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STRIKE! 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21497 p4p, 24591 weight class) and Dank Skenojabitch (ranked 373 p4p, 364 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 36 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dank Skenojabitch!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya slips under a jab from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch misses with a hook.
Skenojabitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skenojabitch lands a head kick!
 It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Skenojabitch misses the jab.
Adesanya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skenojabitch.
Adesanya pushes Skenojabitch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adesanya prevents Skenojabitch from breaking the clinch.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Skenojabitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya controlling the action here for a moment.
Adesanya is stalling here.
Adesanya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skenojabitch's efforts to push away.
Skenojabitch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skenojabitch. That's going to slow Adesanya down.
Adesanya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skenojabitch.
Dank Skenojabitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Skenojabitch.
Adesanya takes the fight into the clinch.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Adesanya has control.
Skenojabitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Skenojabitch is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Adesanya effectively controlling the action here.
Adesanya prevents Skenojabitch from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skenojabitch is trying to break free.
A short right from Adesanya.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skenojabitch working hard to break the clinch.
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Adesanya has control.
Adesanya just leaning against Skenojabitch, taking a breather.
Skenojabitch tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dank Skenojabitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adesanya instigates a clinch.
Skenojabitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adesanya scores with a shot to the side of Skenojabitch's head.
Skenojabitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes.
Skenojabitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adesanya gets through Skenojabitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skenojabitch tries to break free but Adesanya pushes him back against the ropes.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skenojabitch's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Skenojabitch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skenojabitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skenojabitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya keeps control of Skenojabitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skenojabitch is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Adesanya controlling the action here for a moment.
Adesanya keeps control of Skenojabitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skenojabitch is trying to force a seperation but Adesanya has the dominant position.
Skenojabitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adesanya lands a nice uppercut.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skenojabitch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Adesanya moves into the clinch.
Adesanya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skenojabitch up against the ropes.
Skenojabitch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Adesanya has control.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skenojabitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Adesanya has closed the distance and engaged Skenojabitch in a clinch.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skenojabitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adesanya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adesanya slips a jab from Skenojabitch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skenojabitch. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skenojabitch, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skenojabitch tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Adesanya lands a hook that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Carlton Adesanya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Adesanya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Skenojabitch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Skenojabitch throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skenojabitch missing with a left hand there. Adesanya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adesanya is looking to counter the offense by Skenojabitch and move into the clinch.
Skenojabitch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adesanya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Skenojabitch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skenojabitch lands a nice shot that snaps Adesanya's head back.
Skenojabitch feints a jab promting Adesanya to slip. Skenojabitch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adesanya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skenojabitch lands a head kick!
Skenojabitch connects with a right hand. Adesanya shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to bum rush Skenojabitch with a series of wild strikes but Skenojabitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skenojabitch tries to keep at a distance but Adesanya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skenojabitch is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
Adesanya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Adesanya has control.
Skenojabitch is trying to force a seperation but Adesanya has the dominant position.
Skenojabitch tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Adesanya works on Skenojabitch's body with a couple of short punches.
Skenojabitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skenojabitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skenojabitch working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skenojabitch is trying to force a seperation but Adesanya has the dominant position.
Adesanya leaning against his opponent.
Skenojabitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skenojabitch is trying to break free.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside that Skenojabitch shrugs off.
Adesanya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skenojabitchs head.
Adesanya misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skenojabitch's efforts to push away.
Skenojabitch is trying to force a seperation but Adesanya has the dominant position.
Skenojabitch is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Skenojabitch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skenojabitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dank Skenojabitch.
I think Skenojabitch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Helio Coptor (ranked 24707 p4p, 23001 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 593 p4p, 554 weight class). Kronke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feuer Frei. 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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Lethal high kicks
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Coptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coptor doesn't seem bothered though.
Kronke throws a head kick but Coptor moves out of range.
Kronke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kronke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coptor.
Kronke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Coptor.
Kronke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Helio Coptor has been cut.
Coptor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coptor clips Kronke with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Kronke a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
 Kronke is rocked!
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!
Coptor lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Kronke crumples to the floor! Coptor milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Helio Coptor!
Helio Coptor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chinza Machida (ranked 23865 p4p, 3080 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 594 p4p, 359 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Best Way To Die. Patterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm So High. Nashville Pussy. Derek Patterson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Derek Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Machida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida breaks the clinch.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Patterson catches Machida right on the button with a cross.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Patterson moves into the clinch.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Patterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida lands with a left to the head.
Patterson blocking some punches.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Machida prevents a body shot from Patterson.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Patterson - that landed with a thud.
Patterson gets through Machida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Machida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Patterson just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patterson. That did some damage!
Patterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Machida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Machida catches Patterson right on the button with a cross.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida cracks Patterson with an open hand slap.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Patterson saw it coming and moves away.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Machida scores with a sloppy right hand. Patterson should have avoided that one.
Machida cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machida.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida lands a glancing blow to the side of Patterson's head.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson staying out of range there.
A big left from Patterson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Patterson moved out of range nicely.
Patterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chinza Machida will probably get the nod.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Patterson lands a jab.
Patterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida misses with a low kick as Patterson jumps back.
Machida sets himself, and Patterson steps forward looking for the clinch! Machida avoids it this time.
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patterson lands with an overhand left.
Machida throws a leg kick but Patterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Patterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Patterson tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson forces Machida back against the ropes and clinches.
Machida dodges an elbow strike from Patterson.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida blocks a jab.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida misses with a straight left.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Patterson is predictable there
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chinza Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Patterson takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Machida connects with a leg kick.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Patterson misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Patterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Patterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machida's head backwards.
Patterson rushes Machida and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derek Patterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Patterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Patterson to work.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Machida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chinza Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida with the inside leg kick.
Patterson cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Patterson tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida thuds a left hand into Patterson's body.
Patterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patterson under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson forces Machida back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson gets through Machida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Patterson lands a really nice looking cross but Machida seems unphased.
Machida is looking to slow Patterson down with leg kicks.
Patterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Machida throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson moves out of range as Machida strikes.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson works Machida's body with a nice hook.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Machida.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Patterson off balance momentarily.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
Patterson throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Machida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Machida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Machida scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patterson. That did some damage!
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida misses with a low kick as Patterson jumps back.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Machida avoids it with no problem.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinza Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chinza Machida!
After winning the bout, Chinza Machida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 5519 p4p, 5323 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 477 p4p, 463 weight class). Smith has chosen Television - Marquee Moon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith misses the jab.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Smith throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith walks into a jab.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith is rocked!
BAM! Chai delivers a spinning backfist that drops Smith 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). Elbow Zombie Chai!
A victorious Elbow Zombie Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 23243 p4p, 3894 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 508 p4p, 447 weight class). De Cremonesi comes into the arena with Maniac (Eurobeat Remix) blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Franko De Cremonesi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tokugawa's head backwards.
Tokugawa throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa is looking for the big counter here.
De Cremonesi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Cremonesi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Cremonesi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Cremonesi throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from De Cremonesi lands.
Tokugawa connects with a solid leg kick.
De Cremonesi tries to land a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Cremonesi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Cremonesi gets tackled into the ropes by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Cremonesi backwards.
De Cremonesi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokugawa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as De Cremonesi controls his hands.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Cremonesi digs a right hand underneath Tokugawa's ribcage. Tokugawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Cremonesi can't find room to land a body shot as Tokugawa controls the action.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Cremonesi is looking to control Tokugawa's arms but Tokugawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Cremonesi has his back to the ropes.
Our sources have told us that De Cremonesi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
De Cremonesi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
De Cremonesi tries a body shot but Tokugawa blocks it.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to work over De Cremonesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to work over De Cremonesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tokugawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tokugawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi.
A low kick from Tokugawa is predictable there
and De Cremonesi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for De Cremonesi. That snapped Tokugawa's head back.
Franko De Cremonesi is winning the standup battle so far.
De Cremonesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that misses
and De Cremonesi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target.
De Cremonesi lands a nice shot to the body.
De Cremonesi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a slapping head kick.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
De Cremonesi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. Tokugawa saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses.
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws the left hand but Tokugawa avoids the punch easily.
Tokugawa misses with a few strikes there.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokugawa slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa just misses with a punch to the body.
And De Cremonesi counters with a quick kick to the body but Tokugawa blocks it.
De Cremonesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Cremonesi looks to throw a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Cremonesi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Cremonesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
De Cremonesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
De Cremonesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tokugawa connects with a high kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Tokugawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Cremonesi lands with a cross.
De Cremonesi tried to score with a low kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Cremonesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko De Cremonesi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by De Cremonesi.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and De Cremonesi moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa motions for De Cremonesi to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Cremonesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tokugawa.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
De Cremonesi connects with a jab.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Cremonesi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokugawa moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Cremonesi digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tokugawa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Cremonesi looks low and kicks high, catching Tokugawa right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa is rocked!
De Cremonesi cracks Tokugawa with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tokugawa 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 Tokugawa is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tokugawa could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
During a confident post fight interview, Franko De Cremonesi 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 3913 p4p, 3213 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 162 p4p, 386 weight class). Emelianenko comes into the arena with Mala Dama - Kabat blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Turnik.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Turnik.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turnik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnik moves away.
Turnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turnik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Turnik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Emelianenko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Turnik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnik connects with a single shot there.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turnik's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik throws a good cross that connects.
Emelianenko cracks Turnik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Turnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnik lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Turnik - just one landing.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Turnik slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Turnik counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Turnik moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnik throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Turnik is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Turnik lands with a left to the head.
Turnik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turnik misses with the head strike.
Turnik lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Turnik avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnik.
Turnik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Emelianenko throws a good cross that connects.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Emelianenko works Turnik's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turnik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Turnik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Turnik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turnik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Turnik moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnik.
Turnik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turnik throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelianenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Turnik.
Emelianenko throwing a counter right hand but Turnik manages to avoid it.
Roman Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Turnik was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Turnik tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Turnik back against the ropes.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnik wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko gets through Turnik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turnik tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the ropes.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnik throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Turnik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Roman Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Turnik swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnik.
Turnik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnik misses with some punches.
Turnik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Turnik pushes Emelianenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Turnik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turnik tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the ropes.
Turnik scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Turnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnik has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko slips a jab from Turnik.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
That has opened up Boban Turnik's cut even more.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko ducks right into an uppercut from Turnik.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Turnik is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Turnik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Turnik thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
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 Roman Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Turnik's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Turnik throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Turnik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Turnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Turnik ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnik also avoids with ease.
Turnik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Turnik's ribcage but misses.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Turnik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Turnik - just one landing.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Turnik moved out of range.
Turnik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turnik connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Turnik up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik lands an uppercut.
Turnik lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnik.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turnik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnik lands with a right to the head.
Turnik pushes Emelianenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnik working aggressively here.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnik controls his hands.
Turnik misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Turnik.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Turnik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Turnik does it's job there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Turnik avoids the punch easily.
Boban Turnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko staggers Turnik with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Turnik looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnik.
Turnik lands with a nice body punch.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Turnik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko clinches.
Turnik lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Turnik swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnik digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turnik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Turnik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Turnik finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Turnik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turnik 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Emelianenko!
An out of breath Roman Emelianenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Seung Joon (ranked 24600 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 394 p4p, 234 weight class). Joon comes to the ring accompanied by BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). The key to victory for Seung Joon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Joon avoids the body shot from Harinck.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harinck misses with an uppercut. Joon saw that one coming.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Harinck's head but Harinck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Joon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harinck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joon doesn't seem bothered though.
Tommy Harinck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harinck loads up on a big right hand but Joon slips the punch.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harinck.
Harinck throws a lazy uppercut
and Joon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joon lands with a straight right. Harinck didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Joon works Harinck's body with a nice hook.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Harinck ducks down to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harinck is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joon avoids the body shot from Harinck.
Joon connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joon misses with a hook.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Harinck saw that one coming.
Harinck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harinck looks to land a left hand but Joon moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck throws a big shot that misses.
Joon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harinck in his tracks.
Joon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joon avoids the body shot from Harinck.
It looked like Joon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Harinck misses its intended target.
Joon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harinck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harinck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joon moves out of range as Harinck strikes.
A slow jab from Harinck misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Harinck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harinck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harinck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harinck lands with an overhand left.
Harinck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon misses with a hook. Harinck ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Harinck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harinck throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon lands a jab.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harinck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harinck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Harinck misses the jab.
Joon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harinck misses with a straight left.
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Joon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joon moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harinck jabs at Joon's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harinck lands a jab to the nose.
Harinck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
Harinck scores with a jab.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 Seung Joon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid body kick from Joon.
Joon scores with a decent looking hook.
Harinck digs a good hook to Joon's body.
Harinck misses with an uppercut. Joon saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Harinck. That snapped Joon's head back.
A cross from Harinck lands.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harinck.
Joon throws a big counter combination but Harinck scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harinck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joon manages to avoid it.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Harinck manages to avoid it.
Joon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harinck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harinck.
Harinck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joon avoids the body shot from Harinck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joon.
Joon lands a high kick!
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joon throws a shot from downtown. Harinck moves away and avoids it.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Harinck saw that one coming.
Joon lands a jab-cross combination.
Joon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck slips a jab from Joon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joon.
Joon tries to bum rush Harinck with a series of wild strikes but Harinck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Harinck throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Harinck manages to avoid it.
Harinck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joon digs a good hook to Harinck's body.
Harinck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joon moves out of range of the strikes.
Harinck misses the shot to the body.
Joon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harinck throws out the jab.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Joon's shoulder, as Joon tries to avoid the shot.
Joon moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon is looking to counter punch.
Harinck lands a head shot.
A left lands for Joon.
Harinck connects with a body shot that sends Joon's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harinck.
Harinck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Joon. Beautiful body shot.
Harinck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harinck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harinck throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
Harinck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harinck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seung Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Harinck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joon.
Joon lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Joon. Those never looked like landing.
Joon lands with a cross.
Harinck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harinck lands a nice hook to Joon's body. Joon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harinck jabs Joon right on the nose. Joon blinks but takes it well.
Joon lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harinck looks to throw the jab but Joon is out of range.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harinck! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from Joon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joon defending well as Harinck loads up on a big left hand.
Joon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harinck in his tracks.
Harinck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joon manages to avoid it.
Harinck defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Harinck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joon tried to score with a low kick but Harinck checks it.
A left lands for Joon.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harinck scores with a jab.
Joon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harinck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harinck looks to land a right hand but Joon moved out of range.
Joon misses with a double jab.
Joon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harinck.
A telegraphed right hand from Harinck misses the target.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Harinck manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon throws a hook but Harinck avoids it easily.
Joon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harinck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harinck throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Joon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Joon.
Harinck lands with an overhand left.
Joon staying out of range there.
Joon thuds his right hand into Harinck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice combination there by Joon.
Harinck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Joon as he connects with a hook.
Joon tries to bum rush Harinck with a series of wild strikes but Harinck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Joon.
Joon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joon throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck's corner calls for a 1-2. Harinck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harinck.
Joon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harinck.
Joon connects with a single shot there.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Joon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joon throws out a powerful jab.
Harinck throws the left hand but Joon avoids the punch easily.
Harinck looks to land a left hand but Joon moved out of range nicely.
Harinck throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Joon counter with a right hand.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon with a hook.
Harinck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harinck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harinck.
A shot to the body from Harinck misses
and Joon counters with a nice body shot.
Harinck misses with a looping left.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seung Joon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joon 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Joon!
Our winner, Seung Joon, 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21571 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Michael Venom (ranked 499 p4p, 419 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Marco Salamanca had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Venom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venom swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Venom manages to avoid it.
Venom jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Venom .
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Venom is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca 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.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venom throws out the jab.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venom takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Venom wants to counter with a clinch but Salamanca pushes him away.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Venom avoids it.
A lazy left from Venom finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Venom throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca throws a right hand that misses
and Venom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Venom tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venom .
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Venom slips the punch.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Venom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Venom checks a leg kick.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Venom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salamanca rather than just go for the knockout.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venom takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Venom moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Venom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Venom .
Venom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venom lands with a hook. Salamanca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Venom 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.
Venom lands with an uppercut that bounces Salamanca off the ropes and back into range.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venom throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Venom .
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Venom moves out of range of the body kick.
Venom takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Salamanca catches Venom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Venom misses.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom lands with a right hand.
Venom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Venom ! But no joy.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
Venom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venom . Venom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca works Venom 's body with a nice hook.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Venom .
A little jabbing left from Venom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Venom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Venom checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom .
Venom throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Venom swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Venom .
A quick step to the side and Salamanca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Venom slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Venom .
Salamanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Venom .
Venom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salamanca swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Venom ducked under it nicely.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Venom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Venom .
Venom slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Salamanca coming out on top.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca lands the left hand.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Venom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Venom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salamanca doesn't seem phased though.
Venom throws a sloppy body shot
and Salamanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Salamanca with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venom , as that shot connected.
Venom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca dips to his left and cracks Venom with an uppercut!
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Venom slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Venom moved out of range.
Venom moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Venom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salamanca on the side of the head.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venom was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Venom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Venom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Venom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom .
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca thows a body kick. Venom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Venom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Salamanca with a hook.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Venom .
Venom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venom moves away.
Venom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca loads up on a big right hand but Venom slips the punch.
Salamanca misses with a left hand
and Venom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salamanca thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salamanca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Salamanca misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Venom misses.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Venom throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Venom .
Salamanca quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Venom avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Venom as he connects with a hook.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Venom avoids the punch easily.
Venom is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.
Venom scores with a body shot.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Venom .
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venom 's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venom is out of range.
Venom throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca lands a jab.
Salamanca slips a jab from Venom .
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Venom slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Venom slaps the foot to one side.
Venom throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Venom throws a shot to the body.
Venom connects with a crisp jab.
Venom lands a body shot.
Venom throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venom 's head backwards.
Venom avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Venom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Venom throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Salamanca takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Both fighters circling a little - Salamanca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Venom just misses with a punch to the body.
Venom cracks Salamanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Venom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Venom loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Venom .
Salamanca throws a jab when Venom was well out of range.
Venom swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Venom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Venom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salamanca scrambles back to his feet.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Salamanca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salamanca cracks Venom with an open hand slap.
Salamanca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Venom finds it's way round the side to connect with Salamanca's head.
Salamanca takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salamanca, as that shot connected.
Venom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salamanca circles away quickly and effectively.
Venom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salamanca on the side of the head.
Salamanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venom doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Venom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venom slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Venom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Venom catches Salamanca right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Venom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Venom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
Venom lands a really nice looking cross but Salamanca seems unphased.
Venom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salamanca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Venom moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca tries to land a body kick
and Venom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Venom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Venom 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venom down.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Venom moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Venom misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Venom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Venom swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Venom .
Venom connects with a right hand. Salamanca shakes it off.
Venom shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salamanca eats them both and turns towards Venom to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Venom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salamanca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
A jab from Venom misses.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Venom 's head back.
Nice cross by Venom .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Venom throws a poor cross that misses
and Salamanca counters with a body kick.
Salamanca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Venom s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Venom throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Venom .
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
Venom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Nice jab there from Salamanca.
Venom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salamanca.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
Venom connects with a nice looking jab.
Venom swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Salamanca throws a wild body kick that Venom sees coming a mile off.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venom moves away.
Venom cracks a nice hook into Salamanca's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom blocks a low kick nicely.
Venom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Venom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca ducks right into an uppercut from Venom .
Venom moves out of range of the body kick.
Salamanca lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca digs a good body shot into Venom 's ribs.
Venom lands the left hand.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venom 's head backwards.
Venom clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Venom .
Salamanca slips a straight right by Venom .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Venom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Venom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Venom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Venom !
Michael Venom is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Michael Venom , 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1953 p4p, 3510 weight class) and Dean Clarke (ranked 153 p4p, 267 weight class). Farrokhzad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarke.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clarke throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
It looks like Dean Clarke has been cut.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clarke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrokhzad finds it's way round the side to connect with Clarke's head.
Crunch! Clarke slams his shin into Farrokhzad's torso.
Clarke misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Farrokhzad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
Clarke scoring well with a low kick there.
Farrokhzad lunges at Clarke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clarke's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke is looking to land body kicks.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
It seemed like Clarke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke looks to land a body kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and Clarke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke scores with a push kick.
Farrokhzad misses the body punch
and Clarke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Farrokhzad lands a slapping body shot.
Clarke blocks a jab.
Clarke gets tackled into the ropes by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Clarke tries to tie him up.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling him.
Clarke looking to slow down the pace here.
Clarke misses with the head strike.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
Clarke lands a left hand.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrokhzad has double underhooks.
Clarke cracks Farrokhzad with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Clarke misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Clarke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Clarke needs to keep his hands up - Farrokhzad had a free shot at his head there.
Farrokhzad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarke's elbow.
Clarke is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Clarke misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Clarke in a clinch.
Clarke wants to break free but Farrokhzad has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarke's elbow.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrokhzad.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Clarke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clarke's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clarke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Clarke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Clarke is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke avoiding damage.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarke is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clarke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clarke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Clarke's ribcage.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clarke's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Clarke's cut.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Farrokhzad.
Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farrokhzad throws a sloppy body shot
and Clarke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clarke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clarke doesn't seem bothered though.
Clarke needs to keep his hands up - Farrokhzad had a free shot at his head there.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Farrokhzad clobbers Clarke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clarke drops his guard momentarily, allowing Farrokhzad to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Clarke! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Farrokhzad takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22218 p4p, 1994 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 229 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fester Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick from Adams lands but Magomedov takes it in his stride.
Magomedov wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams is looking for the big counter here.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adams . Adams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov staying out of range there.
A cross from Adams lands.
Adams connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Magomedov onto his butt! Magomedov bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
 Magomedov is rocked!
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov leaves his chin hanging out and Adams seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Magomedov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fester Adams !
Fester Adams is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Fester Adams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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