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STRIKE! 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 22724 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 550 p4p, 420 weight class). Kronke comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Volkanovski has chosen 2pac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Eric Kronke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eric Kronke seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kronke.
Kronke misses with a right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a two punch combo.
Volkanovski slips under a jab.
Kronke tries to land a leg kick but Volkanovski saw it coming and moves away.
Volkanovski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski moves away from the strike by Kronke.
Kronke misses with a straight left.
Kronke misses with a head kick.
Volkanovski slips under a jab from Kronke.
Kronke throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkanovski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kronke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kronke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Kronke misses its intended target.
Volkanovski stuns Kronke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Volkanovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke lands with a slapping head kick.
Eric Kronke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kronke misses with a head kick.
Kronke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkanovski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronke.
Volkanovski moves out of range as Kronke strikes.
Kronke misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volkanovski manages to break the clinch.
Kronke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkanovski.
Volkanovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronke. Volkanovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronke misses with a straight right.
Volkanovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkanovski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eric Kronke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kronke.
Volkanovski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronke misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Kronke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kronke throws a body shot but no joy.
Kronke throws a head kick that misses.
Kronke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkanovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkanovski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Kronke misses.
Volkanovski is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
A jab from Kronke finds it's way through Volkanovski's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Kronke. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kronke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volkanovski has time to react.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Kronke.
Kronke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kronke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkanovski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kronke.
Kronke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kronke avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Kronke misses the jab.
Kronke scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Volkanovski to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Kronke away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Volkanovski got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronke throws an overhand right that lands on Volkanovski's shoulder, as Volkanovski tries to avoid the shot.
Volkanovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kronke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kronke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kronke throws an overhand right that lands on Volkanovski's shoulder, as Volkanovski tries to avoid the shot.
Volkanovski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kronke fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kronke misses its intended target.
Donk. Volkanovski catches Kronke right on the button with a cross.
Kronke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkanovski checks it well.
Eric Kronke is winning the standup battle so far.
Kronke lands a leg kick that knocks Volkanovski off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Kronke.
Kronke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkanovski can do to turn this around?
Volkanovski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kronke lands a jab to the head.
Kronke misses with a right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Kronke misses.
Volkanovski clinches up against the cage.
Volkanovski digs a right hand underneath Kronke's ribcage. Kronke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kronke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkanovski manages to break the clinch.
Kronke misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski slips a jab and a cross from Kronke.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kronke!
Kronke misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Kronke misses with a looping left.
Kronke throws a combination that misses
and Volkanovski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kronke misses with an uppercut.
Volkanovski unleashes a big counter combination but Kronke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Volkanovski slips a straight right by Kronke.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronke throws out the jab.
Kronke misses with a body shot
and Volkanovski counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkanovski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kronke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkanovski rushes Kronke and presses him up against the cage.
Volkanovski breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Kronke.
Kronke tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkanovski jabs Kronke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kronke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkanovski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kronke 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.
Volkanovski lands with a nice combination. Kronke backs away looking to recover.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Kronke.
Volkanovski lands with a straight right. Kronke didn't see that one coming.
Kronke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kronke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronke throws out the jab.
Volkanovski throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kronke as he connects with a hook.
Kronke misses with a combination
and Volkanovski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Volkanovski breaks from the clinch.
Kronke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kronke throws a body punch but Volkanovski moves out of range.
Kronke misses with a double jab.
Volkanovski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kronke finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkanovski's head.
Kronke misses with a looping left.
Volkanovski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kronke connects with a right hand. Volkanovski shakes it off.
 Volkanovski is rocked!
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronke throws a leg kick but Volkanovski checks it.
Volkanovski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kronke will feel that in the morning.
Aleksandar Volkanovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke misses with a low kick.
Volkanovski throws a right hand that Kronke ducks under and follows up with a left that Kronke also avoids with ease.
Kronke tries to bum rush Volkanovski with a series of wild strikes but Volkanovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkanovski blocks a jab.
Volkanovski loads up on a big right hand but Kronke slips the punch.
Volkanovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kronke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkanovski moves into the clinch.
Volkanovski blocking some punches.
Volkanovski trying to land knees to the body.
Volkanovski blocks an uppercut.
Volkanovski misses with a knee to the head.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Volkanovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kronke throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkanovski.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Eric Kronke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kronke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Kronke!
An out of breath Eric Kronke 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1601 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Ron Funches (ranked 219 p4p, 205 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Funches has chosen Homosapien as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Funches!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Funches checks it.
Funches tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abdelrahman is able to avoid easily.
Funches takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Funches throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Funches's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funches down.
Funches looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
Funches scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdelrahman should have avoided that one.
Funches 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.
Funches walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funches.
Abdelrahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funches throws out the jab.
Abdelrahman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Funches takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Funches moves forwards but Abdelrahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Abdelrahman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Funches throws a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head but Abdelrahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdelrahman cracks Funches with a good jab.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Funches throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Funches motions for Abdelrahman to come forward. Funches throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funches avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice body punch.
Abdelrahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funches.
Funches throws a head kick that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman lands a jab.
Funches throws an off balance right hand
and Funches takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Funches missing with a left hand there. Abdelrahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Funches.
Funches swings widly with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a good low kick that Funches was not able to check.
Funches takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Funches swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdelrahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Funches.
Funches throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Funches throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funches takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdelrahman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funches takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Funches walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Funches misses the jab.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy right hand. Funches should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Funches.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Funches momentarily.
Abdelrahman scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funches tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Funches checks it.
Funches looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman 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.
A swing and a miss from Funches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abdelrahman 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 Funches has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funches and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Funches as he checks the leg kick.
Funches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Funches takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funches throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Abdelrahman coming out on top.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Funches strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Funches down.
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Funches strikes.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funches.
Funches looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funches throws a leg kick
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Funches. That did some damage!
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Funches pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funches waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdelrahman.
Funches's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funches throws out the jab.
Abdelrahman works Funches's body with a nice hook.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funches throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Donk. Abdelrahman catches Funches right on the button with a cross.
Abdelrahman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdelrahman cracks a nice hook into Funches's ribs.
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!
Funches swings widly with a right hand
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdelrahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Abdelrahman blocks the low kick.
Funches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
A jab from Funches misses.
It looks like Abdelrahman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funches on the side of the head.
Funches misses with a body shot.
Funches throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdelrahman throwing a counter right hand but Funches manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funches gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Funches throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Funches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funches throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funches chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Funches down.
Funches has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funches.
Abdelrahman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Funches if he has to take too many more of those.
Abdelrahman throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funches throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Funches throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ron Funches has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funches can do to turn this around?
Funches throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Abdelrahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funches.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Funches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Funches looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Funches avoids it easily.
A jab from Abdelrahman does it's job there.
Abdelrahman with a hook.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
Funches pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funches needs to keep his hands up - Abdelrahman had a free shot at his head there.
Funches takes one to the side of the head.
Funches stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Funches off balance momentarily.
Funches takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman lands a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Funches. Those never looked like landing.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman with a hook.
Abdelrahman throws out a leg kick but Funches moves out of range and Abdelrahman only half commits.
Funches moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Funches on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funches turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Funches on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdelrahman lands a body shot.
Abdelrahman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Funches lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Funches has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abdelrahman.
Funches takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funches on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Funches has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funches throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdelrahman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funches throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Abdelrahman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman thuds his right hand into Funches's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funches avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Funches throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Funches lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdelrahman cracks Funches with an open hand slap.
Funches avoids the head kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman scoring well with a low kick there.
Funches misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Funches.
A jab from Funches misses.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdelrahman lands a jab.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping right hand.
Abdelrahman lands with an uppercut that bounces Funches off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Funches misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
A relieved looking Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 4826 p4p, 21048 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 451 p4p, 474 weight class). Elizondo comes to the cage accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Gaizka Elizondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kirov Sturmovik's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturmovik.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
Elizondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sturmovik just misses with a punch to the body.
Elizondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Elizondo. Sturmovik shrugs it off though.
Elizondo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturmovik under the eye.
Elizondo scores with a jab.
Sturmovik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sturmovik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elizondo counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Elizondo scores with a jab to the body.
Elizondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sturmovik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sturmovik drops his guard momentarily, allowing Elizondo to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Sturmovik! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Elizondo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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#R1#
Mjölnir blocks a jab.
Ali'i slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mjölnir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali'i throws a body kick that misses.
Mjölnir blocks the body kick.
Mjölnir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Kekoa Ali'i has been cut.
Ali'i looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali'i uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mjölnir.
Ali'i uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mjölnir.
#CL#
Ali'i clinches with his opponent.
Mjölnir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mjölnir prevents a body shot from Ali'i.
Mjölnir blocking some punches.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Mjölnir lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali'i trying to stall but Mjölnir improves his position.
Ali'i trying to control the position but instead, Mjölnir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali'i into the cage.
Mjölnir misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali'i tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Ali'i is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir lands a body punch.
Ali'i makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali'i misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i gets through Mjölnir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Mjölnir on the inside.
Ali'i can't find room to land a body shot as Mjölnir controls the action.
Mjölnir lands with a right to the head.
Mjölnir cracks Ali'i with a nice body shot.
Ali'i is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Mjölnir fails to land.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjölnir gets through Ali'i's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mjölnir lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Mjölnir has a couple of punches blocked by Ali'i.
Mjölnir throws a head punch that misses.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mjölnir throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjölnir misses with a body punch.
Ali'i's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
Mjölnir scores with a hook to the body.
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali'i.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mjölnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i misses with some punches.
Mjölnir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali'i lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
Ali'i wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Mjölnir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
That's time! Ali'i's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mjölnir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mjölnir just misses with a punch to the body.
Mjölnir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali'i lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ali'i is looking to clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mjölnir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Ali'i lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
Ali'i misses with the head strike.
Ali'i stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali'i gets through Mjölnir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mjölnir.
Ali'i is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Ali'i looking to stall.
Ali'i wants to stall.
Kekoa Ali'i has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
A short right from Ali'i on the inside.
Mjölnir has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ali'i seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mjölnir can turn it around.
Mjölnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mjölnir fails to land.
Ali'i working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali'i can't find room to land a body shot as Mjölnir controls the action.
Mjölnir digs a right hand into Ali'i's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali'i's gas tank.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mjölnir prevents a body shot from Ali'i.
Mjölnir has a couple of punches blocked by Ali'i.
Mjölnir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali'i lands with a right to the head.
Mjölnir cracks Ali'i with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali'i blocking some punches.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mjölnir lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjölnir throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali'i.
A short body shot lands from Ali'i as the two fighters clinch.
Mjölnir lands an uppercut.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mjölnir blocks a body shot from Ali'i.
Mjölnir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Mjölnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali'i lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
Ali'i scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali'i tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali'i misses with some punches.
Ali'i prevents a body shot from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali'i.
Ali'i blocking some punches.
Ali'i lands a nice uppercut.
Ali'i misses with the head strike.
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 Kekoa Ali'i will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali'i 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 Mjölnir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mjölnir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mjölnir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mjölnir moves out of range as Ali'i strikes.
Ali'i tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mjölnir.
A head kick misses from Ali'i.
Mjölnir throws out a counter right but Ali'i avoids it with no problem.
Ali'i moves out of range as Mjölnir throws a body kick.
Torsten Mjölnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali'i tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mjölnir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i slips a jab from Mjölnir.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mjölnir keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali'i looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mjölnir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali'i moves away.
Mjölnir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mjölnir misses with a kick to the body.
Mjölnir swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali'i.
Ali'i's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mjölnir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali'i scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali'i.
A combination from Mjölnir does no damage.
A left lands for Mjölnir.
Ali'i slips under a jab.
Ali'i is looking for a counter combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mjölnir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ali'i - the referee stops the clock and Mjölnir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ali'i. Mjölnir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ali'i misses with a body shot.
Ali'i looks to score with a jab to the body but Mjölnir is just out of range.
Ali'i throws a push kick but Mjölnir slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali'i.
A lazy body kick from Ali'i
and Mjölnir counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali'i throws a body punch but Mjölnir moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mjölnir.
A combination from Mjölnir does no damage.
Mjölnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ali'i changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Mjölnir. Beautiful body shot.
Mjölnir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
Ali'i fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mjölnir manages to avoid it.
Mjölnir with a nice calf kick.
Mjölnir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mjölnir avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Mjölnir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mjölnir with a hook.
Ali'i lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali'i darts in trying to clinch
and Mjölnir counters with a straight right hand.
Ali'i 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.
Ali'i drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mjölnir to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Ali'i! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mjölnir takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Torsten Mjölnir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 20624 p4p, 21916 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 230 p4p, 535 weight class). Henri De Lagardere acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lagardere avoids a kick to the body.
De Lagardere throws a body punch but Waldron moves out of range.
Waldron misses with a low kick.
De Lagardere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Waldron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Lagardere lands a nice shot to the body.
De Lagardere feints and then cracks Waldron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waldron down.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch but De Lagardere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Lagardere! But no joy.
De Lagardere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Waldron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Lagardere takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Waldron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere works Waldron's body with a nice hook.
Waldron throws a looping overhand right but De Lagardere ducks down to avoid it.
Waldron drives through and clinches with De Lagardere against the cage.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks for a moment.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Lagardere lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Lagardere landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
De Lagardere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waldron has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on De Lagardere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waldron digs a right hand into De Lagardere's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Lagardere's gas tank.
De Lagardere has had enough of the clinch but Waldron keeps him there for the moment.
Waldron prevents De Lagardere from breaking the clinch.
De Lagardere can't break the clinch.
De Lagardere gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
De Lagardere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waldron blocks it with crossed arms.
De Lagardere blocks an elbow strike from Waldron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Henri De Lagardere's cut even more.
Waldron scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron'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.
Waldron lands an elbow inside.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waldron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Waldron has De Lagardere pressed against the cage.
Waldron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Lagardere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that De Lagardere shrugs off.
Waldron throws an elbow but it misses.
De Lagardere with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Lagardere prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Waldron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waldron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Henri De Lagardere's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
De Lagardere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldron avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Waldron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waldron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waldron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Waldron.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Waldron ducks down to avoid it.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut
and Waldron counters with a straight right hand.
Waldron throws a jab but it's blocked by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron tries to clinch but De Lagardere moves out of range.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut. Waldron saw that one coming.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut. Waldron saw that one coming.
Waldron ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
Waldron defending well as De Lagardere loads up on a big left hand.
Waldron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Waldron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by De Lagardere. Beautiful body shot.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for De Lagardere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere lands a jab to Waldron's midsection.
De Lagardere misses with a lunging right hand
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waldron.
Johnny Waldron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waldron lands a left hand.
De Lagardere wants to break free but Waldron has control.
Waldron works on De Lagardere's body with a couple of short punches.
De Lagardere is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
A knee to the head by Waldron.
Henri De Lagardere's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Waldron lands a body shot.
Waldron lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henri De Lagardere's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21292 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 454 p4p, 362 weight class). Salamanca comes into the arena with Superstar Cypress Hill blaring out of the sound system. Kenjiro Tokugawa struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.5lbs 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 these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Salamanca. Those never looked like landing.
Tokugawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokugawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tokugawa's hands.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Tokugawa throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.
Salamanca gets tackled into the cage by Tokugawa. Tokugawa maintains the clinch.
Salamanca landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Salamanca.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Salamanca.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Tokugawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salamanca lands a damaging elbow.
Salamanca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokugawa clinches.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Tokugawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca thuds his shin into the meat of Tokugawa's side.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokugawa moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tokugawa 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!
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
Salamanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tokugawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Tokugawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca keeps Tokugawa at a distance using the push kick.
Tokugawa looks winded!
Tokugawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Tokugawa is just out of range.
Salamanca scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salamanca punishes Tokugawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
That's time! Salamanca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tokugawa is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tokugawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salamanca throws a series of strikes that have Tokugawa backpedaling.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca cracks Tokugawa with a good jab.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Tokugawa throws a series of strikes that have Salamanca backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a body kick that stops Tokugawa in his tracks momentarily.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Salamanca misses its target.
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tokugawa.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a left hand
and Salamanca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca looks to land a combination but Tokugawa avoids it well.
Tokugawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Tokugawa.
Nice body kick there by Salamanca.
Salamanca thuds his right hand into Tokugawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Tokugawa misses its intended target.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca lands a jab to Tokugawa's midsection.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tokugawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Tokugawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca lunges at Tokugawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tokugawa's hand.
Tokugawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tokugawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tokugawa at a distance.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Tokugawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tokugawa down.
Good standup being displayed there by Salamanca as he connects with a hook.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tokugawa needs to keep his hands up - Salamanca had a free shot at his head there.
Tokugawa closes the distance and pushes Salamanca back into the cage.
Salamanca pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca clobbers Tokugawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Tokugawa misses
and Salamanca counters 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!
Tokugawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokugawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salamanca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
An out of breath Marco Salamanca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 24117 p4p, 1490 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 576 p4p, 198 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Ahai crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lee Murray!
An out of breath Lee Murray 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 3873 p4p, 624 weight class) and Ngozi Chai (ranked 419 p4p, 83 weight class). Carretero comes to the cage accompanied by Sun by DVRKHOLD. 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 22 - 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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carretero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carretero misses with a kick to the body.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carretero misses the jab.
Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Chai defending well as Carretero loads up on a big left hand.
Chai staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carretero, as that shot connected.
Carretero throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Carretero wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
Carretero clinches up with Chai and pushes him back against the cage.
Carretero working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carretero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Carretero controls the action.
Carretero tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai needs to keep his hands up - Carretero had a free shot at his head there.
Chai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carretero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai is rocked!
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai is still on wobbly legs! Can Carretero finish him?
Carretero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a left to the body.
Chai seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai staying out of range there.
Carretero throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cristóforo Carretero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Carretero counters with a low kick, right behind Chai 's knee.
Chai throws a jab when Carretero was well out of range.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carretero's hands.
Carretero misses with a hook
and Chai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carretero is out of range and Chai settles back down.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Chai slips a jab from Carretero.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carretero.
Chai moves out of range as Carretero strikes.
Carretero throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cristóforo Carretero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cristóforo Carretero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carretero throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Carretero is predictable there
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carretero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai connects with a right hand. Carretero shakes it off.
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Carretero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carretero throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Carretero is rocked!
Chai misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carretero connects with a nice looking jab.
Carretero jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Carretero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cristóforo Carretero's cut is getting worse.
Chai lands a right and a left and another right! Carretero goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai is the new welterweight champion!
Ngozi Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 1484 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Jacob Hopson (ranked 170 p4p, 206 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Hopson has chosen Down Under as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hopson. That one must have hurt.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopson scrambles back to his feet.
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Hopson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopson connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hopson.
Hopson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Smith moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Smith throws a jab when Hopson was well out of range.
Smith wants to slow Hopson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopson misses with a body shot.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopson can pounce on him.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Hopson tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
Smith cracks Hopson with an open hand slap.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Hopson moved away.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Hopson tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Hopson lands.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopson at a distance.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Hopson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopson.
Donk. Smith catches Hopson right on the button with a cross.
Hopson is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopson.
Hopson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson staying out of range there.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Hopson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hopson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith 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.
Smith misses with the body kick
enabling Hopson to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Hopson seems unphased.
Smith throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Hopson walks into a jab.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopson off the cage and back into range.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Hopson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hopson scores with a leg kick.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Hopson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopson is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Nice body kick from Hopson.
Hopson needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopson checks it well.
Hopson misses with a body kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopson can do to turn this around?
Hopson avoids the head kick by Smith.
Hopson throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith is looking to clinch but Hopson is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopson, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopson.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Kenny Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Hopson.
Hopson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopson lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopson.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hopson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a push kick but Hopson slaps the foot to one side.
Hopson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith misses the jab.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopson moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Hopson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hopson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopson. That snapped Smith's head back.
Hopson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Hopson slaps the foot to one side.
Hopson misses with a body shot.
Hopson throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson misses the body punch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hopson slips under a jab from Smith.
Hopson blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopson slips a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hopson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopson misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Hopson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Hopson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopson misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Hopson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Hopson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Hopson moved away.
Hopson lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Hopson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopson.
Hopson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopson is looking to land body kicks.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Smith defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Hopson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the body shot from Hopson.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith connects with a right hand. Hopson shakes it off.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hopson avoids nicely.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Hopson looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith jabs Hopson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopson throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson lands an overhand right.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Smith.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hopson - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hopson. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Hopson dodges the punch combination from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kenny Smith 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.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hopson walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Hopson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hopson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Smith has Hopson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Hopson trying to land knees to the body.
Hopson lands a left hand.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith has Hopson pushed against the cage.
Hopson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopson is defending well for now.
Hopson tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Hopson shrugs off.
Hopson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopson misses with a low kick.
Smith takes one on the button.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws the left hand but Hopson avoids the punch easily.
Hopson loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith slips under a jab from Hopson.
Hopson moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Hopson connects with a leg kick.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hopson lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Hopson throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Hopson only half commits.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopson. That did some damage!
Hopson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Hopson wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
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 Kenny Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopson.
Hopson dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith moves out of range as Hopson throws a body kick.
Hopson throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Hopson moves out of range easily.
Hopson throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith wants to clinch.
Hopson defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Hopson off balance momentarily.
Jacob Hopson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Hopson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopson tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Hopson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hopson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Hopson's belly button to the back.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopson's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Hopson misses its intended target.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopson takes one on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Hopson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Smith.
Hopson moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hopson's head but Hopson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith misses with a hook.
Hopson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopson throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hopson.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hopson.
Smith tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hopson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenny Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 23315 p4p, 3143 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 360 p4p, 258 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Harinck loads up on a big right hand but Little Dove slips the punch.
Little Dove tries to keep at a distance but Harinck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little Dove has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Harinck 's eye.
It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Harinck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Harinck.
Harinck lands a hook that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harinck takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Tommy Harinck's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little Dove lands a shot to the body.
Harinck misses with some punches.
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Little Dove lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little Dove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harinck avoids the elbow strike from Little Dove, against the cage.
Harinck has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Little Dove seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harinck can turn it around.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Harinck.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Little Dove digs a right hand into Harinck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harinck's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove gets through Harinck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Tommy Harinck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harinck.
Little Dove lands an elbow that stopped Harinck in his tracks for a moment.
Tommy Harinck's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Little Dove stuns Harinck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Little Dove throws a good cross that connects.
Harinck blocks a jab.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Harinck closes the distance and pushes Little Dove back into the cage.
Harinck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little Dove takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Harinck.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the cage.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Little Dove.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove is working Harinck over against the cage.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little Dove.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
Little Dove cracks Harinck with a nice body shot.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove lands a body punch.
Harinck is leaning against Little Dove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Harinck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cheyenne Little Dove!
Cheyenne Little Dove retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Cheyenne Little Dove thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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