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PFL Kickboxing 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Samuel Sanchez (ranked 4529 p4p, 5128 weight class) and Nathan Noland (ranked 227 p4p, 244 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Noland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Noland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Noland misses.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noland throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Noland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noland throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noland throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noland's elbow.
Noland misses with some punches.
Noland working aggressively here.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Noland backwards.
 Noland is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noland is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Noland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez gets through Noland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Noland 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! Noland face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Sanchez takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Samuel Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan De Vries (ranked 4926 p4p, 5131 weight class) and Igor Drago (ranked 488 p4p, 502 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Vries looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago moves away from the strike by De Vries.
Drago lands a jab to the nose.
De Vries looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
De Vries throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Vries really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Vries throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
De Vries definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago scores with a hook.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vries manages to avoid it.
De Vries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vries looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Igor Drago has been cut.
De Vries misses with a straight left.
Drago throws a counter combo.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Vries misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
De Vries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Some wild striking there from De Vries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Drago.
De Vries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Vries is breathing heavily.
De Vries walks into a big right hand from Drago and goes down! The referee sends Drago to a neutral corner as De Vries gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
 De Vries is rocked!
 Stefan De Vries's cut is getting worse.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking De Vries out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kobe Joyce (ranked 4141 p4p, 4243 weight class) and Harrison Rose (ranked 352 p4p, 366 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Rose!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Joyce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose prevents a body shot from Joyce.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose effectively controlling the action here.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Joyce is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joyce is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rose holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rose keeps control of Joyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
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!
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Rose.
Joyce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
Joyce working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Joyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joyce's gas tank.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Joyce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joyce misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rose pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Joyce letting Rose take a breather here.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Joyce letting Rose take a breather here.
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands a right hand.
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Joyce breaks from the clinch.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joyce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kobe Joyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by Rose.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joyce has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joyce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joyce, pushing him back against the ropes.
Joyce is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joyce wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose jabs at Joyce's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joyce is rocked!
Joyce has managed to clinch.
Oh Joyce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joyce seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
A short right from Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
Harrison Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Joyce wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joyce walks into a jab.
Joyce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose connects with a quick right hand that sends Joyce tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harrison Rose!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jarran Yagan (ranked 5072 p4p, 4233 weight class) and Ian Jackson (ranked 560 p4p, 505 weight class). Jarran Yagan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarran Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yagan counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Yagan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yagan circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Yagan misses its target.
Ian Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Yagan counters with a right hand from hell and Jackson is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarran Yagan!
Jarran Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Fries (ranked 5209 p4p, 25219 weight class) and Wanderley Silva (ranked 507 p4p, 516 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Fries!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderley Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fries scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva defending well as Fries loads up on a big left hand.
Fries closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Victor Fries has been cut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Fries.
Fries lands an uppercut.
Fries stalling against the ropes.
Fries pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fries dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Fries has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Fries holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fries lands with a left to the head.
Fries lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fries is struggling to control the position.
Fries lands a body punch.
Silva looks winded!
Fries pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fries.
Fries scores with a hook to the body.
Fries lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Fries - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fries working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fries.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fries seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Fries lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fries lands an uppercut.
Fries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Fries as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Fries.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fries lands a left hand.
Fries works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fries definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fries cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Fries creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Silva crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Silva is rocked!
Fries weaves into range and cracks Silva right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Silva goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Fries is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Fries!
Victor Fries retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Victor Fries 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramzhek Jabolsagadumedov (ranked 24895 p4p, 4227 weight class) and Momofuku Ando (ranked 445 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramzhek Jabolsagadumedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabolsagadumedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ando.
Ando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a right hand that Ando ducks under and follows up with a left that Ando also avoids with ease.
Ando swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ando darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ando cracks Jabolsagadumedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ando thumps Jabolsagadumedov with a low kick.
Ando catches Jabolsagadumedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jabolsagadumedov walks into a left hand.
Jabolsagadumedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jabolsagadumedov moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabolsagadumedov missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ando.
Ando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabolsagadumedov looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Ando - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabolsagadumedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabolsagadumedov trying to stall but Ando improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ando.
Ando stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ando presses Jabolsagadumedov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabolsagadumedov working hard to break the clinch.
Ando blocks an elbow strike.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ando.
Ando stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ando scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ando fails to land.
Jabolsagadumedov blocking some punches.
Ando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando prevents Jabolsagadumedov from breaking the clinch.
Ando has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jabolsagadumedov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ando can turn it around.
Ando swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabolsagadumedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ando has a couple of punches blocked by Jabolsagadumedov.
Ando misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabolsagadumedov breaks the clinch.
Jabolsagadumedov takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Ando misses with a punch to the body.
Jabolsagadumedov wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabolsagadumedov.
Ando misses with a punch to the body.
Ando swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabolsagadumedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ando blocks it with crossed arms.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks an uppercut.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks an uppercut.
Ando cracks Jabolsagadumedov with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jabolsagadumedov is keeping busy.
Ando misses with some punches.
Ando struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabolsagadumedov controls his hands.
Ando being controlled against the ropes.
Ando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ando.
Jabolsagadumedov takes a shot to the head.
Ando misses with a punch on the inside.
Ando lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jabolsagadumedov backwards.
Jabolsagadumedov prevents a body shot from Ando.
Jabolsagadumedov stalling in the clinch but Ando improves position.
Ando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jabolsagadumedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ando's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ando.
Ando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabolsagadumedov avoiding damage.
Ando lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jabolsagadumedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ando swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabolsagadumedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ando misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jabolsagadumedovs head.
Ando lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabolsagadumedov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ando lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabolsagadumedov takes a shot to the head.
Ando is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Momofuku Ando 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.
Ando fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jabolsagadumedov on the side of the head.
Jabolsagadumedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ando circles away quickly and effectively.
Ando follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ando 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.
Ando lands a head shot.
Jabolsagadumedov misses with a two punch combination.
Ando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ando scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jabolsagadumedov under the eye.
Ando scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jabolsagadumedov.
Ando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jabolsagadumedov swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ando.
Ando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ando jabs Jabolsagadumedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabolsagadumedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ando lands with a hook. Jabolsagadumedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ando.
Ando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ando scores with the left hand. Jabolsagadumedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a sloppy head kick and Ando moves out of range easily.
Ando goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jabolsagadumedov moves forwards but Ando connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ando jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ando tries to keep at a distance but Jabolsagadumedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ando working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabolsagadumedov working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ando.
Ando misses with some punches.
Ando swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabolsagadumedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ando working aggressively here.
Ando misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ando working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ando lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ando throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ando.
Ando softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ando fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ando throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabolsagadumedov.
Ando lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ando blocks it with crossed arms.
Ando lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jabolsagadumedov backwards.
Ando throws a head punch that misses.
Ando tries to throw a body punch but Jabolsagadumedov avoids it by throwing Ando back against the ropes.
Ando tries to work over Jabolsagadumedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Ando.
Ando throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabolsagadumedov.
A short right from Ando on the inside.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabolsagadumedov prevents a body shot from Ando.
Ando swings wildly with an uppercut but Jabolsagadumedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabolsagadumedov taking a breather.
Ando lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabolsagadumedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ando works on Jabolsagadumedov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jabolsagadumedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ando avoids the damage to the body.
Jabolsagadumedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabolsagadumedov working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ando lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabolsagadumedov prevents a body shot from Ando.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabolsagadumedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ando makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ando is leaning against Jabolsagadumedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jabolsagadumedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabolsagadumedov.
Ando pushes Jabolsagadumedov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Momofuku Ando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jabolsagadumedov tries to clinch
and Ando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jabolsagadumedov walks into a jab.
Jabolsagadumedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jabolsagadumedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ando throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabolsagadumedov.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramzhek Jabolsagadumedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ando works Jabolsagadumedov's body with a nice hook.
Jabolsagadumedov is looking to clinch but Ando is avoiding it.
Ando cracks Jabolsagadumedov with an open hand slap.
Jabolsagadumedov tries to clinch up
and Ando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jabolsagadumedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Ando tenderised Jabolsagadumedov's leg. Jabolsagadumedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ando scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabolsagadumedov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jabolsagadumedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ando. Ando obviously looking to wear him down.
Jabolsagadumedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ando thuds his shin into the meat of Jabolsagadumedov's side.
Jabolsagadumedov tries to clinch but Ando moves out of range.
Jabolsagadumedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jabolsagadumedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jabolsagadumedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jabolsagadumedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jabolsagadumedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jabolsagadumedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ando feints and then cracks Jabolsagadumedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jabolsagadumedov down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ando.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ando scoring well with a low kick there.
Ando blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando thumps Jabolsagadumedov with a low kick.
Momofuku Ando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ando connects with a nice looking jab.
Ando connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jabolsagadumedov momentarily.
Ando keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabolsagadumedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Ando does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Ando.
Jabolsagadumedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ando avoids the head kick by Jabolsagadumedov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jabolsagadumedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabolsagadumedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ando counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ando. That's going to slow Jabolsagadumedov down.
Ando scores with a jab.
Jabolsagadumedov tries to clinch there but Ando circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ando on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabolsagadumedov takes one to the side of the head.
Jabolsagadumedov looks to clinch
letting Ando counter with a right hand.
Ando punishes Jabolsagadumedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Ando catches Jabolsagadumedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jabolsagadumedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jabolsagadumedov's head backwards.
Jabolsagadumedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Momofuku Ando is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ando connects with an inside leg kick.
Jabolsagadumedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ando scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Ando.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ando lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ando keeps the fight on the outside.
Jabolsagadumedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ando throws out a powerful jab.
Ando lands with a nice body kick.
Jabolsagadumedov rushes Ando and presses him up against the ropes.
Jabolsagadumedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jabolsagadumedov can't break the clinch.
Jabolsagadumedov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jabolsagadumedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Momofuku Ando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ando 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Momofuku Ando!
Momofuku Ando thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Diaz (ranked 24670 p4p, 4735 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 435 p4p, 393 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Green Goblin Mode. Jacob Song has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Diaz'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 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz cracks Song with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Song fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Song moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Song bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz tries to clinch but Song is having none of it.
Song is looking to land body kicks.
Song walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Song tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Song throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ricardo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye.
Song takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Song is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Song sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Diaz catches Song right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Song misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz scores with a one two! Song had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Song is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Song pushes him off.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Song tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz 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.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Song is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Song walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Song steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Song changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz moves out of range as Song throws a body kick.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Song takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Song gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz sets himself, and Song steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz throws a right hand that Song ducks under and follows up with a left that Song also avoids with ease.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Song shakes it off.
Song takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Song slips a straight right by Diaz.
Song showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Song avoids them all with ease.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Song takes a jab right on the kisser.
Song has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Song there as he acknowledges the shot.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz sets himself, and Song steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Song wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Diaz scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Diaz 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.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Song is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Song avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Song steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Song in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Song is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Song gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Song has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Song gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Song avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the ropes.
Song has Diaz pushed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Song tries to tie him up.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Song leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Song effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Song is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Song into the ropes.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Song stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Song is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Song has his back to the ropes.
Song looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Song.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Song is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Song trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Song into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Song.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Song moves out of range.
Song is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Song takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Song takes one on the button.
Song gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Song closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Song on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz cracks Song with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz lands with a hook. Song tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Song wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Diaz lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Song keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz sets himself, and Song steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Song should have avoided that one.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Song is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Song tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Song.
Song wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Song tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Song.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a head kick but Song moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Song takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Song avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Song's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Donk. Diaz catches Song right on the button with a cross.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Song thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Song takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Song wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Song ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Ricardo Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Song is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Song takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Song knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Song's head.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
Song wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Jab by Diaz.
Song takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song takes one to the chin there.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz tries to clinch but Song moves out of range.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Diaz clearly takes 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.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Song didn't see that one coming.
Song throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Song tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Song trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Song avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the ropes.
Diaz is looking to control Song's arms but Song gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Song looking to stall.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Song slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Song tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a nice elbow.
Song trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Song into the ropes.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Song trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Song is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Song.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Song showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Song tries to counter by closing the distance.
Song misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Song.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Song is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Song leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz tries to stall but Song uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Song has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
Song is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
Song is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Song looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz is looking to control Song's arms but Song gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the ropes.
Diaz taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Diaz had his way with Jacob Song in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
Song tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Diaz throws the left hand but Song avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Song counters by clinching up.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Song's brow.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Song taking a breather.
Song blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz looking to stall.
Ricardo Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Song is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Song trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Song is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Song is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
Song is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Song.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Song on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Song looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Song knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz lands a head kick. Song smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz tries to clinch but Song moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Song's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Song scrambles back to his feet.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song misses with a body kick.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Song wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Song gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Song eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Song with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Song circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Song takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz with a hook.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws a head kick but Song moves out of range.
Song tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz cracks Song with an open hand slap.
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!
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Song wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz catches Song with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Song's defenses.
Song takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Song 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacob Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:42
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:42
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Diaz!
Ricardo Diaz retains his featherweight title!
Ricardo Diaz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I just smoked that guy, wow. Dios, por favor salva el alma de este hombre.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sachi Keikain (ranked 4344 p4p, 4585 weight class) and Daquain Austin (ranked 373 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sachi Keikain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daquain Austin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin with a hook.
It looks like Sachi Keikain has been cut.
Austin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keikain loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Keikain misses the shot to the body.
Keikain moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin scores with a jab to the head.
Daquain Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keikain moves forwards but Austin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Austin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keikain is rocked!
Austin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keikain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Keikain scores with a spinning back kick!
Keikain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keikain. Austin shrugs it off though.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keikain.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Keikain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keikain counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Keikain as the two fighters clinch.
Keikain can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain cracks Austin with a nice body shot.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keikain backwards.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keikain swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin blocking some punches.
Keikain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Keikain leaning against his opponent.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keikain misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keikain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Keikain.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Keikain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Austin takes a shot to the head.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Keikain misses with some punches.
Keikain has Austin pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Keikain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keikain has Austin pressed against the ropes, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keikain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keikain blocking some punches.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
Keikain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keikain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Keikain.
Keikain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keikain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keikain swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Austin blocking some punches.
Keikain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keikain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain's cut.
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.
Austin staying out of range there.
Keikain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Austin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keikain needs to keep his hands up - Austin had a free shot at his head there.
Keikain dodges the punch combination from Austin.
It appears Keikain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Keikain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keikain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Keikain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
Sachi Keikain's cut is getting worse.
Keikain pushes Austin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
Keikain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keikain seems to have got his legs back now.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sachi Keikain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keikain looking to slow down the pace here.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Keikain misses with some punches.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keikain has Austin pressed against the ropes, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to break free.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Austin is keeping busy.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Keikain.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Keikain fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keikain.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Keikain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Keikain digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keikain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keikain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Keikain back against the ropes.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike.
Austin letting Keikain take a breather here.
Keikain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keikain struggles to land a body shot inside as Austin controls his hands.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
Keikain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Keikain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keikain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keikain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
Keikain stalling the fight.
Austin pushes Keikain back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain looking to stall.
Austin blocks a body shot from Keikain.
Keikain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keikain.
Keikain can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Keikain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain's cut.
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.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keikain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keikain is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keikain walks into a jab.
Keikain swinging wildly here.
Keikain walks into a stiff left hand from Austin.
We've been told by Keikain's head coaches at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Keikain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Austin's hands.
Keikain looks for the body kick but Austin saw that one coming.
Keikain walks into a big right hand from Austin and goes down! The referee sends Austin to a neutral corner as Keikain gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Keikain stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Keikain walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Keikain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Austin's knee momentarily.
Keikain swinging wildly here.
Keikain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Austin! But no joy.
Austin blocks a head kick by Keikain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Keikain misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Austin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keikain is looking to counter the offense by Austin and move into the clinch.
Keikain misses with a straight right.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Keikain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keikain.
Keikain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sachi Keikain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Austin cracks Keikain with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Keikain get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Keikain looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Austin is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Austin shuts the power down on Keikain. Lights out, game over! Austin is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daquain Austin!
Daquain Austin is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tidam Yagan (ranked 4622 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Bob Muise (ranked 531 p4p, 444 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tidam Yagan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Muise!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muise misses with a jab to the body
and Yagan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yagan scores with a jab to the body.
Muise throws out a loose jab but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muise throws a hook but Yagan blocks it.
Muise slips under a jab.
Muise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Muise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muise shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
Yagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muise tries to work over Yagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan lands a body shot.
Muise is trying to force a seperation but Yagan has the dominant position.
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Muise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yagan.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muise under the eye.
Yagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muise.
As Yagan backs off Muise throws a huge counter combo but Yagan manages to avoid it all.
Muise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yagan at a distance.
Muise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muise misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Yagan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Muise tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yagan is able to avoid easily.
Yagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Muise misses with a looping right.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yagan scores with a sloppy right hand. Muise should have avoided that one.
Muise takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Yagan.
Muise takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Muise looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Bob Muise has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yagan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muise misses the body punch
and Yagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yagan cracks a nice hook into Muise's ribs.
Yagan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muise stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yagan is looking to slow Muise down with leg kicks.
Muise throws a combination that misses
and Yagan counters with a left to the body.
Muise looks winded!
Yagan has managed to clinch.
Yagan lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Yagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Muise misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Yagan.
Yagan digs a right hand into Muise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muise's gas tank.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan pushes Muise back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yagan controlling the action here for a moment.
Yagan gets through Muise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yagan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yagan is leaning against Muise and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Muise's head.
A short right from Yagan.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yagan.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagan digs a right hand underneath Muise's ribcage. Muise let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yagan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yagan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muise.
A left hand lands to the body for Yagan.
Yagan lands an uppercut.
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muise doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan presses Muise against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Muise.
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Yagan lands a jab to Muise's midsection.
Yagan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Yagan.
Yagan catches Muise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yagan lands a jab.
Muise is rocked!
Tidam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagan closes the distance and catches Muise with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Muise is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Muise is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Muise is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Yagan takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
Tidam Yagan retains his welterweight title!
Tidam Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Simeon Joeves (ranked 4989 p4p, 3678 weight class) and Petchongboo Sitsongrit (ranked 242 p4p, 343 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Joeves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joeves slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joeves throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joeves on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Joeves wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Joeves.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joeves is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Joeves misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Joeves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Joeves moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Joeves's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Joeves moves out of range.
Joeves looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joeves. That did some damage!
Joeves tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joeves swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joeves throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joeves throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Joeves misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit pushes Joeves away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joeves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joeves throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Joeves down with leg kicks.
Joeves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joeves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit lands a high kick!
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick that bluckles Joeves 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 Sitsongrit no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Joeves is rocked!
It looks like Simeon Joeves has been cut.
Joeves throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Oh Joeves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joeves misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Joeves.
Joeves seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Joeves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joeves tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joeves lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joeves misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Joeves goes down! Sitsongrit rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Joeves is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Joeves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joeves misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Joeves throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit punishes Joeves's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Joeves to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sitsongrit away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Joeves got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Joeves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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!
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Joeves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joeves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joeves is looking for a counter combo.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Joeves saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joeves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
Joeves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Joeves avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joeves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joeves throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Joeves misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Joeves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joeves checks a leg kick.
Joeves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joeves.
Joeves misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Joeves moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Joeves moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Joeves's ribs.
Joeves misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Joeves moved away.
Joeves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Simeon Joeves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joeves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Joeves manages to step out the way in time.
A big left from Joeves misses.
Joeves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joeves catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Joeves takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Joeves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joeves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Joeves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Joeves's head back.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joeves.
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!
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Joeves.
Joeves is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Joeves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joeves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joeves.
Joeves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Joeves stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Joeves walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joeves avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Joeves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Joeves throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Joeves throws a body shot but no joy.
Joeves throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Joeves looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Joeves's head.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Joeves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joeves throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Joeves's ribs.
Joeves motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Joeves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joeves doesn't seem phased though.
Joeves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Joeves throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Joeves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Joeves's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Joeves - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
Petchongboo Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
Petchongboo Sitsongrit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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