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STRIKE! 33 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleki Veainu (ranked 637 p4p, 4110 weight class) and Jagger Clay (ranked 48 p4p, 198 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleki Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jagger Clay!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clay scores with a shot to the body.
Veainu tests Clay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Jagger Clay has been cut.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Clay counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Clay, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clay takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clay was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Veainu ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Clay out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleki Veainu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1708 p4p, 22778 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 232 p4p, 422 weight class). Abdelrahman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blow The Whistle. De Cremonesi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Cremonesi delivers a nice body kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick but Abdelrahman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abdelrahman tried to counter with a leg kick but De Cremonesi avoided it.
Abdelrahman thumps De Cremonesi with a low kick.
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
De Cremonesi walks into a stiff left hand from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looks to land a left hand but De Cremonesi moved out of range nicely.
De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Abdelrahman.
De Cremonesi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abdelrahman.
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!
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Cremonesi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Cremonesi drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Cremonesi checks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but De Cremonesi is out of range.
De Cremonesi takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman is looking to clinch.
De Cremonesi connects with a body shot that sends Abdelrahman's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by De Cremonesi - just one landing.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Cremonesi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
De Cremonesi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Cremonesi duly obliges.
De Cremonesi slips a jab and a cross from Abdelrahman.
A little jabbing left from De Cremonesi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdelrahman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
De Cremonesi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. De Cremonesi catches Abdelrahman right on the button with a cross.
De Cremonesi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abdelrahman momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Cremonesi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Cremonesi throws a front kick that sends Abdelrahman stumbling back into the cage.
Abdelrahman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick lands for Abdelrahman.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdelrahman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdelrahman is looking to clinch.
De Cremonesi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdelrahman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdelrahman.
De Cremonesi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Cremonesi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot.
De Cremonesi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdelrahman blocks a low kick nicely.
Abdelrahman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. De Cremonesi saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
De Cremonesi lands an overhand right.
Abdelrahman avoids the head kick by De Cremonesi.
A swing and a miss from De Cremonesi.
Abdelrahman wants to land a leg kick but De Cremonesi is out of range.
De Cremonesi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looks like Abdelrahman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Cremonesi misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Cremonesi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman catches De Cremonesi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Cremonesi lands a jab to Abdelrahman's midsection.
Abdelrahman instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman avoids the elbow strike from De Cremonesi, against the cage.
Nice body punch from De Cremonesi - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abdelrahman.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch to the body.
De Cremonesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
De Cremonesi throws an elbow that misses.
De Cremonesi lands a body punch.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdelrahman. De Cremonesi shrugs it off though.
De Cremonesi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Cremonesi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Cremonesi.
Abdelrahman wants to slow De Cremonesi down by chopping away at his legs.
De Cremonesi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Cremonesi dips to his left and cracks Abdelrahman with an uppercut!
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!
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Cremonesi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and De Cremonesi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as De Cremonesi blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Cremonesi. Abdelrahman shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from De Cremonesi misses its intended target.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi tries to keep at a distance but Abdelrahman has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Cremonesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike.
Abdelrahman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdelrahman's head backwards.
De Cremonesi throws a combination that misses
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Cremonesi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Cremonesi misses with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice uppercut.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Cremonesi scores with a jab to the body.
Franko De Cremonesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdelrahman lands with a hook. De Cremonesi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Cremonesi jabs at Abdelrahman's body.
De Cremonesi with the inside leg kick.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that misses.
De Cremonesi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Cremonesi blocks a leg kick.
De Cremonesi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Cremonesi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - De Cremonesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Cremonesi 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.
Abdelrahman instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Cremonesi backwards.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as De Cremonesi controls his hands.
Abdelrahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman pushes De Cremonesi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abdelrahman tries a knee to the head but De Cremonesi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from De Cremonesi fails to land.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
De Cremonesi stalling.
De Cremonesi is working Abdelrahman over against the cage.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from De Cremonesi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Cremonesi backwards.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman working aggressively here.
De Cremonesi misses with some punches.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Shahzad Abdelrahman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from De Cremonesi.
Good body shot from De Cremonesi.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
De Cremonesi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franko De Cremonesi.
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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 21069 p4p, 5093 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 573 p4p, 513 weight class). Theodore Rothschild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir misses with a looping left.
Mjölnir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rothschild.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mjölnir.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Mjölnir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mjölnir scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Mjölnir moved out of range.
Mjölnir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rothschild misses with a two punch combination.
Mjölnir just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Mjölnir.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mjölnir throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Mjölnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and before Rothschild can reset, Mjölnir rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Rothschild is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Mjölnir throws a series of punches but Rothschild avoids them all with ease.
Mjölnir scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mjölnir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mjölnir manages to avoid it.
Mjölnir feints and then cracks Rothschild's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothschild down.
Mjölnir thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy body kick from Mjölnir
and Rothschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Mjölnir takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Mjölnir misses with a body punch
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mjölnir throws a front kick aimed at Rothschild's knee but Rothschild avoids it well.
Rothschild swings for the body but Mjölnir moves out of range.
Mjölnir 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.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Rothschild smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mjölnir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Mjölnir shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mjölnir.
Rothschild is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mjölnir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mjölnir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Mjölnir misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Mjölnir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mjölnir throws a lazy head kick
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mjölnir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mjölnir manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Torsten Mjölnir should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mjölnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mjölnir looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Mjölnir is out of range.
Mjölnir throws a counter combo.
Mjölnir throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mjölnir.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mjölnir misses with a series of wild punches.
Mjölnir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Mjölnir settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Rothschild on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Mjölnir throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Mjölnir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Mjölnir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothschild is looking to slow Mjölnir down with leg kicks.
Mjölnir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Rothschild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mjölnir finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothschild's head.
Mjölnir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Mjölnir moved out of range.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mjölnir slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Mjölnir.
Rothschild checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mjölnir throws a nice looking combination but Rothschild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mjölnir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Mjölnir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Mjölnir needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir slips a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rothschild under the eye.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
Mjölnir scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mjölnir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Mjölnir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mjölnir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mjölnir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Mjölnir is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mjölnir was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Mjölnir is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Mjölnir is out of range.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
Mjölnir throws a leg kick
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rothschild engages and cracks Mjölnir with a massive lead left hook - Mjölnir tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rothschild is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Rothschild!
A relieved looking Theodore Rothschild 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 3185 p4p, 2708 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 298 p4p, 158 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Chase the bag (King Von). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147
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144
38 - 26 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Harinck to counter with a crisp jab.
Harinck misses with a straight left.
Harinck slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a head shot.
It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Harinck darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson taking a breather.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Harinck has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harinck digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Harinck lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Harinck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Harinck has double underhooks.
Harinck lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harinck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harinck lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Harinck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harincks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Harinck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson 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.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Harinck saw that one coming.
Anderson slips under a jab from Harinck.
Harinck clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Harinck.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harinck moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harinck tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harinck cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harinck.
Harinck moves out of range of the strikes.
Harinck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Harinck takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Harinck moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Harinck.
Harinck digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Harinck has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson slips a jab from Harinck.
Harinck 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.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Harinck to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Harinck tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Harinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Harinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Harinck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harinck under the eye.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Harinck ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Harinck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A right hook to the body lands for Harinck.
Tommy Harinck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Harinck won't allow it.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Harinck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harinck takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Harinck.
Anderson is trying to push Harinck away but Harinck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Harinck misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Harinck blocks a head kick by Anderson.
It looked like Harinck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harinck fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harinck throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson defending well as Harinck loads up on a big left hand.
Harinck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harinck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harinck blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab from Harinck.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harinck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harinck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harinck.
As Anderson tries to get set, Harinck tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Harinck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harinck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Harinck.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Harinck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harinck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harinck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harinck jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Harinck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harinck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harinck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Harinck has him pressed against the cage.
Harinck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Harinck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Tommy Harinck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Harinck is working Anderson over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harinck, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
A relieved looking Tommy Harinck 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Frendy Saputra (ranked 2968 p4p, 691 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 282 p4p, 77 weight class). Saputra comes to the cage accompanied by Truckin'. Cuntmara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $$ Hoes mad $$. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frendy Saputra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuntmara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuntmara throws a lazy right hand but Saputra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Cuntmara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cuntmara.
Good work by Saputra as he checks the leg kick.
Saputra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saputra staying out of range there.
Saputra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cuntmara moves out of range as Saputra strikes.
Saputra moves out of range of the strikes.
Saputra throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Cuntmara there.
Cuntmara lands a nice shot to the body.
Saputra avoids the body shot from Cuntmara.
Saputra throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
A big left from Cuntmara misses.
Saputra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saputra staying out of range there.
Saputra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Quarry in the buildup to the fight.
Cuntmara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara thuds his right hand into Saputra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cuntmara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saputra lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Saputra.
Saputra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saputra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Saputra misses.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Saputra misses its target.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Cuntmara throws a right hand that misses
letting Saputra counter with a right hand.
Saputra thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Cuntmara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cuntmara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Saputra moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Saputra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cuntmara missing with a left hand there. Saputra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Saputra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuntmara misses with a body shot
and Saputra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuntmara throws out a loose jab but Saputra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuntmara throws the left hand but Saputra avoids the punch easily.
Saputra throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Saputra moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara tried to score with a low kick but Saputra checks it.
Saputra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Saputra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saputra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saputra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cuntmara moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Cuntmara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saputra just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuntmara.
Saputra defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Cuntmara throws a chopping leg kick but Saputra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Saputra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saputra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saputra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuntmara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saputra on the side of the head.
Saputra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut
and Cuntmara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saputra manages to avoid it.
Saputra staying out of range there.
Saputra blocks a jab.
Saputra throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara scores with a hook to the body. Saputra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saputra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saputra moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Saputra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saputra moves away.
A low kick from Cuntmara is predictable there
and Saputra counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a left hand
letting Saputra counter with a right hand.
Saputra slips a jab from Cuntmara.
A little feinted left hand from Saputra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saputra misses with a few strikes there.
Saputra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuntmara loads up on a big right hand but Saputra slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cuntmara jabs at Saputra's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saputra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuntmara thuds his right hand into Saputra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cuntmara throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick but Saputra checks it.
Saputra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cuntmara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saputra blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Saputra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saputra looks to land a right hand but Cuntmara moved out of range.
Cuntmara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saputra just misses with a punch to the body.
Saputra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saputra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cuntmara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saputra.
Saputra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frendy Saputra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuntmara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuntmara is looking for the big counter here.
Saputra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saputra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Saputra slips a straight right by Cuntmara.
Saputra throws a lazy right hand but Cuntmara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saputra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saputra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Saputra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra lands with a straight right. Cuntmara didn't see that one coming.
Saputra slips a straight right by Cuntmara.
A quick step to the side and Saputra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuntmara moves out of range of the strikes.
Saputra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Saputra misses its intended target.
Cuntmara slips a jab from Saputra.
Cuntmara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuntmara avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saputra. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Cuntmara responds with a good body kick, but Saputra manages to step out the way in time.
Cuntmara's corner calls for a 1-2. Cuntmara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cuntmara cracks Saputra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cuntmara lands a right hook to the body.
Saputra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuntmara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuntmara tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuntmara circles away quickly and effectively.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Cuntmara.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuntmara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuntmara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saputra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuntmara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuntmara lands with a nice body punch.
Saputra needs to keep his hands up - Cuntmara had a free shot at his head there.
Cuntmara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saputra slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Cuntmara.
That kick from Cuntmara tenderised Saputra's leg. Saputra is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Cuntmara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cuntmara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Cuntmara!
Ibrahim Cuntmara decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 1614 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Julius Benedict (ranked 219 p4p, 429 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205
15 - 11 - 0 |
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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 35 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict slips a straight right by Ahai.
Julius Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ahai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedict.
Benedict throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahai.
Benedict dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahai. That did some damage!
Ahai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedict finds it's way round the side to connect with Ahai's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Benedict as he connects with a hook.
Benedict misses with a double jab
and Benedict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedict motions for Ahai to come forward. Benedict throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ahai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benedict misses with a left hand
and Benedict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedict moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Benedict.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedict throws a head kick that Ahai semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from Benedict.
Ahai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedict throws the kick towards the body but Ahai avoids it.
Ahai ducks under a wild hook from Benedict.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedict. That's going to slow Ahai down.
Ahai defending well as Benedict loads up on a big left hand.
Ahai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedict throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ahai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedict throws out the jab.
Ahai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benedict.
Benedict throws a jab when Ahai was well out of range.
Benedict misses with a left hand
and Ahai counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Benedict to the mat, face first! Ahai goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Benedict is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Benedict is rocked!
It looks like Julius Benedict has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedict misses with a leg kick
and Ahai counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Benedict off his feet! Benedict crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Benedict isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Ahai screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Azor Ahai!
An out of breath Azor Ahai 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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#R1#
Ali'i misses with a wild body shot.
Murray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ali'i swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Ali'i sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ali'i - that will leave a mark!
Ali'i throws a shot to the body.
Murray takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Ali'i is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ali'i.
Ali'i misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
As Ali'i looks to move away, Murray throws a big counter combo but Ali'i just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Ali'i throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Ali'i is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Ali'i lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ali'i has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murray is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ali'i lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ali'i throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray avoids the head kick by Ali'i.
Ali'i explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali'i dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Ali'i looks to throw a body kick
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ali'i misses with a hook.
Murray misses with a hook
and Ali'i counters with a solid body kick. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali'i. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ali'i fails with an attempt to clinch.
It appears Murray was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Kekoa Ali'i has been cut.
Murray is leaning against Ali'i and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali'i blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
Murray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ali'i lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ali'i.
Ali'i misses with a body punch.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray controlling the action here for a moment.
Murray slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Ali'i moves into range and clinches up with Murray.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray crunches a lovely knee into Ali'i's ribcage.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Ali'i shrugs off.
Ali'i takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali'i blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Ali'i - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
Ali'i is breathing heavily.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray working Ali'i over with knees to the body.
Murray missing with knees to the body.
Murray is looking to control Ali'i's arms but Ali'i gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
Murray lands an elbow just above Ali'i 's eye.
Knees to the body from Murray.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali'i.
Lee Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali'i avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Ali'i misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Murray.
Murray landing knees to the body.
Murray landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Murray is struggling to control the position.
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali'i lands an uppercut.#T2#
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ali'i blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Ali'i avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali'i avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ali'i fails to land.
Murray is leaning against Ali'i and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Ali'i shrugs off.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ali'i's defenses.
Murray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali'i avoids it.
A hook to the body from Murray.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali'i avoids the damage to the body.
Murray scores with a knee to the head.
Ali'i lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Murray.
Murray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ali'i misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with an outside leg kick.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Ali'i closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali'i in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ali'i trying to control the position but instead, Murray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali'i into the cage.
Ali'i displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murray up against the cage.
Murray is working Ali'i over against the cage.
Ali'i takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Murray.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ali'i managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
#T1#
Ali'i takes an elbow to the temple.
Murray pushes off an throws an elbow but Ali'i leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Murray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
Murray controlling the action here for a moment.
Ali'i takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ali'i blocks an elbow strike.
Murray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ali'i tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali'i softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali'i is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Ali'i taking a breather. #T2#
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ali'i's defenses.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali'i can do to turn this around?
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands an elbow just above Ali'i 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murray.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali'i tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali'i.
A knee to the head by Murray.
Murray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 1018 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Loke Axelsen (ranked 74 p4p, 53 weight class). Axelsen has chosen Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A left lands for Molly.
Molly looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsen is just out of range.
Axelsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Molly fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Axelsen! But no joy.
Molly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Molly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hog Molly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly closes the distance and pushes Axelsen back into the cage.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Molly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molly is working Axelsen over against the cage.
Molly misses with some punches.
I was talking to Molly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Molly lands a right hand.
A short right from Molly.
A short right from Molly on the inside.
Molly lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsen throws a head punch that misses.
Molly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Molly tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Molly back against the cage.
Molly pushes Axelsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Axelsen looks winded!
Molly works on Axelsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Molly lands an uppercut.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Molly lands a body punch.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Molly.
Axelsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molly lands a right hand.
Axelsen throws a head punch that misses.
Axelsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axelsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly works on Axelsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Molly - that landed with a thud.
Molly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Molly lands with a short shot to the head.
Molly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axelsen takes a shot to the head.
Molly lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Molly scores with a hook to the body.
Molly presses Axelsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Molly.
Molly pushes Axelsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hog Molly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Molly moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsen.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Axelsen's head.
Molly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly lands with a right to the head.
Molly digs a right hand underneath Axelsen's ribcage. Axelsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
A short left from Molly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molly blocks an uppercut.
Axelsen is breathing heavily.
A short right from Molly.
Molly lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molly.
Molly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axelsen can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Molly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Molly creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Axelsen crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Axelsen face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Molly takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hog Molly!
Hog Molly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 23129 p4p, 2953 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 403 p4p, 279 weight class). Gomez has chosen Hotel California (Spanish Mix) as his entrance music. Pedro Gomez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cheyenne Little Dove's chin.
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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 26 - 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 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little Dove misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Little Dove should have avoided that one.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Little Dove tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Little Dove connects with a crisp jab.
Little Dove throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little Dove swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Little Dove missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Gomez misses.
We've been informed that Gomez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Little Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Little Dove is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gomez.
Little Dove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little Dove.
Little Dove instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Little Dove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Little Dove darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Little Dove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little Dove moves into the clinch.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little Dove cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Little Dove slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez throws out a leg kick but Little Dove moves out of range and Gomez only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Little Dove smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Little Dove lands a jab to the nose.
Little Dove moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Little Dove darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
Little Dove has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Little Dove has the dominant position.
Gomez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove cracks Gomez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Little Dove lands a jab to the head.
Little Dove tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Jab from Gomez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Little Dove gets a clinch.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Little Dove.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Little Dove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little Dove scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little Dove pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
A right hook to the body lands for Little Dove.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pedro Gomez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Little Dove has double underhooks.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
A short left from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a damaging elbow.
Little Dove lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Little Dove is controlling the position.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
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!
Gomez blocks an elbow strike.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Little Dove won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little Dove connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little Dove throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Little Dove takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
That's time! Little Dove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Little Dove misses.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Little Dove closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pedro Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little Dove looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Little Dove is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little Dove moves into the clinch successfully.
Little Dove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Little Dove misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gomez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little Dove doesn't seem phased though.
Little Dove slips under a jab.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Little Dove moves out of range easily.
Gomez wants to slow Little Dove down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Little Dove on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little Dove lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little Dove misses with a straight left.
Little Dove jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little Dove looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Gomez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Little Dove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Little Dove moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Little Dove connects with a looping right hand.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Little Dove scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little Dove looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Little Dove crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomez - the referee stops the clock and Little Dove gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomez. Little Dove manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Little Dove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove misses with a jab to the body
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Little Dove connects with a body shot.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Little Dove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little Dove closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Little Dove backing away here, and Gomez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Little Dove scores with a jab to the body.
Little Dove throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove misses with a straight left.
Little Dove moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little Dove.
Gomez thows a leg kick but Little Dove checks it
and Little Dove connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little Dove throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
A swing and a miss from Little Dove.
Little Dove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little Dove lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little Dove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Dove scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little Dove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez needs to keep his hands up - Little Dove had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Little Dove avoids it with no problem.
Little Dove lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little Dove misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Little Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Little Dove's head but Little Dove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little Dove looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Little Dove throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Little Dove tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Little Dove takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Little Dove avoids it with no problem.
Gomez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Little Dove's head.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little Dove.
Little Dove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little Dove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Little Dove misses.
A slow jab from Little Dove misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Little Dove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Little Dove misses with an uppercut.
Little Dove tries to clinch up.
Little Dove throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to clinch up.
Little Dove misses with a body shot.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Little Dove moves out of range.
Little Dove throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Nice shot by Gomez.
Little Dove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little Dove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Little Dove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomez thuds a left hand into Little Dove's body.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little Dove throws out the jab.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Little Dove throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Little Dove was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gomez.
Little Dove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little Dove moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little Dove moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Little Dove as Gomez tries to tie him up.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Little Dove has double underhooks.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little Dove throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Little Dove misses with a body punch
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cheyenne Little Dove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little Dove slips under a jab.
Gomez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little Dove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Little Dove.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez with a hook.
Little Dove slips under a jab from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Little Dove has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Little Dove ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Little Dove ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little Dove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little Dove will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Little Dove is looking to clinch.
Little Dove throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Nice cross by Gomez.
Little Dove dips to his left and cracks Gomez with an uppercut!
Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Little Dove has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Gomez.
I think Little Dove has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheyenne Little Dove!
Cheyenne Little Dove retains his featherweight title!
Cheyenne Little Dove seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beta Tua (ranked 21366 p4p, 4453 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 548 p4p, 476 weight class). Durand Jr has chosen Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Durand Jr.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Durand Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Durand Jr.
Tua misses with the body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Durand Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Tua walks into a stiff left hand from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durand Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Tua throws a body kick.
Durand Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durand Jr throws the kick towards the body but Tua avoids it.
Durand Jr connects with the punch.
Tua avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tua.
Tua avoids the head kick by Durand Jr.
Tua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua throws a push kick but Durand Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up.
Durand Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tua is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Tua.
Tua throws out a powerful jab.
Durand Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tua.
Durand Jr staying out of range there.
Durand Jr misses with a looping left.
Tua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Durand Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand Jr works the jab nicely.
Durand Jr misses with a left hand
and Tua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tua throws a wild body kick that Durand Jr sees coming a mile off.
Durand Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Durand Jr clinches.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Durand Jr controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Durand Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durand Jr misses the body punch
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
Tua throws a body kick that misses.
Tua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durand Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Durand Jr slips the punch.
Tua throws the left hand but Durand Jr avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durand Jr! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durand Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tua looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tua - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Durand Jr!
Tua checks a low kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durand Jr defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Durand Jr throws a shot from downtown. Tua moves away and avoids it.
Durand Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Tua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Durand Jr avoids it.
Durand Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Durand Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr slips a straight right by Tua.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Durand Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durand Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand Jr manages to avoid it.
Durand Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Durand Jr backs away, Tua returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Durand Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr scores with a jab. Tua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Tua misses.
Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
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 Beta Tua will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Durand Jr throws a hook but Tua blocks it.
Durand Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Durand Jr avoids the head kick by Tua.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Tua throws a body kick.
Durand Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durand Jr lands a two punch combo.
Durand Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr with a jab.
Durand Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tua's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
Tua tried to counter with a leg kick but Durand Jr avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durand Jr with the inside leg kick.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Tua throws a body kick.
Durand Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durand Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Tua is looking to counter punch.
Durand Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand Jr.
And Tua counters with a quick kick to the body but Durand Jr blocks it.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Durand Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a leg kick.
Tua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durand Jr takes a swing at Tua's ribcage but misses.
Durand Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durand Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tua takes a step back to recover.
Durand Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua throwing a counter right hand but Durand Jr manages to avoid it.
Tua throws a head kick that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand Jr.
Tua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr really 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 punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durand Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tua finds it's way round the side to connect with Durand Jr's head.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durand Jr counters with a body kick.
Durand Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Tua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durand Jr has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua misses with a hook. Durand Jr ducked under it nicely.
Durand Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durand Jr jabs Tua right on the nose. Tua blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
Beta Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Tua should have avoided that one.
Durand Jr tries to land a front kick but Tua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durand Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tua counters with a nice body kick.
Durand Jr throws a wild body kick that Tua sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Tua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Tua.
Durand Jr slips a straight right by Tua.
A lazy left from Durand Jr finds it's target.
Durand Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durand Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tua quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Durand Jr moves out of range easily.
Tua tests Durand Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr connects with a body shot that sends Tua's belly button to the back.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Durand Jr lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacques Durand Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tua lands a head kick that bluckles Durand Jr and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Tua no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Durand Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durand Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by Durand Jr as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Durand Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Tua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durand Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Durand Jr slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durand Jr thumps Tua with a low kick.
Tua will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand Jr lunges at Tua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tua's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durand Jr. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durand Jr looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Durand Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua's sensitive parts.
Durand Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Tua takes one on the button.
Tua staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durand Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Durand Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand Jr.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Durand Jr moves away and avoids it.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Durand Jr moves out of range easily.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Durand Jr slips the punch.
Durand Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Durand Jr - just one landing.
Durand Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durand Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques Durand Jr.
Well Durand Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beta Tua!
Beta Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Beta Tua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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