez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez cracks Little Dove with a right hand to the side of the head.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Little Dove's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Narvaez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little Dove scrambles back to his feet.
Little Dove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little Dove connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narvaez scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little Dove throws a good cross that connects.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Little Dove scores with a one two! Narvaez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Little Dove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Little Dove with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little Dove misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Narvaez does it's job there.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Narvaez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narvaez rushes Little Dove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little Dove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Narvaez's brow.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Narvaez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Little Dove throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narvaez forces Little Dove back against the cage and clinches.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike from Little Dove.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to counter by clinching up but Little Dove breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Little Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little Dove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narvaez.
Little Dove is looking to clinch.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Little Dove.
Narvaez has managed to clinch.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Narvaez.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
Little Dove is rocked!
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Carlos Narvaez retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 1228 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Junior Barbosa (ranked 168 p4p, 274 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with IS THIS LOVE blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Smith tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has Barbosa pressed against the cage.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Barbosa looks winded!
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Barbosa, against the cage.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa has Smith pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Nice body punch from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Smith scores with a hook.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Barbosa misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Smith has Barbosa pressed against the cage.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Barbosa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kenny Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbosa won't want to take too many of those.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith clinches.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbosa avoids it.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barbosa managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
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!
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Smith trying to stall but Barbosa improves his position.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barbosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith had his way with Junior Barbosa in that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick.
A left lands for Smith.
Barbosa swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbosa.
Barbosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking to control Barbosa's arms but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Barbosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Kenny Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Kenny Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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