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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Dunn (ranked 24027 p4p, 24953 weight class) and Gudu Rimo (ranked 195 p4p, 201 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gudu Rimo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rimo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rimo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rimo moves into the clinch.
Dunn tries to break free but Rimo pushes him back against the ropes.
Rimo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rimo misses with a double jab
and Dunn counters by moving into the clinch.
Rimo breaks the clinch.
Rimo closes the distance and clinches.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rimo tries to counter with a clinch but Dunn shakes him off and moves away.
Rimo slips a straight right by Dunn.
Rimo misses the shot to the body.
Rimo moves out of range of the body kick.
Rimo throws a counter combo.
Rimo drives through and clinches with Dunn against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rimo avoiding damage as Dunn throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rimo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dunn's brow.
Rimo manages to break the clinch.
Rimo moves into the clinch.
Rimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Rimo breaks from the clinch.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rimo throws the kick towards the body but Dunn avoids it.
Rimo rushes Dunn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rimo has Dunn pressed against the ropes, preventing Dunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dunn is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunn looks to land a combination but Rimo avoids it well.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Rimo circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rimo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rimo clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rimo is struggling to control the position.
Rimo stalls.
Rimo lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gudu Rimo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rimo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rimo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rimo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rimo lands a right hook to the body.
Dunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rimo moves into the clinch.
Dunn stalling in the clinch but Rimo improves position.
Gudu Rimo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rimo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunn throws out the jab.
Rimo clinches.
Rimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Rimo pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Rimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rimo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunn instigates a clinch.
Dunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunn breaks the clinch.
Rimo throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Rimo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rimo back to the ropes. Dunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Gudu Rimo has been cut.
Rimo closes the distance and clinches.
Rimo tries a body shot but Dunn blocks it.
Rimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dunn misses with a double jab.
Rimo has managed to clinch.
Dunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Rimo pushes Dunn back against the ropes 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.
Gudu Rimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gudu Rimo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunn sizes up Rimo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Rimo tries to get set, Dunn tries to push him back and clinch up but Rimo manages to avoid the attempt.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Dunn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rimo closes the distance and clinches.
Dunn is trying to break the clinch but Rimo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dunn stalling in the clinch but Rimo improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rimo breaks the clinch.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches.
Rimo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunn up against the ropes.
Dunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rimo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rimo manages to break the clinch.
Rimo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dunn is looking to control Rimo's arms but Rimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dunn has his back to the ropes.
Rimo keeps control of Dunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Rimo won't allow it.
Dunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Rimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rimo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rimo checks a leg kick.
Rimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rimo drives through and clinches with Dunn against the ropes.
Rimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunn tries to counter by clinching up but Rimo breaks away and moves out of range.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rimo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rimo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dunn doesn't seem bothered though.
Jake Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rimo closes the distance and clinches.
Rimo looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gudu Rimo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rimo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gudu Rimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rimo 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gudu Rimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bear Loman (ranked 2433 p4p, 2362 weight class) and Jadiel Padilla (ranked 69 p4p, 66 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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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jadiel Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Padilla catches Loman right on the button with a cross.
Padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loman counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Padilla goes down! Will Padilla beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
It looks like Jadiel Padilla has been cut.
Loman blocks a jab.
Padilla darts in trying to clinch
and Loman counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Padilla goes down! Loman rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Padilla is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bear Loman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 2703 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Woo Hyuk Hwang (ranked 81 p4p, 133 weight class). Woo Hyuk Hwang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Woo Hyuk Hwang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hwang. Ajuricaba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajuricaba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hwang back to the ropes. Ajuricaba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Woo Hyuk Hwang has been cut.
Hwang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hwang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba tests Hwang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hwang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hwang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hwang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ajuricaba throws a shot to the body.
Hwang ducks into a a hook from Ajuricaba and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hwang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ajuricaba.
Hwang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ajuricaba momentarily.
Hwang throws a right hand that misses
and Ajuricaba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hwang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hwang walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ajuricaba! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huena Ajuricaba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolas Artusii (ranked 5275 p4p, 25003 weight class) and Grayson Sideris (ranked 164 p4p, 183 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolas Artusii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grayson Sideris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artusii clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Artusii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sideris's brow.
Sideris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideris is trying to break the clinch but Artusii is controlling him.
Sideris wants to get back to striking at distance but Artusii won't allow it.
Artusii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artusii is trying to stall.
Sideris tries to break the clinch but Artusii is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Artusii.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artusii tries to circle away but Sideris has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Sideris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sideris tries to break free but Artusii pushes him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Artusii leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artusii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sideris is trying to break free.
Sideris dodges an elbow strike from Artusii.
Artusii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artusii pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sideris backwards.
Artusii looking to stall.
Sideris lands a nice uppercut.
Artusii is pushing Sideris up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris avoiding damage as Artusii throws knees to the body.
Artusii leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Artusii can't break the clinch.
Sideris is looking to break free of the clinch but Artusii has double underhooks.
Sideris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sideris tries to circle away but Artusii has him pinned against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sideris breaks the clinch.
Artusii throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sideris to counter with a crisp jab.
Artusii tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Artusii circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Artusii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Artusii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideris manages to avoid it.
Sideris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sideris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Artusii closes the distance and clinches.
Sideris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Artusii forces Sideris back against the ropes and clinches.
Artusii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sideris avoids it.
Sideris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artusii instigates a clinch.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grayson Sideris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artusii pushes Sideris up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sideris wants to get back to striking at distance but Artusii won't allow it.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideris cracks Artusii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artusii rushes Sideris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artusii has him pressed against the ropes.
Sideris wants to break free but Artusii has control.
Artusii tries to circle away but Sideris has him pinned against the ropes.
Sideris tries to circle away but Artusii has him pinned against the ropes.
Artusii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideris's elbow.
Artusii slows down the pace here.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Artusii breaks the clinch.
Sideris swings for the body but Artusii moves out of range.
Artusii is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sideris.
Artusii misses with a jab to the body
and Sideris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Artusii doesn't manage to clinch there - Sideris circles away.
A lazy left from Sideris finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artusii tries a head kick but it misses.
Artusii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artusii swinging wildly here.
Sideris gets tackled into the ropes by Artusii. Artusii maintains the clinch.
Artusii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sideris dodges an elbow strike from Artusii.
Artusii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Artusii prevents Sideris from breaking the clinch.
Artusii is looking to break free of the clinch but Sideris has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 Nikolas Artusii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sideris tries to clinch up.
A jab from Sideris finds it's way through Artusii's defenses.
Artusii clinches.
Sideris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Artusii trying to control the position but instead, Sideris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Artusii into the ropes.
Sideris wants to break free but Artusii has control.
Sideris is trying to force a seperation but Artusii has the dominant position.
Artusii is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artusii tries to land knees in the clinch but Sideris avoids the damage to the body.
Sideris can't break the clinch.
Artusii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sideris manages to break the clinch.
Artusii misses with a series of wild punches.
Sideris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sideris lands with a right hand.
Artusii keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sideris.
Artusii wants to clinch up but Sideris keeps it at a distance.
Sideris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Artusii at a distance.
Artusii motions for Sideris to come forward. Artusii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artusii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sideris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Artusii.
Artusii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artusii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sideris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Sideris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Artusii closes the distance and clinches.
Sideris can't break the clinch.
Sideris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sideris is trying to push Artusii away but Artusii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sideris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sideris avoiding damage as Artusii throws knees to the body.
Artusii manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Artusii stalling in the clinch but Sideris improves position.
Sideris tries to break free but Artusii pushes him back against the ropes.
Grayson Sideris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolas Artusii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sideris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Sideris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Artusii 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ernesto Cro Cop (ranked 4349 p4p, 5153 weight class) and Urjo Sokk (ranked 203 p4p, 154 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urjo Sokk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokk stuns Cro Cop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cro Cop moves out of range of the body kick.
Cro Cop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sokk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cro Cop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cro Cop misses with a head kick.
Sokk wants to counter with a clinch but Cro Cop pushes him away.
Cro Cop throws a body shot but no joy.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokk tries to clinch up.
Cro Cop throws a right hand that misses
and Sokk counters with a straight right hand.
Cro Cop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop throwing a counter right hand but Sokk manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cro Cop avoids the head kick by Sokk.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cro Cop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Cop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sokk throws a sloppy head kick and Cro Cop moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Sokk.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokk blocks the leg kick.
Ernesto Cro Cop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Cop appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cro Cop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Cop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sokk to score with a decent uppercut.
Sokk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cro Cop misses the target.
Cro Cop throws a lazy body kick
and Sokk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokk tries to clinch there but Cro Cop circles away.
Cro Cop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cro Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Sokk does no damage.
Cro Cop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cro Cop misses with a wild body shot.
Cro Cop swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cro Cop misses with a straight right.
Cro Cop blocks the body kick.
Sokk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cro Cop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sokk throws a body kick that misses.
Sokk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cro Cop tried to score with a low kick but Sokk checks it.
Cro Cop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cro Cop throws a leg kick but Sokk checks it.
Despite the aggression on Sokk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sokk avoids the head kick by Cro Cop.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Urjo Sokk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop throws a big counter combination but Sokk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cro Cop misses the target.
Cro Cop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sokk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cro Cop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk fails to land with a series of punches.
Cro Cop is looking to counter punch.
Sokk tries to clinch but Cro Cop is having none of it.
Cro Cop wants to land a leg kick but Sokk is out of range.
Sokk misses with a few strikes there.
Sokk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cro Cop throws a leg kick
and Sokk counters with a nice uppercut.
Cro Cop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop looks for the body kick but Sokk saw that one coming.
Cro Cop tries to bum rush Sokk with a series of wild strikes but Sokk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cro Cop moves out of range of the body kick from Sokk.
Sokk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop tries a head kick but it misses.
Cro Cop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sokk throws a sloppy head kick
and Cro Cop counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Sokk to the mat! Cro Cop runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Sokk is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
 Sokk is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokk. Cro Cop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokk is still on wobbly legs! Can Cro Cop finish him?
Sokk moves out of range of the leg kick from Cro Cop.
Sokk seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokk tries to clinch but Cro Cop is having none of it.
Sokk wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cro Cop looks to land a left hand but Sokk moved out of range nicely.
Sokk is looking to score with low kicks.
Cro Cop slips a jab and a cross from Sokk.
Sokk motions for Cro Cop to come forward. Sokk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cro Cop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sokk counters with a two punch combo.
Sokk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sokk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokk wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
Sokk is looking to clinch but Cro Cop is avoiding it.
Cro Cop lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Cro Cop will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cro Cop throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sokk to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Cro Cop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sokk blocks a head kick by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Cop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokk moves away.
Sokk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cro Cop misses with a head kick.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokk looks to clinch
and Cro Cop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cro Cop throws a nice looking combination but Sokk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Cro Cop backs off Sokk throws a huge counter combo but Cro Cop manages to avoid it all.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cro Cop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ernesto Cro Cop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cro Cop throws a head kick but Sokk moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sokk avoids the head kick by Cro Cop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokk misses with a body shot.
Sokk wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
Sokk moves away from the strike by Cro Cop.
Sokk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cro Cop throws a head kick but Sokk moves out of range.
Sokk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sokk scores with a three punch combo!
Sokk looks to land a body kick but Cro Cop moved away.
Cro Cop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cro Cop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokk lands a nice shot that snaps Cro Cop's head back.
Urjo Sokk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cro Cop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sokk wants to counter with a clinch but Cro Cop pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Sokk.
Sokk wants to land a leg kick but Cro Cop is out of range.
Sokk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokk wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
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!
Sokk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokk lands a jab-cross combination.
Sokk scores with a shot to the body.
Sokk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sokk duly obliges.
Sokk is looking to clinch but Cro Cop is avoiding it.
Cro Cop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sokk tries to land a front kick but Cro Cop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ernesto Cro Cop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urjo Sokk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sokk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urjo Sokk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sokk 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Gennari (ranked 4532 p4p, 24369 weight class) and Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 135 p4p, 166 weight class). Hanayama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Want To Break Free. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Gennari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaoru Hanayama!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gennari with the inside leg kick.
Hanayama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanayama moves in looking to clinch but Gennari pushes him off.
Hanayama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gennari.
Hanayama moves away from the strike by Gennari.
Gennari misses with a straight right.
Hanayama avoids the body shot from Gennari.
Hanayama thinks about the counter body kick.
Gennari throws a jab when Hanayama was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hanayama! But no joy.
Gennari throws a good cross that connects.
Gennari throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennari misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gennari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanayama tries to counter with a clinch but Gennari shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Gennari.
Gennari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gennari misses with a low kick.
Hanayama tries to counter with a clinch but Gennari shakes him off and moves away.
Gennari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gennari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanayama's head backwards.
Gennari jabs at Hanayama's body.
Hanayama moves into the clinch successfully.
Gennari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanayama's face.
A frustrated look appears on Hanayama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanayama avoiding damage as Gennari throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gennari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
Gennari looking to throw knees to the head but Hanayama is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanayama.
Gennari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gennari throws a head punch that misses.
Gennari looking to throw knees to the head but Hanayama is blocking nicely.
Gennari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hanayama up against the ropes.
A short right from Gennari on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Gennari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanayama wants to clinch up but Gennari keeps it at a distance.
Gennari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Hanayama.
Hanayama looks to clinch
enabling Gennari to counter with a crisp jab.
Gennari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanayama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanayama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hanayama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hanayama takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Gennari misses the target.
Hanayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gennari.
Gennari misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanayama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gennari looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hanayama is looking to clinch but Gennari is avoiding it.
Gennari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gennari gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennari controlling the action here for a moment.
Gennari landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanayama.
Gennari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanayama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanayama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanayama taking a breather.
Gennari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanayama wants to stall.
Bruno Gennari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennari is trying to stall.
Gennari lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gennari.
Gennari tries to stall but Hanayama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
Gennari landing knees to the head.
Gennari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gennari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanayama moves out of range as Gennari strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Gennari dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hanayama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gennari can pounce on him.
Gennari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gennari lands a head kick. Hanayama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanayama drives through and clinches with Gennari against the ropes.
Gennari lands a right hand.
Hanayama manages to break the clinch.
Kaoru Hanayama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gennari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanayama moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanayama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kaoru Hanayama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanayama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gennari throws a looping overhand right but Hanayama ducks down to avoid it.
Gennari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama slips under a jab.
Hanayama counters with a body kick.
Hanayama needs to keep his hands up - Gennari had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Gennari misses.
A slow jab from Gennari misses its intended target.
Hanayama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanayama clinches with his opponent.
Gennari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gennari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gennari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanayama tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hanayama checks a low kick from Gennari.
Hanayama steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gennari.
Hanayama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanayama moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennari misses with a knee strike.
Gennari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanayama tries to throw a body punch but Gennari avoids it by throwing Hanayama back against the ropes.
Gennari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanayama's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanayama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanayama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Gennari.
Hanayama feints a counter leg kick.
Hanayama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gennari throws a looping overhand right but Hanayama ducks down to avoid it.
Gennari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruno Gennari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gennari lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Gennari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gennari 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Gennari!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bubba Dukes (ranked 2790 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Riley Parsons (ranked 82 p4p, 127 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parsons, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Riley Parsons has been cut.
Parsons can't break the clinch.
Parsons takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dukes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukes.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Dukes.
A shot in the inside from Parsons.
Parsons takes an elbow to the temple.
Dukes missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukes.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Parsons.
Dukes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parsons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parsons scores with a nice right hand.
Parsons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukes lands a two punch combo.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
Parsons throws out a counter right but Dukes avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukes throws out the jab.
Parsons misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parsons scores with a nice strike.
Dukes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dukes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dukes steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Parsons to the mat! Parsons looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Dukes is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Dukes jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bubba Dukes!
An intense looking Bubba Dukes took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Time to make a run and see how good I am.'.
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