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S-1 Europe GP 2024 - Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuki Honda (ranked 25263 p4p, 24727 weight class) and Sakichi Kawamura (ranked 166 p4p, 194 weight class). Yuki Honda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakichi Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda clinches up with Kawamura and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kawamura is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Honda trying to land knees to the body.
Kawamura wants to break free but Honda has control.
Kawamura taking a breather.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Kawamura gets tackled into the ropes by Honda. Honda maintains the clinch.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda scores with a head kick. Kawamura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kawamura moves out of range as Honda throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda looks to clinch
and Kawamura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crunch! Honda slams his shin into Kawamura's torso.
Kawamura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kawamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kawamura.
Kawamura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Honda forces Kawamura back against the ropes and clinches.
Kawamura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honda is keeping busy.
Honda blocks a body shot from Kawamura.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Honda.
Honda connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Honda darts in and clinches Kawamura up against the ropes.
Honda is leaning against Kawamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamura tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the ropes.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Kawamura improves position.
Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda tries to bum rush Kawamura with a series of wild strikes but Kawamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Honda has Kawamura up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Honda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Honda tries to clinch but Kawamura moves out of range.
Kawamura keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Honda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honda moves into range and clinches up with Kawamura.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Kawamura unleashes a big counter combination but Honda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kawamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawamura steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Honda.
Kawamura scores with a head kick.
Kawamura throws a nice looking combination but Honda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honda cracks Kawamura with an open hand slap.
Kawamura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawamura tries to counter with a clinch but Honda shakes him off and moves away.
Honda moves in looking to clinch but Kawamura pushes him off.
Kawamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Honda tenderised Kawamura's leg. Kawamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honda.
Kawamura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kawamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kawamura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kawamura tries to break free but Honda pushes him back against the ropes.
Kawamura breaks the clinch.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawamura.
Kawamura closes the distance and clinches.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Yuki Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda misses with a head kick.
Kawamura tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuki Honda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Honda misses with a head kick.
Honda tries to clinch up.
Kawamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honda scores with a nice right hand.
Kawamura misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kawamura has eaten all the pies!
Kawamura avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda feints a jab promting Kawamura to slip. Honda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kawamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Honda catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Kawamura stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Kawamura walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda tries to clinch but Kawamura is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura moves into the clinch.
Honda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Kawamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Yuki Honda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Kawamura lands but Honda takes it in his stride.
Honda clinches with his opponent.
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honda moves into the clinch.
Kawamura slowing the pace effectively.
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawamura can do to turn this around?
Kawamura instigates a clinch.
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda misses with a low kick.
Kawamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda.
Honda wants to clinch.
Kawamura connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Honda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hayato Countinho (ranked 3565 p4p, 3434 weight class) and Salvador Orivarez (ranked 105 p4p, 95 weight class). Hayato Countinho had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Countinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Orivarez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Countinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orivarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Countinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Orivarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orivarez has Countinho up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Countinho.
Orivarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Countinho.
Countinho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orivarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Orivarez lands with a left to the head.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
Orivarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Countinho backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orivarez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orivarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Orivarez.
Countinho is breathing heavily.
Orivarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Countinhos head.
Orivarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orivarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orivarez looking to throw knees to the head but Countinho is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orivarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orivarez.
Orivarez lands a shoulder strike.
Countinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orivarez lands a shoulder strike.
Orivarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orivarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Countinho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Countinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orivarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orivarez can't find room to land a body shot as Countinho controls the action.
Countinho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orivarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Orivarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Countinho.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Countinho.
Orivarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orivarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Countinho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orivarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orivarez.
Orivarez lands with a left to the head.
Orivarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orivarez lands a shoulder strike.
Orivarez scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Orivarez.
Orivarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Countinho backwards.
Orivarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Countinhos head.
A shot in the inside from Orivarez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Orivarez.
Countinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orivarez misses with the head strike.
Orivarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Orivarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Orivarez has Countinho up against the ropes in a clinch.
Countinho tries to stall but Orivarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Countinho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Countinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orivarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
Orivarez misses with some punches.
Orivarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Countinho can't break the clinch.
Countinho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orivarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Countinho is trying to break the clinch but Orivarez is controlling him.
Orivarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've been informed that Orivarez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Orivarez trying to land knees to the body.
Orivarez lands with a light punch inside.
Orivarez lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Countinho.
Orivarez misses with some punches.
Countinho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orivarez lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orivarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Countinho manages to break the clinch.
Orivarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Orivarez fails to land.
Countinho blocks an elbow strike.
Salvador Orivarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orivarez has Countinho pressed against the ropes, preventing Countinho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Countinho blocks an uppercut.
Orivarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Countinhos head.
Still in the clinch, Orivarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Countinho tries to break the clinch but Orivarez is controlling the position.
Countinho is looking to break free of the clinch but Orivarez has double underhooks.
Orivarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Countinho could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Countinho blocking some punches.
Orivarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Countinho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Countinho.
Orivarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Orivarez - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Orivarez.
Orivarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orivarez misses with a body punch.
Countinho blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orivarez.
Orivarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orivarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Countinho avoids the damage to the body.
Orivarez gets through Countinho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orivarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orivarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Countinho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orivarez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Orivarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Orivarez rushes Countinho and presses him up against the ropes.
Orivarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Countinho backwards.
Countinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Countinho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Countinho avoiding damage as Orivarez throws knees to the body.
Countinho is trying to break the clinch but Orivarez is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Orivarez fails to land.
Orivarez missing with knees to the body.
Orivarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orivarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Countinho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orivarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Countinho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Countinho.
Countinho tries a body shot but Orivarez blocks it.
Orivarez lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Countinho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orivarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Countinho tries a body shot but Orivarez blocks it.
Countinho managing to block the knees to the body from Orivarez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orivarez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orivarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Countinho.
Orivarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Countinho.
Orivarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orivarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Countinho backwards.
A shot in the inside from Orivarez.
Countinho dodges an elbow strike from Orivarez.
Orivarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Countinho avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orivarez.
Orivarez works on Countinho's body with a couple of short punches.
Orivarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orivarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orivarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Countinho backwards.
Orivarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orivarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Orivarez on the inside.
Countinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Countinho working hard to break the clinch.
Orivarez lands with a left to the head.
Orivarez has a couple of punches blocked by Countinho.
Countinho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orivarez.
Countinho blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orivarez.
Orivarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Countinho avoids the damage to the body.
Orivarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Countinho.
Hayato Countinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvador Orivarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orivarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Orivarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orivarez 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Orivarez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Titus Roux (ranked 3527 p4p, 3440 weight class) and Peter Monroe (ranked 99 p4p, 163 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titus Roux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roux counters with a left to the body.
Roux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monroe looks to land a body kick but Roux moved away.
Roux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Roux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Roux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Monroe.
A bone on bone clash there as Roux blocks the leg kick.
Roux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Roux.
A jab from Monroe misses.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
It looked like Roux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Monroe.
Roux moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe looks to land a body kick but Roux moved away.
Roux moves out of range of the body kick.
Roux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Monroe throws a right and a left that Roux avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Roux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monroe misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Roux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Roux moves away and avoids it.
Monroe tries to score with a low kick but Roux moves his leg out of the way.
Roux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe tries to land a front kick but Roux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monroe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roux ducks right into an uppercut from Monroe.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roux checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
and Roux counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roux is able to avoid easily.
Monroe takes a swing at Roux's ribcage but misses.
Monroe looks winded!
Monroe takes a swing at Roux's ribcage but misses.
Roux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Monroe just manages to avoid it.
Roux dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roux 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.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Roux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Roux counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Monroe 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.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roux.
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monroe motions for Roux to come forward. Monroe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roux scores with a one two! Monroe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monroe misses with a left hand
enabling Roux to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe throws out a leg kick but Roux moves out of range and Monroe only half commits.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roux counters with a nice uppercut.
Roux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roux wants to slow Monroe down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a hook.
Roux misses with a low kick as Monroe jumps back.
Peter Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roux throws a low kick, looking for Monroe's leg but Monroe calmly moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
Roux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Peter Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Roux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Roux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Monroe is breathing heavily.
Roux moves out of range of the strikes.
Roux seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roux cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Roux counters with a left to the body.
Monroe misses with a body shot
and Roux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monroe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roux seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roux, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Roux. Those never looked like landing.
Monroe flicks out a counter leg kick but Roux steps away.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Roux avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Roux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roux throws a good cross that connects.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roux manages to avoid it.
Roux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roux looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Monroe looks to throw a body kick
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Roux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from Monroe misses
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe misses with a leg kick
and Roux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe misses with a body kick.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Roux counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
and Roux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Roux avoids it well.
It looked like Roux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Roux looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monroe needs to keep his hands up - Roux had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a combination
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Monroe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roux moves out of range as Monroe throws a body kick.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Roux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Roux lands a body shot.
Roux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a body punch but Roux moves out of range.
Monroe throws an off balance right hand
and Roux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monroe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monroe throws a lazy body kick
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe tries to move into range but Roux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roux connects with the punch.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roux seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Monroe tries to land a body kick
and Roux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Roux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Roux!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 2815 p4p, 24946 weight class) and Gudu Rimo (ranked 72 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gudu Rimo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajuricaba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Gudu Rimo has been cut.
Rimo misses with a body shot
letting Ajuricaba counter with a right hand.
Rimo is looking to clinch but Ajuricaba is avoiding it.
Ajuricaba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rimo tries to clinch up
and Ajuricaba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Rimo is rocked!
Rimo tries to clinch but Ajuricaba moves away
and Ajuricaba counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Rimo face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toa Mudo (ranked 22058 p4p, 3291 weight class) and Mamorou Gomi (ranked 211 p4p, 92 weight class). Mudo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rise-Disturbed. Mamorou Gomi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamorou Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mudo lands a two punch combo.
Gomi instigates a clinch.
Mudo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomi can't break the clinch.
A short left from Mudo.
Gomi is rocked!
Mudo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Gomi 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! Gomi face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Mudo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Toa Mudo!
During a confident post fight interview, Toa Mudo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grayson Sideris (ranked 24995 p4p, 5312 weight class) and Urjo Sokk (ranked 159 p4p, 148 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grayson Sideris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urjo Sokk!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideris avoids the head kick by Sokk.
Sokk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sokk throws a sloppy head kick and Sideris moves out of range easily.
Sideris moves out of range of the body kick from Sokk.
Sideris avoids the head kick by Sokk.
Sideris appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Sokk. Those never looked like landing.
Sokk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sideris throws a hook to the side of Sokk's head but Sokk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sokk.
A head kick misses from Sokk.
Sokk moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayson Sideris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokk misses the shot to the body.
Sideris looks for the body kick but Sokk saw that one coming.
Sokk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sokk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sideris tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokk shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sideris moves out of range of the leg kick from Sokk.
Sokk wants to clinch.
Sideris misses with a head kick.
Sokk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sideris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sideris misses with a few strikes there.
Sokk is looking for the big counter here.
Sokk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sokk throws a right hand that Sideris ducks under and follows up with a left that Sideris also avoids with ease.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sideris keeps the fight on the outside.
Sideris thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sideris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sideris lands with a right hand.
Sokk tries to clinch but Sideris is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokk is looking to take this 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!
Sideris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sideris thuds a left hand into Sokk's body.
Sokk is looking to clinch but Sideris is avoiding it.
Sokk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sideris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideris.
Sideris throws a big shot that misses.
Sideris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sideris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sokk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sokk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Sideris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sokk tries to clinch up but Sideris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sokk blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Sideris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sideris misses with a left hand
and Sokk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sokk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sideris swinging wildly here.
Sokk is looking to clinch but Sideris is avoiding it.
Sideris takes the fight into the clinch.
Sokk tries to stall but Sideris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Sideris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sideris moves out of range of the leg kick from Sokk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokk manages to avoid it.
Sokk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sokk just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideris is looking to slow Sokk down with leg kicks.
Sokk dodges the punch combination from Sideris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sideris throws a series of punches but Sokk avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Sokk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sideris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokk.
A left and a right from Sokk both land. Nice combination.
Sideris throws the left hand but Sokk avoids the punch easily.
Sokk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sideris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sideris moves into the clinch successfully.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Sideris breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris throws a body shot but no joy.
Sokk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sideris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sideris checks a leg kick nicely.
As Sokk looks to move away, Sideris throws a big counter combo but Sokk just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokk tries to clinch there but Sideris circles away.
Sideris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sokk wants to clinch.
Sokk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sokk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sideris.
Despite the aggression on Sokk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sokk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sideris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sokk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sokk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideris loads up on a big right hand but Sokk slips the punch.
Sokk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sideris blocks it well.
Sideris blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grayson Sideris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Sideris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sokk doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Sideris.
Sokk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokk slips a straight right by Sideris.
Sokk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideris blocks a head kick by Sokk.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sideris looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokk is just out of range.
Sokk misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sokk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Sideris coming out on top.
Sokk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sideris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideris keeps the fight on the outside.
Sideris tries to land a front kick but Sokk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sideris circles away quickly and effectively.
Sideris keeps the fight on the outside.
Grayson Sideris is winning the standup battle so far.
Sideris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sideris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sokk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sideris looks to land a combination but Sokk avoids it well.
Sokk moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokk.
Sokk wants to counter the offense by Sideris and move into the clinch position.
Sideris looks to land a combination but Sokk avoids it well.
Sokk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokk misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Sideris does no damage.
Sokk is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Sideris misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sokk wants to clinch.
Sokk wants to clinch.
Sideris moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideris slips a jab and a cross from Sokk.
A clash of legs there as Sideris blocks the low kick.
Sideris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sokk throws a head kick that misses.
Urjo Sokk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson Sideris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Sokk does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Sideris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sideris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grayson Sideris!
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