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STRIKE! 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 21354 p4p, 3203 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 522 p4p, 359 weight class). Taurus comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. 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. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Derek Patterson enters the cage!
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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 28 - 31 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taurus at a distance.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patterson defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson scores with a nice head shot.
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Patterson lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Taurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Taurus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patterson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
As Patterson backs away, Taurus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taurus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patterson tests Taurus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patterson slips a straight right by Taurus.
Taurus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Taurus is looking to counter punch.
Patterson swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus tried to counter with a leg kick but Patterson avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson tried to score with a low kick but Taurus checks it.
Taurus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Taurus scores with a jab.
Taurus lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Taurus throws a head kick but Patterson moves out of range.
Taurus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patterson defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Taurus scores with a nice strike.
Patterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taurus.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a low kick, looking for Taurus's leg but Taurus calmly moves out of range.
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus with a hook.
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson slips a jab from Taurus.
Taurus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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 Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taurus takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Taurus.
A jab from Patterson does it's job there.
Patterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taurus momentarily.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taurus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Patterson misses
and Taurus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patterson throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a leg kick.
Patterson 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.
Patterson tries to clinch
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Taurus slips the punch.
Patterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patterson thuds his right hand into Taurus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Taurus misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus drops his hands momentarily and Patterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Taurus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taurus scores with a leg kick.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Taurus circles away.
And Taurus counters with a quick kick to the body but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus misses with a looping left.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patterson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips under a jab from Taurus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Taurus moved out of range.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taurus.
Taurus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Taurus circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Taurus is out of range.
Patterson staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Patterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Patterson tries to work over Taurus's front leg with a kick but Taurus checks it.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
It looked like Taurus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Patterson defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
Taurus feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
Taurus missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Taurus.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Taurus blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taurus obliges.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Taurus managing to block the knees to the body from Patterson.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taurus digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Taurus.
Taurus blocks the elbow strike.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Taurus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taurus's elbow.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taurus struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taurus 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
A less than humble Wesley Taurus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackie Chung (ranked 5094 p4p, 5565 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 219 p4p, 231 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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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung lands a head kick that bluckles Lee and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Chung no doubt looking to push for a finish!
 It looks like Nathan Lee has been cut.
Chung cracks Lee with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Lee get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Lee looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
That has opened up Nathan Lee's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chung.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Chung knocks out Lee with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Chung before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Chung picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Chung!
An out of breath Jackie Chung 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 24421 p4p, 3635 weight class) and Dean Clarke (ranked 362 p4p, 277 weight class). Joon comes to the cage accompanied by BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 10 - 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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon thuds a left hand into Clarke's body.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Joon throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Joon lands with a shot to the body.
Joon moves out of range as Clarke throws a body kick.
Joon checks a low kick from Clarke.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Joon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke tries to land a front kick but Joon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
A lazy left from Joon finds it's target.
Clarke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clarke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Joon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon throws a shot from downtown. Clarke moves away and avoids it.
Joon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joon slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Joon lands the left hand.
Clarke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joon.
Joon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clarke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clarke swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon cracks a nice hook into Clarke's ribs.
Joon tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joon throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Seung Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
Joon swings widly with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clarke throws a leg kick but Joon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clarke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Joon swings for the body but Clarke moves out of range.
Joon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clarke counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joon checks a leg kick.
Joon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clarke tries to bum rush Joon with a series of wild strikes but Joon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joon scores with a hook.
Joon lands a right hook to the body.
Clarke throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
Joon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
Clarke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joon. Joon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clarke scores with a nice head shot.
Joon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clarke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joon blocks the body kick.
Joon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clarke steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Joon misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Joon cracks Clarke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left and a right from Joon both land. Nice combination.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Joon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seung Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarke.
Joon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clarke is able to avoid easily.
Clarke jabs Joon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clarke throws a low kick but Joon avoids it.
Joon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joon swinging wildly here.
Joon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but Joon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke motions for Joon to come forward. Clarke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clarke doesn't seem bothered though.
Clarke takes one on the button.
Joon swings for the body but Clarke moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Joon.
Joon throws a poor cross that misses
and Clarke counters with a nice leg kick.
Joon throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Joon moves out of range of the body kick from Clarke.
Joon misses with a hook.
Joon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clarke will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon sizes up Clarke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke checks a leg kick nicely.
Joon swinging wildly here.
Clarke is looking to score with low kicks.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Joon finds it's target.
Clarke throws a front kick aimed at Joon's knee but Joon avoids it well.
Clarke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Joon.
Joon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke walks into a straight right hand from Joon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Clarke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clarke feints and then cracks Joon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joon down.
Joon connects with a body shot.
Joon connects with a jab.
Clarke takes a swing at Joon's ribcage but misses.
Joon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joon lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clarke.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clarke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joon.
Clarke loads up on a big right hand but Joon slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Clarke moved out of range.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clarke tries to land a front kick but Joon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
Clarke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Joon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clarke.
Joon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Clarke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Clarke.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clarke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joon's sensitive parts.
A left lands for Joon.
Joon connects with a solid leg kick.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Clarke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clarke - that will leave a mark!
Clarke moves out of range as Joon strikes.
Clarke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke misses with a straight left.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dean Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Joon misses.
Clarke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Clarke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joon.
Clarke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Nice uppercut lands for Joon. That snapped Clarke's head back.
Clarke looks to throw the jab but Joon is out of range.
Jab, jab by Joon - just one landing.
Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joon.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke throws a body punch but Joon moves out of range.
Clarke tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clarke defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Joon clobbers Clarke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick from Clarke misses.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarke tries a quick counter leg kick but Joon is wise to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon checks a leg kick nicely.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joon was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke throws an overhand right that lands on Joon's shoulder, as Joon tries to avoid the shot.
Clarke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clarke motions for Joon to come forward. Clarke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Clarke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joon manages to avoid it.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Joon's front leg but catches the back leg as Joon tries to avoid it.
Joon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Joon finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Joon with a jab.
Clarke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joon lands with a cross.
Joon cracks Clarke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Joon!
A victorious Seung Joon 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 Hans Schultz (ranked 2151 p4p, 22555 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 134 p4p, 258 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Love Bites. Mudo has chosen Rise-Disturbed as his entrance music. Hans Schultz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mudo, pushing him back against the cage.
Mudo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mudo takes an elbow to the temple.
I was talking to Schultz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mudo throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Mudo 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.
Schultz lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Toa Mudo has been cut.
Schultz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses.
Schultz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Mudo throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mudo fails to land.
Mudo tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz is controlling Mudo's neck. Schultz unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Mudo goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hans Schultz!
Hans Schultz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 2688 p4p, 3122 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 227 p4p, 247 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Hotel California (Spanish Mix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harinck closes the distance and clinches.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
Harinck scores with a hook to the body.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Harinck.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harinck.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Harinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez stalling in the clinch but Harinck improves position.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gomez.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harinck struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.
Harinck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Harinck has managed to clinch.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that 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.
Harinck lands a slapping body shot.
Harinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Harinck connects with a looping right hand.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Harinck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harinck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harinck swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Harinck misses with a body punch
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harinck has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck clinches up against the cage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a body shot.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez scores with a jab.
Gomez lands with a kick to the temple. Harinck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Harinck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck throws an off balance right hand
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Harinck circles away.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Harinck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harinck throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Pedro Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Harinck sizes up Gomez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harinck digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harinck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Harinck. Harinck maintains the clinch.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Harinck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Harinck.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Harinck as the two fighters clinch.
Gomez wants to stall.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harinck on the inside.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harinck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez stalling.
Harinck presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Harinck gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Harinck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Harinck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Harinck.
Gomez is looking to control Harinck's arms but Harinck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harinck works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harinck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez stalling in the clinch but Harinck improves position.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gomez.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harinck 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
After winning the bout, Tommy Harinck 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 563 p4p, 23691 weight class) and Chinza Machida (ranked 69 p4p, 530 weight class). Machida has chosen Best Way To Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chai moves out of range as Machida strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
 Chai is rocked!
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai connects with a right hand. Machida shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Chai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Chai's head.
Chai scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Chai throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Machida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Machida.
Machida throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai misses with a hook
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Ngozi Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Chai settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Machida has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chai throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai scores with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chai throws a low kick, looking for Machida's leg but Machida calmly moves out of range.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chinza Machida will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Machida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Chai's front leg but catches the back leg as Chai tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Machida steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
Chinza Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai moves forwards but Machida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Machida slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Machida lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Machida tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Machida looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
Machida avoids the head kick by Chai.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida moves away from the strike by Chai.
Machida tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Machida throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Machida wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngozi Chai 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. This is the final round!
Chai connects with the punch.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai jabs Machida right on the nose. Machida blinks but takes it well.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machida finds it's way round the side to connect with Chai's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Ngozi Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida clobbers Chai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chai motions for Machida to come forward. Chai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machida checks a leg kick.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Machida connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Chai was not able to check.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Machida tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Machida slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ngozi Chai.
Well Chai 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ngozi Chai!
A victorious Ngozi 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 579 p4p, 4104 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 69 p4p, 436 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt. Emelianenko has chosen Mala Dama - Kabat as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Bigi Boi Chai has been cut.
Chai slips under a jab.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Chai moves to the side
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Emelianenko to the mat! Chai runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Emelianenko is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Chai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Chai misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Chai counters by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
Chai blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Emelianenko.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and as Emelianenko takes a moment to reset, Chai counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Emelianenko goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Chai is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bigi Boi Chai!
After winning the bout, Bigi Boi Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Roman Emelianenko had this to say: 'Try to hit me brother, I have no chin hahaha, wait…'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 3797 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 403 p4p, 200 weight class). Carretero comes to the cage accompanied by Sun by DVRKHOLD. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abdelrahman's choice of entrance music: Blow The Whistle. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carretero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carretero tries to clinch there but Abdelrahman circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carretero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdelrahman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carretero tries to clinch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Carretero misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carretero missing with a left hand there. Abdelrahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdelrahman punishes Carretero's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Carretero is just out of range.
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carretero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Abdelrahman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carretero clinches with his opponent.
Abdelrahman misses with the head strike.
Carretero misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Carretero throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Carretero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carretero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdelrahmans head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carretero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carretero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Carretero moves out of range.
Abdelrahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carretero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carretero tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdelrahman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdelrahman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abdelrahman checks a leg kick.
Carretero clinches.
Abdelrahman digs a right hand into Carretero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carretero's gas tank.
Abdelrahman breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Abdelrahman.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carretero throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Carretero - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Carretero misses its intended target.
Carretero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdelrahman's head backwards.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot that sends Carretero's belly button to the back.
Abdelrahman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Abdelrahman just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Carretero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carretero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
Carretero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carretero throws a leg kick but Abdelrahman moved away.
Abdelrahman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Carretero. Those never looked like landing.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot that sends Carretero's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Abdelrahman blocks the low kick.
Carretero throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abdelrahman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carretero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carretero moves out of range as Abdelrahman throws a body kick.
Carretero misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carretero with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abdelrahman throws a lazy uppercut
and Carretero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdelrahman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
Carretero avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws the left hand but Carretero avoids the punch easily.
Abdelrahman throws a shot from downtown. Carretero moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carretero thows a leg kick but Abdelrahman checks it
and Carretero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carretero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carretero misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Carretero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdelrahmans head.
Carretero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Carretero on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Carretero fails to land.
Carretero struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Abdelrahman working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carretero prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Carretero working aggressively here.
Carretero working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero keeps control of Abdelrahman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carretero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Carretero avoids it easily.
Carretero moves into the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Carretero has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carretero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Carretero.
A short right from Carretero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Carretero backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carretero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carretero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carretero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Carretero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abdelrahmans head.
A nice left hand lands by Carretero.
Abdelrahman breaks from the clinch.
Carretero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carretero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carretero tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdelrahman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Carretero misses.
A lazy left from Carretero finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carretero. That did some damage!
Carretero moves out of range of the leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman blocks a jab.
Carretero lands with an overhand left.
Carretero blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero dominated that second round.
That's time! Carretero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdelrahman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carretero - the referee stops the clock and Abdelrahman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carretero. Abdelrahman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Carretero slips the punch.
Abdelrahman checks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Carretero counters with a stiff right hand.
Carretero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carretero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carretero tries to clinch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Carretero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carretero doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdelrahman circles away.
An inside leg kick from Carretero misses.
Carretero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carretero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abdelrahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero connects with the punch.
Carretero walks into a left hand.
Carretero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdelrahman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carretero will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Carretero avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman moves out of range of the body kick.
Carretero misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Carretero.
Abdelrahman keeps the fight on the outside.
Carretero tries to clinch up but Abdelrahman circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Carretero to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carretero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdelrahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdelrahman lands with an uppercut that bounces Carretero off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Carretero has Abdelrahman up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdelrahman works on Carretero's body with a couple of short punches.
Abdelrahman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman breaks from the clinch.
Abdelrahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Abdelrahman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Abdelrahman finds it's way through Carretero's defenses.
Carretero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carretero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carretero throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice uppercut.
Carretero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carretero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdelrahman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carretero's corner calls for a 1-2. Carretero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abdelrahman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carretero backs up against the cage.
Carretero misses with a hook.
Abdelrahman lands with a good body shot.
Carretero misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carretero.
Abdelrahman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carretero clinches up with Abdelrahman and pushes him back against the cage.
Carretero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carretero throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Carretero misses with some punches.
A short right from Carretero on the inside.
Carretero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carretero lands a right hand.
Carretero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carretero checks a leg kick.
Carretero slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cristóforo Carretero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carretero checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carretero.
Abdelrahman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carretero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carretero prevents Abdelrahman from breaking the clinch.
Abdelrahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdelrahman is looking to break free of the clinch but Carretero has double underhooks.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Carretero prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carretero.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carretero.
Carretero misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the head.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdelrahman wants to break free but Carretero has control.
Carretero gets through Abdelrahman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Carretero blocks it.
Carretero tries to work over Abdelrahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cristóforo Carretero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carretero lands a right hand.
Carretero struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Abdelrahman manages to break the clinch.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carretero's head backwards.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carretero is looking to chop away at Abdelrahman's legs.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abdelrahman throws a jab when Carretero was well out of range.
Carretero throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Carretero rushes Abdelrahman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abdelrahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdelrahman blocking some punches.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carretero.
Carretero misses with the head strike.
Carretero misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman tries to break the clinch but Carretero is controlling the position.
A short right from Carretero on the inside.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carretero's elbow.
Carretero pushes Abdelrahman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdelrahman defending well as Carretero loads up on a big left hand.
Carretero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carretero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Carretero.
Abdelrahman scores with a shot to the body.
Carretero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carretero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abdelrahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carretero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carretero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carretero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abdelrahman works the jab nicely.
Carretero thumps Abdelrahman with a low kick.
Carretero misses with an uppercut
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Carretero.
 Abdelrahman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Carretero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Carretero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carretero misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrahman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carretero scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Carretero finish him?
Abdelrahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Carretero lands a glancing blow to the side of Abdelrahman's head.
Carretero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carretero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdelrahmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Carretero.
Abdelrahman feints a counter leg kick.
Carretero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdelrahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carretero closes the distance and catches Abdelrahman with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Abdelrahman is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Abdelrahman is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Abdelrahman is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Carretero takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cristóforo Carretero!
Cristóforo Carretero retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Cristóforo Carretero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 4530 p4p, 21399 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 427 p4p, 518 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salamanca's choice of entrance music: Superstar Cypress Hill. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Venom to score with a decent uppercut.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Venom .
Salamanca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Venom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Venom misses.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Venom .
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Venom moved out of range.
Venom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? in the buildup to the fight.
Venom has Salamanca up against the cage in a clinch.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Venom avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the cage.
Salamanca misses with a knee strike.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca pushes Venom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca is trying to push Venom away but Venom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Venom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venom keeps control of Salamanca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Venom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salamanca throws a head punch that misses.
Salamanca is trying to push Venom away but Venom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Venom looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Venom defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Venom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
Venom slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Venom misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salamanca. Venom shrugs it off though.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Venom moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salamanca.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venom misses with a body punch
and Salamanca counters with an inside leg kick.
Venom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salamanca. Salamanca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Venom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salamanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Salamanca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salamanca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Venom 's knee but Venom avoids it well.
Venom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salamanca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Venom counter with a right hand.
Venom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salamanca.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Venom .
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Venom ducks down and throws a hook 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 Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Venom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca moves out of range as Venom strikes.
Venom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Venom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom .
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salamanca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Venom defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Venom looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Salamanca wants to slow Venom down by chopping away at his legs.
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
Venom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Venom tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Venom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Venom avoids it.
Venom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
A combination from Salamanca does no damage.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Venom connects with a body shot.
Venom swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Venom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Venom digs a good hook to Salamanca's body.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venom avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Venom blocks a leg kick.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Venom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca misses with a two punch combination.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Salamanca misses.
Venom defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
Salamanca takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Salamanca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venom manages to avoid it.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Venom is out of range.
Venom half committed to a counter leg kick.
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 Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Venom missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venom misses with an uppercut
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venom lands a nice looking body shot.
Venom missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Salamanca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venom jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
Venom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Venom tries to clinch up
and Salamanca counters with a straight right hand.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salamanca.
Venom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venom wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Venom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Venom .
Venom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Venom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salamanca.
A jab from Venom misses.
The fighters circling - Venom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Venom .
Venom connects with an inside leg kick.
Venom just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venom . That did some damage!
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Venom 's head but Venom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Salamanca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venom 's head backwards.
Venom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salamanca doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Venom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Venom tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Venom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Salamanca ducks right into an uppercut from Venom .
Venom moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Venom connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Venom .
Nice uppercut there from Venom .
Venom checks a leg kick nicely.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Venom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Salamanca.
Venom lands a really nice looking cross but Salamanca seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael Venom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venom .
Salamanca throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Venom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Venom slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venom blocks a low kick nicely.
Venom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom misses with a hook.
Salamanca needs to keep his hands up - Venom had a free shot at his head there.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venom thows a leg kick but Salamanca checks it
and Salamanca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Venom 's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salamanca cracks Venom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Venom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Salamanca swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Venom throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Salamanca.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Salamanca digs a good hook to Venom 's body.
Venom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Venom looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Venom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salamanca has time to react.
Salamanca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca throws a wild body kick that Venom sees coming a mile off.
Venom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Venom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Venom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Venom throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Venom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Venom 's knee but Venom avoids it well.
Venom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Venom checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Salamanca slams his shin into Venom 's torso.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Venom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salamanca thinking.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Venom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Venom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Venom scores with a jab.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Venom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Venom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Venom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salamanca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venom .
Marco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Venom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
Venom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Venom with a nice cross.
Venom throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Venom looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Venom slips under a jab from Salamanca.
A good leg kick by Venom .
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Venom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Venom 's legs.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Venom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Venom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salamanca doesn't seem bothered though.
Venom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Venom throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Salamanca misses
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salamanca on the side of the head.
Venom misses the jab.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Venom moves out of range.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom .
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venom moves out of range of the body kick.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Venom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Venom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Venom !
Michael Venom retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Venom 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 2044 p4p, 1647 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 141 p4p, 126 weight class). Farrokhzad comes into the arena with Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 40 - 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 25 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Asch has time to react.
Farrokhzad blocks a low kick nicely.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Van Asch misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Asch tries a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad is wise to it.
Van Asch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Asch is looking to land body kicks.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad connects with a body shot that sends Van Asch's belly button to the back.
A low kick lands for Van Asch.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad stuns Van Asch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch looks to land a body kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
Farrokhzad avoids a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad cracks Van Asch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Asch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farrokhzad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lunges at Van Asch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Asch's hand.
Van Asch throws a chopping leg kick but Farrokhzad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Asch lands with a nice body kick.
Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Asch is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrokhzad has double underhooks.
Van Asch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farrokhzad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Asch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrokhzad finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Asch's head.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Good shot there by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Asch tries to score with a low kick but Farrokhzad moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot that snaps Van Asch's head back.
Farrokhzad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Asch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrokhzad.
Van Asch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
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.
Van Asch throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Asch has time to react.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
Van Asch is rocked!
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Asch is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch ducks into a a hook from Farrokhzad and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Van Asch seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Asch lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
Nice shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad jabs at Van Asch's body.
Van Asch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad clinches up against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad prevents Van Asch from breaking the clinch.
Farrokhzad prevents Van Asch from breaking the clinch.
Van Asch is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Van Asch is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Van Asch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Van Asch.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Farrokhzad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Asch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Asch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Van Asch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad thuds his right hand into Van Asch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Asch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Van Asch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
Van Asch looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Farrokhzad - just one landing.
Van Asch throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Asch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Asch should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Asch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Asch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad rushes Van Asch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch but Farrokhzad keeps him there for the moment.
Van Asch tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Asch can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad has Van Asch pressed against the cage, preventing Van Asch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farrokhzad prevents Van Asch from breaking the clinch.
Farrokhzad has Van Asch pressed against the cage, preventing Van Asch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farrokhzad prevents Van Asch from breaking the clinch.
Van Asch working hard to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Asch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Asch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Asch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Asch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Van Asch's ribcage. Van Asch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Asch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Asch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Asch's face.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Asch.
Van Asch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Asch.
Farrokhzad lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
Nice body kick from Van Asch.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrokhzad cracks Van Asch with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Van Asch get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Van Asch looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch gets tackled into the cage by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Asch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Asch tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Farrokhzad prevents Van Asch from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Van Asch is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrokhzad has double underhooks.
Van Asch is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Van Asch is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
Van Asch is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Van Asch working hard to break the clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farrokhzad cracks Van Asch with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Van Asch get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Van Asch looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Farrokhzad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
Farrokhzad connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Van Asch is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad 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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