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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Van Der Helm (ranked 4544 p4p, 5076 weight class) and Vorar Helas (ranked 452 p4p, 479 weight class). Vorar Helas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Van Der Helm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vorar Helas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Helm moves into the clinch.
Helas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Der Helm closes the distance and clinches.
Helas gets through Van Der Helm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Van Der Helm.
Van Der Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Helm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul Van Der Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Der Helm at a distance.
Van Der Helm has closed the distance and engaged Helas in a clinch.
Helas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Helm lands with a nice combination. Helas backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Helm instigates a clinch.
Helas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Helm backwards.
Van Der Helm blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Helm breaks from the clinch.
Helas misses with a hook.
Van Der Helm rushes Helas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Helm breaks the clinch.
Van Der Helm closes the distance and pushes Helas back into the cage.
Van Der Helm scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Helas fails to land.
Helas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Der Helm.
Van Der Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Helm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helas takes a swing at Van Der Helm's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Helm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Helm throws a low kick but Helas moves out of range easily.
Van Der Helm wants to land a leg kick but Helas is out of range.
It seemed like Helas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Der Helm slips a straight right by Helas.
Helas throws a jab when Van Der Helm was well out of range.
Van Der Helm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Helm. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Helas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Der Helm throws a head kick that misses
and Helas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Der Helm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Helm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Van Der Helm dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Der Helm has Helas up against the cage in a clinch.
Helas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Helas fails to land.
Paul Van Der Helm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Helas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Helas is trying to force a seperation but Van Der Helm has the dominant position.
Helas is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Helm is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helas.
Helas swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Helm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helas misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Helas misses its intended target.
Helas misses the jab.
Van Der Helm misses with a kick to the body
and Van Der Helm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Helm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Der Helm has managed to clinch.
Van Der Helm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helas breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Helm misses with a leg kick
and Helas counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Helm closes the distance and pushes Helas back into the cage.
Van Der Helm breaks the clinch.
Helas blocks a head kick by Van Der Helm.
Helas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Helm looks to clinch
and Helas counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Helm moves away from the strike by Helas.
Van Der Helm slips a straight right by Helas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helas looks to throw the jab but Van Der Helm is out of range.
Van Der Helm throws a leg kick
and Helas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Van Der Helm.
Helas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helas throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Helm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Der Helm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Helm breaks the clinch.
Van Der Helm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Helas. Helas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Helas gets tackled into the cage by Van Der Helm. Van Der Helm maintains the clinch.
Van Der Helm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Helas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Helm's elbow.
Helas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helas missing with a left hand there. Van Der Helm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vorar Helas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Der Helm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helas tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Helm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Helas throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Helas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Der Helm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Helas can turn it around.
Van Der Helm looking to throw knees to the head but Helas is blocking nicely.
A short right from Helas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Helm prevents Helas from breaking the clinch.
Helas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helas is trying to push Van Der Helm away but Van Der Helm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Helas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Helas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helas breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Helas pushes Van Der Helm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Der Helm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Helas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Helas misses with an uppercut. Van Der Helm saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Helas.
Van Der Helm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helas.
Van Der Helm rushes Helas and presses him up against the cage.
Helas has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Helm.
Van Der Helm takes a shot to the head.
Van Der Helm has Helas pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Van Der Helm - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Der Helm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Helm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helas keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Van Der Helm.
Helas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helas tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Helm has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helas.
Helas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Helas - that landed with a thud.
Helas misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vorar Helas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helas 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vorar Helas!
Vorar Helas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luther Broad (ranked 4335 p4p, 4015 weight class) and Wuleen Shei (ranked 440 p4p, 425 weight class). Wuleen Shei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luther Broad's chin.
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Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Broad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wuleen Shei!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Shei.
Broad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shei counters with a stiff right hand.
Shei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Broad.
Shei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Broad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Broad slips under a jab.
It looked like Broad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shei misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broad misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Shei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shei throws a lazy right hand but Broad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Broad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shei throws a right hand that misses
and Broad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Broad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Broad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shei takes a swing at Broad's ribcage but misses.
Broad misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broad takes one on the button.
 It looks like Luther Broad has been cut.
Broad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Broad connects with the punch.
Broad throws a poor cross that misses
and Shei counters with a stiff right hand.
Shei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Shei misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wuleen Shei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Broad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Broad throws a hook to the side of Shei's head but Shei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Shei misses.
It looked like Broad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shei ducks under a wild hook from Broad.
Broad misses with a straight right.
A jab from Shei misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Shei misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Broad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Shei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broad throws a looping overhand right but Shei ducks down to avoid it.
Shei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Broad throws a hook but Shei avoids it easily.
Shei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broad.
It seemed like Shei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shei throws out a loose jab but Broad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broad throws a shot from downtown. Shei moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Shei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Broad misses the jab.
Shei throws out a counter right but Broad avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shei misses with a straight left.
Shei slips under a jab from Broad.
Shei with a nice cross.
Shei misses with a left hand
and Broad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shei misses with a wild body shot.
Broad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shei slips under a jab.
Shei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broad.
Broad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wuleen Shei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luther Broad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Broad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luther Broad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wuleen Shei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've been informed that Shei has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Broad misses with a wild body shot.
Shei scores with a jab to the head.
Broad throws a hook but Shei avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broad misses with a left hand
and Shei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shei looks to land a left hand but Broad moved out of range nicely.
Shei moves out of range of the strikes.
Broad throws an off balance right hand
and Shei counters with a stiff right hand.
Broad misses with an uppercut. Shei saw that one coming.
Broad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shei moves away from the strike by Broad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broad misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Shei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wuleen Shei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broad swings widly with a right hand
and Shei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Shei misses.
It looked like Broad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Broad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broad.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wuleen Shei.
Well Shei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wuleen Shei!
A very excited looking Wuleen Shei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akira Kibe (ranked 3460 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Yanit Sehabani (ranked 380 p4p, 449 weight class). Yanit Sehabani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Akira Kibe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yanit Sehabani!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kibe moves into the clinch.
Kibe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kibe closes the distance and clinches.
Sehabani misses with the head strike.
Sehabani tries to break free but Kibe pushes him back against the cage.
Sehabani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kibe tries a knee to the head but Sehabani blocks it.
Kibe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kibe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sehabani keeps the fight on the outside.
Kibe rushes Sehabani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kibe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kibe drives through and clinches with Sehabani against the cage.
Kibe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kibe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Kibe needs to keep his hands up - Sehabani had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kibe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kibe pushes Sehabani up against the cage in a clinch.
Sehabani misses with the head strike.
Sehabani wants to get back to striking at distance but Kibe won't allow it.
Kibe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sehabani is defending well for now.
Sehabani throws a punch but it's blocked by Kibe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sehabani.
Sehabani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sehabani breaks from the clinch.
Kibe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kibe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 Kibe is rocked!
Sehabani weaves into range and cracks Kibe right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kibe goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sehabani is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yanit Sehabani!
During a confident post fight interview, Yanit Sehabani 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hiroshi Kuse (ranked 3169 p4p, 4361 weight class) and Nund Assurnipilu (ranked 357 p4p, 441 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiroshi Kuse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nund Assurnipilu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Kuse misses
letting Assurnipilu counter with a right hand.
Assurnipilu cracks Kuse with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kuse.
Assurnipilu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assurnipilu misses with a body punch
and Kuse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assurnipilu is able to avoid easily.
Kuse looks to score with a jab to the body but Assurnipilu is just out of range.
Assurnipilu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuse lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assurnipilu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuse misses its target.
Kuse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assurnipilu misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook.
Kuse scores with a hook.
A combination from Kuse does no damage.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assurnipilu! But no joy.
Kuse swings for the body but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Assurnipilu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuse clobbers Assurnipilu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuse lands with a good body shot.
Assurnipilu dodges the punch combination from Kuse.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuse throws an off balance right hand
letting Assurnipilu counter with a right hand.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook.
Kuse is looking to counter punch.
Kuse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assurnipilu slips a jab and a cross from Kuse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assurnipilu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuse.
Kuse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assurnipilu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assurnipilu throws out a counter right but Kuse avoids it with no problem.
Assurnipilu blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Assurnipilu 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.
Hiroshi Kuse dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Assurnipilu throws a right hand that misses
and Kuse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hiroshi Kuse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assurnipilu moves away.
Assurnipilu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assurnipilu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assurnipilu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assurnipilu counters with a straight right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kuse here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kuse misses with a body shot.
Assurnipilu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuse is looking to wear down Assurnipilu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assurnipilu throws a right and a left that Kuse avoids nicely.
Assurnipilu misses with a left hand
and Kuse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuse swings for the body but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Kuse throws a body punch but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assurnipilu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assurnipilu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuse.
Nund Assurnipilu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assurnipilu swings widly with a right hand
and Kuse counters with a two punch combo.
Kuse staying out of range there.
Kuse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assurnipilu can do to turn this around?
Kuse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assurnipilu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assurnipilu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuse.
Assurnipilu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook
and Kuse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuse throws a sloppy head kick and Assurnipilu moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assurnipilu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuse throws out the jab.
Kuse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assurnipilu on the side of the head.
Kuse misses with a double jab.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuse misses with a hook
and Assurnipilu 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!
Assurnipilu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Assurnipilu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Assurnipilu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kuse eats them both and turns towards Assurnipilu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kuse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assurnipilu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Kuse dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kuse swings for the body but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Assurnipilu throws out a counter right but Kuse avoids it with no problem.
Nund Assurnipilu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuse connects with a body shot.
Kuse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuse misses with a right hand
and Kuse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assurnipilu lands a really nice looking cross but Kuse seems unphased.
It looks like Hiroshi Kuse has been cut.
Kuse looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kuse throws a body punch but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Hiroshi Kuse is winning the standup battle so far.
Assurnipilu throws an off balance right hand
and Kuse counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assurnipilu misses with a left hand
and Kuse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuse swings widly with a right hand
and Assurnipilu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assurnipilu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuse throws out the jab.
Assurnipilu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assurnipilu throws a right hand that Kuse ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuse also avoids with ease.
Kuse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assurnipilu.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuse throws the left hand but Assurnipilu avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuse. Assurnipilu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Assurnipilu misses with a straight right.
Kuse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Assurnipilu throws a hook to the side of Kuse's head but Kuse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kuse.
Kuse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assurnipilu.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuse scores with a shot to the body.
Kuse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assurnipilu misses with a left hand
and Kuse counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuse throws a series of punches but Assurnipilu avoids them all with ease.
Assurnipilu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assurnipilu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assurnipilu thinking.
Hiroshi Kuse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Kuse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuse 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Kuse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenji Oki (ranked 3283 p4p, 25314 weight class) and Sam Canasta (ranked 368 p4p, 579 weight class). Sam Canasta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenji Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Canasta!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canasta tries to close the distance and clinch but Oki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canasta.
Canasta tries to clinch but Oki is having none of it.
Canasta throws a shot from downtown. Oki moves away and avoids it.
Canasta misses the shot to the body.
Oki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canasta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Canasta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oki throws a series of punches but Canasta moves out of range.
Canasta moves in looking to clinch but Oki pushes him off.
Oki lands with a good body shot.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canasta.
Oki misses the shot to the body.
Canasta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canasta wants to counter the offense by Oki and move into the clinch position.
Canasta slips a jab from Oki.
Oki lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki gets tackled into the cage by Canasta. Canasta maintains the clinch.
Canasta lands with a short shot to the head.
Oki tries to break the clinch but Canasta is controlling the position.
Canasta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Canasta misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Oki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canasta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canasta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canasta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canasta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canasta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow.
Oki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Canasta lands a shoulder strike.
Canasta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oki's efforts to push away.
Canasta tries a body shot but Oki blocks it.
Canasta blocks an uppercut.
Canasta blocks an uppercut.
Oki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canasta throws a head punch that misses.
Canasta misses with a body punch.
Canasta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Kenji Oki will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice jab there from Canasta.
Canasta ducks under a wild hook from Oki.
Oki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oki misses with a combination
and Canasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenji Oki has been cut.
Canasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oki.
Canasta misses the shot to the body.
Oki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canasta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Canasta rushes Oki and presses him up against the cage.
Canasta has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Canasta throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki is trying to break the clinch but Canasta is controlling him.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
Canasta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canasta.
Canasta has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Sam Canasta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
Canasta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canasta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oki tries to circle away but Canasta has him pinned against the cage.
Canasta prevents Oki from breaking the clinch.
Oki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canasta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki blocks a body shot from Canasta.
Canasta misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canasta misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki prevents a body shot from Canasta.
Canasta can't find room to land a body shot as Oki controls the action.
Canasta tries to work over Oki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Canasta.
A head punch on the inside from Canasta fails to land.
Oki is trying to break free.
Canasta lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Canasta fails to land.
Canasta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki working aggressively here.
Canasta misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Canasta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenji Oki's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oki swats away the attempt to clinch by Canasta.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Canasta dodges the punch combination from Oki.
Oki keeps the fight on the outside.
Oki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canasta throws the left hand but Oki avoids the punch easily.
Canasta slips a jab and a cross from Oki.
Kenji Oki is winning the standup battle so far.
Canasta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oki.
Canasta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oki.
Oki sets himself, and Canasta steps forward looking for the clinch! Oki avoids it this time.
Oki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canasta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canasta wants to clinch up but Oki keeps it at a distance.
Oki misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Canasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Canasta avoids the body shot from Oki.
A combination from Oki does no damage.
Oki misses the shot to the body.
Canasta digs a good hook to Oki's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oki.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canasta.
Canasta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oki is looking to wear down Canasta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canasta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oki walks into a left hand.
Oki misses with an uppercut.
Oki swats away the attempt to clinch by Canasta.
Oki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oki jabs Canasta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Canasta moves in looking to clinch but Oki pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Canasta doesn't manage to clinch there - Oki circles away.
Oki throws a big counter combination but Canasta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenji Oki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canasta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Canasta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Oki.
Canasta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oki misses with a wild body shot.
Canasta lands a glancing blow to the side of Oki's head.
Oki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Oki misses the target.
Canasta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oki is rocked!
Oki tries to get into range but Canasta steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Oki! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Canasta scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Canasta!
Sam Canasta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Alvarez (ranked 5955 p4p, 25078 weight class) and Rick Drew (ranked 538 p4p, 545 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drew does no damage.
Drew thows a leg kick but Alvarez checks it
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Rick Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew slips under a jab from Alvarez.
The crowd cheers as Drew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Drew's ribs.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvarez cracks Drew with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Drew.
Drew shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvarez eats them both and turns towards Drew to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew throws a leg kick
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drew misses with a lunging right hand
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Drew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Drew misses.
Drew lands a lovely overhand right.
Drew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Drew will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Drew settles back down.
Alvarez blocks the body kick.
Alvarez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drew back to the cage. Alvarez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 Drew is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Drew counters with a nice body kick.
Drew is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drew seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drew misses with a body kick.
Alvarez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Alvarez shuts the power down on Drew. Lights out, game over! Alvarez is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Alvarez!
Eddie Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rokuro Kojima (ranked 3029 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Xander Allen (ranked 344 p4p, 310 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rokuro Kojima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Allen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Allen.
Allen throws a push kick but Kojima slaps the foot to one side.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kojima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kojima throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen lands an overhand right.
Allen jabs Kojima right on the nose. Kojima blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kojima counters with a two punch combo.
Kojima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen lands with a straight right. Kojima didn't see that one coming.
Kojima defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kojima.
As Allen tries to get set, Kojima tries to push him back and clinch up but Allen manages to avoid the attempt.
Allen misses the jab.
Kojima is looking to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Kojima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kojima tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen with a hook.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kojima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen 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.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allen with a jab.
Xander Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Kojima's head but Kojima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom! Allen lands a massive head kick that sends Kojima crashing into the cage, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Allen is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Xander Allen!
Xander Allen 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Rogan (ranked 24727 p4p, 5157 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 558 p4p, 486 weight class). Rogan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Starfighter. Alex Rogan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeMar DeRozan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan avoids the body shot from DeRozan.
DeRozan throws a shot from downtown. Rogan moves away and avoids it.
DeRozan ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
DeRozan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
DeRozan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rogan is looking to counter the offense by DeRozan and move into the clinch.
Rogan throws a hook but DeRozan blocks it.
DeRozan slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - DeRozan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeRozan tries to land a leg kick but Rogan saw it coming and moves away.
Rogan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogan!
A solid leg kick lands there for DeRozan.
DeRozan with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeRozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeRozan clinches up against the cage.
DeRozan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeRozan.
Rogan throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that DeRozan 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.
Rogan lands a right hand.
DeRozan tries to work over Rogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rogan tries a body shot but DeRozan blocks it.
Rogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeRozan stalling.
DeRozan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
DeRozan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeRozan blocking some punches.
Rogan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogan.
DeRozan blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan blocks an uppercut.
Rogan misses with the head strike.
DeRozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogan pushes DeRozan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeRozan prevents a body shot from Rogan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeRozan.
Rogan misses with a punch to the body.
DeRozan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogan throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
Rogan misses with a punch on the inside.
DeRozan blocks an uppercut.
DeRozan can't find room to land a body shot as Rogan controls the action.
DeRozan misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeRozan misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeRozan is looking to control Rogan's arms but Rogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeRozan has his back to the cage.
DeRozan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rogan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeRozan slips under a jab from Rogan.
Rogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DeRozan darts in and clinches Rogan up against the cage.
Rogan works on DeRozan's body with a couple of short punches.
DeRozan blocks a body shot from Rogan.
Rogan has a couple of punches blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan trying to stall but Rogan improves his position.
Rogan lands an uppercut.
Rogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alex Rogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rogan cracks DeRozan with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogan throws a head punch that misses.
DeRozan tries to throw a body punch but Rogan avoids it by throwing DeRozan back against the cage.
Rogan blocking some punches.
DeRozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan has a couple of punches blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan misses with some punches.
Rogan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeRozan.
Rogan throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rogan.
Rogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeRozan can do to turn this around?
DeRozan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeRozans head.
Rogan lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from DeRozan fails to land.
DeRozan stalling in the clinch.
DeRozan misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeRozan misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Rogan.
DeRozan is breathing heavily.
Rogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeRozan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan is trying to stall.
DeRozan prevents a body shot from Rogan.
Rogan misses with the head strike.
Rogan lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogan being controlled against the cage.
Rogan swings wildly with an uppercut but DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeRozan is looking to control Rogan's arms but Rogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeRozan has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rogan 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!
DeRozan takes one to the side of the head.
Rogan misses with a looping right.
DeRozan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogan.
DeRozan throws out a counter right but Rogan avoids it with no problem.
Rogan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogan ducks under a wild hook from DeRozan.
Rogan misses with a straight right.
Rogan lands a glancing blow to the side of DeRozan's head.
DeRozan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeRozan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Rogan misses.
Rogan instigates a clinch.
DeRozan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogan working aggressively here.
Rogan lands a body punch.
DeRozan is stalling here.
Rogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeRozan.
Rogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeRozan misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeRozan.
DeRozan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeRozan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeRozan is struggling to control the position.
Rogan pushes DeRozan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeRozan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogan tries a body shot but DeRozan blocks it.
Rogan lands a shoulder strike.
DeRozan blocking some punches.
DeRozan misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan blocks a body shot from Rogan.
DeRozan misses with some punches.
DeRozan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogan throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeRozan backwards.
Rogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogan lands a nice uppercut.
DeRozan blocks an uppercut.
Rogan blocking some punches.
Rogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeMar DeRozan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Rogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeRozans head.
DeRozan blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogan 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rogan!
An out of breath Alex Rogan 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jukka Miettinen (ranked 24979 p4p, 5679 weight class) and Jordon Winters (ranked 557 p4p, 526 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jordon Winters was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Miettinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordon Winters!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Miettinen.
Miettinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miettinen lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miettinen.
Miettinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Tank Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Miettinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Winters tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miettinen. That's going to slow Winters down.
Winters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miettinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miettinen throws a head kick that misses.
Miettinen throws a wild body kick that Winters sees coming a mile off.
Winters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters moves out of range of the strikes.
Winters unleashes a big counter combination but Miettinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miettinen.
Winters moves out of range as Miettinen strikes.
Miettinen connects with a high kick.
Winters takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miettinen scores with a head kick.
Crunch! Miettinen slams his shin into Winters's torso.
Winters on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Winters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miettinen tests Winters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miettinen works the jab nicely.
Winters is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miettinen lands the left hand.
Winters has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miettinen cracks Winters with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Winters is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Winters is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Winters is still on wobbly legs! Can Miettinen finish him?
Miettinen misses with a jab to the body
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winters seems to have recovered his senses.
Miettinen thumps Winters with a low kick.
Winters walks into a stiff left hand from Miettinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miettinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miettinen cracks Winters with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miettinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Miettinen should take that round, based on the knockdown.
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.
Miettinen tries to land a front kick but Winters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winters defending well as Miettinen loads up on a big left hand.
Miettinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Winters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miettinen lands a slapping body shot.
Jukka Miettinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miettinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winters moves out of range as Miettinen strikes.
Winters throws out a counter right but Miettinen avoids it with no problem.
Miettinen tries to land a body kick
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miettinen takes a swing at Winters's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miettinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miettinen. That's going to slow Winters down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Winters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miettinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miettinen scores with a body shot.
Miettinen sizes up Winters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miettinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?
Winters is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winters takes one on the button.
Miettinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winters's sensitive parts.
Miettinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winters tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miettinen dips to his left and cracks Winters with an uppercut!
Miettinen cracks Winters with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miettinen throws a body punch but Winters moves out of range.
Winters now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miettinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Winters takes a step back to recover.
Miettinen throws a switch kick that catches Winters on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Winters looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Winters flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jukka Miettinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Clifton (ranked 23891 p4p, 24893 weight class) and Hector Berlioz (ranked 590 p4p, 570 weight class). Berlioz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. March to the Scaffold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berlioz is looking to land body kicks.
Clifton is looking to counter punch.
Berlioz moves out of range as Clifton throws a body kick.
Clifton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clifton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Berlioz counters with a straight right hand.
Clifton misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Berlioz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berlioz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Berlioz clinches.
Berlioz takes a shot to the head.
Berlioz lands a nice shot to the body.
Berlioz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Berlioz pushes Clifton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clifton works on Berlioz's body with a couple of short punches.
Berlioz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clifton misses with a punch on the inside.
Berlioz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clifton throws a head punch that misses.
Berlioz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clifton.
Berlioz misses with a punch to the body.
Berlioz cracks Clifton with a nice body shot.
Clifton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Berlioz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clifton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Berlioz jabs Clifton right on the nose. Clifton blinks but takes it well.
Clifton moves out of range of the strikes.
Berlioz thuds his right hand into Clifton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Berlioz misses with a straight left.
Berlioz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berlioz takes a swing at Clifton's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Berlioz misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clifton!
Berlioz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clifton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clifton can pounce on him.
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!
A big left from Berlioz misses.
Berlioz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clifton scores with a jab.
Clifton throws a push kick but Berlioz slaps the foot to one side.
Berlioz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berlioz misses the body punch
and Clifton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berlioz pushes Clifton up against the cage in a clinch.
Berlioz breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Clifton is predictable there
and Berlioz counters with a stiff right hand.
Berlioz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berlioz connects with a body shot that sends Clifton's belly button to the back.
Berlioz misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Berlioz dominated that round.
That's time! Clifton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clifton looks to land a right hand but Berlioz moved out of range.
Berlioz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clifton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berlioz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berlioz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Berlioz lands.
Clifton lands a jab-cross combination.
Berlioz throws a series of punches but Clifton avoids them all with ease.
Berlioz cracks Clifton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berlioz misses with a body punch
and Clifton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berlioz throws a head kick that misses.
Clifton misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clifton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clifton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berlioz has a couple of punches blocked by Clifton.
Berlioz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berlioz moves out of range of the body kick from Clifton.
Clifton misses with a kick to the body.
Berlioz tries a head kick but it misses.
Berlioz throws a hook but Clifton blocks it.
Clifton jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Clifton tries to move into range but Berlioz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berlioz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Berlioz 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.
Clifton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Berlioz throws an off balance right hand
and Clifton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Berlioz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clifton throws a push kick but Berlioz slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz looks to land a combination but Clifton avoids it well.
Berlioz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berlioz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Berlioz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Berlioz misses.
Clifton is looking to counter with a body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Berlioz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berlioz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berlioz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berlioz checks a leg kick.
Berlioz misses the shot to the body.
Clifton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berlioz wants to clinch up but Clifton keeps it at a distance.
Clifton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berlioz throws a hook but Clifton blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Berlioz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Berlioz misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Clifton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony Clifton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Berlioz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Berlioz misses with a head kick.
Berlioz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clifton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berlioz.
Clifton tries to work over Berlioz's front leg with a kick but Berlioz checks it.
Berlioz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berlioz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Clifton to counter with a crisp jab.
Berlioz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clifton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big right from Berlioz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berlioz lands with an overhand left.
Berlioz avoids a kick to the body.
Berlioz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clifton under the eye.
Berlioz scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berlioz throws a head kick but Clifton moves out of range.
Berlioz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clifton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clifton moves out of range as Berlioz strikes.
Clifton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clifton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clifton there as he acknowledges the shot.
That kick from Berlioz tenderised Clifton's leg. Clifton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clifton misses with the combination.
Berlioz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Berlioz takes a swing at Clifton's ribcage but misses.
Berlioz misses with a straight right.
Hector Berlioz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berlioz throws the left hand but Clifton avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Clifton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hector Berlioz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clifton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berlioz was well out of range. Poor timing from Clifton.
Clifton throws a wild body kick that Berlioz sees coming a mile off.
Clifton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berlioz connects with a single shot there.
Berlioz throws the kick towards the body but Clifton avoids it.
Clifton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clifton misses with a kick to the body
and Berlioz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berlioz drives through and clinches with Clifton against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berlioz.
A right handed body shot lands from Clifton.
Clifton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clifton has a couple of punches blocked by Berlioz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Berlioz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berlioz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Berlioz!
Our winner, Hector Berlioz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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