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STRIKE! 41 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Funches (ranked 2375 p4p, 22969 weight class) and Nick Peterson (ranked 212 p4p, 491 weight class). Funches comes to the cage accompanied by Homosapien. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nick Peterson enters the cage!
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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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ron Funches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson jabs Funches right on the nose. Funches blinks but takes it well.
Peterson throws a hook but Funches blocks it.
A head kick from Funches lands but Peterson takes it in his stride.
Funches scores with a nice body kick.
Funches moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funches ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Funches ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ron Funches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Funches misses.
A nice side step and Peterson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Funches looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Funches fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Funches throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funches misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funches tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funches takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Funches throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Funches.
Funches closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Funches lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Funches.
A swing and a miss from Funches.
Funches uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Funches misses with a leg kick
and Peterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Funches's knee momentarily.
Funches gets a clinch.
Peterson cracks Funches with a nice body shot.
Funches working aggressively here.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Funches misses with some punches.
Peterson pushes Funches back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Funches.
Funches misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funches scores with a nice hook to the head.
Funches misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funches misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson gets through Funches's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Funches avoiding damage as Peterson throws knees to the body.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Funches finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Funches lands a head kick!
Funches lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Funches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ron Funches will probably get the nod.
That's time! Funches's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funches.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Funches.
Funches tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Funches tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Funches throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Funches avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funches tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Funches throws a push kick but Peterson slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Funches sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peterson throws a hook but Funches avoids it easily.
Funches keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funches lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Funches uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
A low kick from Funches is predictable there
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Funches. That snapped Peterson's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Funches misses the jab.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Funches ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Funches throws out a powerful jab.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Funches's head but Funches sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson works the jab nicely.
Funches tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funches misses with an uppercut.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Funches avoids it with no problem.
Funches throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Funches.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Funches is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
Funches misses with a leg kick
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Funches throws a low kick but Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funches gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Peterson counters with a low kick, right behind Funches 's knee.
Peterson connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funches gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funches. Funches obviously looking to wear him down.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Funches throws a combination. Peterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Peterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick lands for Peterson.
Funches misses with a kick to the body
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Funches walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Peterson throws a front kick aimed at Funches's knee but Funches avoids it well.
Funches avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funches.
It looked like Funches wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Funches.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funches.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Funches is out of range.
Funches moves out of range of the strikes.
Funches looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Funches tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Funches moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Funches walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Funches keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Funches misses with a hook
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funches throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Funches misses
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Funches has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Funches is wise to it.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
and Funches counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Funches dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Funches pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Funches settles back down.
Funches throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Funches ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson.
Funches pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Funches walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson tries to score with a low kick but Funches moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Funches.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funches blocks a jab.
Funches fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peterson just manages to avoid it.
Funches instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funches lands an overhand right.
Funches is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Funches.
Funches keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Funches is out of range.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Funches throws a right hand that misses
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Nick Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funches displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Funches misses with an uppercut.
Peterson misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Funches.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funches misses with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a nice body shot.
Funches lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peterson 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Loke Axelsen (ranked 2510 p4p, 24291 weight class) and Nathan Lee (ranked 56 p4p, 184 weight class). Axelsen comes to the cage accompanied by Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd. 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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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axelsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
 It looks like Nathan Lee has been cut.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axelsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Axelsen lands a body shot.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Axelsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsen.
Lee looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axelsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Axelsen lands a right hand.
Axelsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Axelsen lands a nice uppercut.
Axelsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axelsen scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Axelsen lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Axelsen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsen.
Axelsen is working Lee over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axelsen.
A short left from Axelsen.
Axelsen scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axelsen lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Nathan Lee's cut even more.
Axelsen pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Axelsen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Axelsen lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Axelsen.
Axelsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Nathan Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axelsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Axelsen lands with a left to the head.
Nathan Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axelsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Axelsen lands with a light punch inside.
Axelsen pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Loke Axelsen!
Loke Axelsen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 4383 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 324 p4p, 282 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Dimms wants to counter the offense by Tokugawa and move into the clinch position.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the body
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa tries to work over Dimms's front leg with a kick but Dimms checks it.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
A big left from Dimms misses.
No joy there for Dimms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimms takes one to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Tokugawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tokugawa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Dimms's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimms down.
Dimms tries to move into range but Tokugawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dimms throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokugawa counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dimms throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
Dimms throws a head kick that half lands.
Tokugawa wants to land a leg kick but Dimms is out of range.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tokugawa misses the jab.
Dimms cracks Tokugawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenjiro Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Dimms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimms is trying to break free.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tokugawa. Tokugawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Dimms just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokugawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimms.
Dimms tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Dimms has Tokugawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dimms missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa is looking to chop away at Dimms's legs.
A head kick from Dimms lands but Tokugawa takes it in his stride.
Dimms throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Dimms.
Dimms throws a series of punches but Tokugawa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Tokugawa moved out of range.
Tokugawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dimms checks a low kick from Tokugawa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Dimms down.
Dimms 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Dimms swings widly with a right hand
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
Dimms getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimms takes one to the chin there.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dimms! But no joy.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Dimms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tokugawa's hands.
Dimms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Dimms lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Dimms throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Dimms blocks the low kick.
Dimms jabs Tokugawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tokugawa avoids a kick to the body.
Tokugawa swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms lands a right hook to the body.
Dimms scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms'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. This is the final round!
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimms avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tokugawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Dimms.
Tokugawa throws the kick towards the body but Dimms avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Tokugawa misses.
Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick and Tokugawa moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms connects with a single shot there.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Dimms.
Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dimms digs a good body shot into Tokugawa's ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick
and Dimms counters with a good, hard body kick but Tokugawa shrugs it off.
Dimms misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa throws a front kick aimed at Dimms's knee but Dimms avoids it well.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimms blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
Tokugawa motions for Dimms to come forward. Tokugawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Dimms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Tokugawa both land. Nice combination.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimms thinking.
Tokugawa lands with a nice body kick.
Dimms throws a head kick that Tokugawa semi-blocks.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Tokugawa with an uppercut!
Tokugawa connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Dimms.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Dimms's body. Dimms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenjiro Tokugawa.
I think Tokugawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 1883 p4p, 3748 weight class) and Julius Benedict (ranked 239 p4p, 386 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict misses with a combination
letting Ahai counter with a right hand.
It looks like Julius Benedict has been cut.
Benedict lands with a nice body kick.
Ahai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benedict lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahai's head.
Benedict darts in and clinches Ahai up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Benedict.
Ahai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedict keeps control of Ahai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedict missing with knees to the body.
Benedict lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedict working aggressively here.
Ahai manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedict has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benedict has closed the distance and engaged Ahai in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedict controls his hands.
Ahai misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedict tries to work over Ahai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedict displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ahai up against the cage.
Ahai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Benedict.
A short right from Benedict on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahai.
A body shot lands from Benedict.
Benedict misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahai.
Ahai has a couple of punches blocked by Benedict.
Benedict misses with a punch to the body.
Ahai lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahai.
Benedict tries to work over Ahai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedict lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict misses with the head strike.
Ahai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedict lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahai backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahai throws a head punch that misses.
Benedict lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ahai struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedict controls his hands.
I was talking to Ahai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benedict goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Benedict fails to land.
Ahai struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedict controls his hands.
Ahai throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedict.
Benedict throws a head punch that misses.
Ahai throws a head punch that misses.
Ahai blocks a body shot from Benedict.
Ahai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedict tries to work over Ahai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedict.
A shot in the inside from Ahai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Benedict dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Benedict's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedict cracks Ahai with an open hand slap.
Benedict tries to clinch but Ahai moves away
and Ahai counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedict fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedict attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ahai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benedict darts in and clinches Ahai up against the cage.
Benedict blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedict gets through Ahai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedict swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahai 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.
Benedict misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahai.
Benedict creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benedict is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahai is defending well for now.
Ahai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedict throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahai.
Ahai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benedict manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benedict lunges at Ahai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahai's hand.
Julius Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedict cracks Ahai with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ahai is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ahai is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ahai could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Julius Benedict!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boban Turnik (ranked 3522 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 365 p4p, 283 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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33
264
16 - 10 - 1 |
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273
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turnik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turnik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnik jabs Adams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams .
Turnik misses the shot to the body.
Adams shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Turnik counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Adams to the mat, face first! Turnik goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Adams is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
It looks like Fester Adams has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Adams .
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turnik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik connects with a quick right hand that sends Adams tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, 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 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boban Turnik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 824 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 113 p4p, 161 weight class). Ngozi Chai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Horton's chin.
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horton.
Horton misses with a straight left.
Horton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horton tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton misses with an elbow strike.
Horton 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.
A shot in the inside from Horton.
Horton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands a body shot.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai pushes Horton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Horton has been cut.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Horton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai tries to work over Horton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai scores with a knee to the head.
Horton tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai presses Horton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hortons head.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horton's elbow.
Horton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Horton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Horton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horton checks a low kick from Chai.
Horton tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Horton clinches with his opponent.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Horton misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Tim Horton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai blocks a body shot from Horton.
Chai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
A hook to the body from Horton.
A short uppercut from Chai.
A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai avoids a wild elbow strike from Horton.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Chai connects with a knee to the head.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horton's face.
 Horton is rocked!
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Horton.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Horton seems to have recovered his senses.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage.
Horton working aggressively here.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngozi Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Horton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chai cracks Horton with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Horton is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Horton is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Horton could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ngozi Chai!
A victorious Ngozi Chai 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 Seung Joon (ranked 23888 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 333 p4p, 251 weight class). Joon's entrance music is BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147
17 - 12 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
A countering left hand to the body from Harinck misses.
Joon misses with a looping right.
Harinck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harinck slips a jab from Joon.
Harinck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harinck blocks a jab.
Harinck wants to clinch up but Joon keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harinck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harinck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Harinck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Harinck with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Joon does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck forces Joon back against the cage and clinches.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Joon avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Joon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joon tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Joon back against the cage.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Joon's ribcage. Joon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joon prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Joon can't find room to land a body shot as Harinck controls the action.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Joon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joon.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Joon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon takes a shot to the head.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
Harinck misses with some punches.
Joon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joon misses with some punches.
Joon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harinck can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Harinck.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Joon's ribcage. Joon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joon lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seung Joon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Joon misses.
Joon stuns Harinck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Joon.
Harinck slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harinck.
Joon cracks Harinck with an open hand slap.
Harinck moves out of range as Joon throws a body kick.
It seemed like Harinck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.
Joon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Harinck ducks down to avoid it.
Harinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Harinck wants to counter with a clinch but Joon pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck moves into the clinch successfully.
Harinck misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Joon throws a head punch that misses.
Harinck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joon's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck works on Joon's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joon lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Joon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Joon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Harinck tries a body shot but Joon blocks it.
Joon working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joon swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Harinck pushes off an throws an elbow but Joon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Joon.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harinck misses with some punches.
Joon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck blocks a body shot from Joon.
Joon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joon tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Joon back against the cage.
Joon tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harinck blocks a body shot from Joon.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joon misses with the head strike.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joon scores with a shoulder strike.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joon has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Joon lands an uppercut.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
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!
Joon looks to throw the jab but Harinck is out of range.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joon walks into a jab.
Joon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harinck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Harinck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joon throws an off balance right hand
and Harinck moves into the clinch.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Harinck.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Joon lands a body shot.
Harinck pushes Joon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harinck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joon's elbow.
Joon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck presses Joon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harinck misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Joon.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Joon.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Harinck.
Joon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joon tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joon misses with some punches.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Joon lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Joon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joon has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Joon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harinck or not.
Harinck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Joon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seung Joon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
Joon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Joon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Harinck.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon lands an uppercut.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Joon avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Harinck.
I think Joon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seung Joon!
Seung Joon 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 5251 p4p, 3956 weight class) and Keiran Ahearn (ranked 354 p4p, 290 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiran Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn moves into range and clinches up with Venom .
Ahearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Venom backwards.
Ahearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Venom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Venom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Venom lands a shot to the body.
Venom tries a body shot but Ahearn blocks it.
Ahearn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Venom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Venom tries to throw a body punch but Ahearn avoids it by throwing Venom back against the cage.
Venom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Venom .
Venom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venom misses with a punch to the body.
Venom gets through Ahearn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Venom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venom tries to throw a body punch but Ahearn avoids it by throwing Venom back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom tries to work over Ahearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Venom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Venom lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Venom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahearn's elbow.
Ahearn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Venom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ahearn can turn it around.
Venom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Venom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn prevents a body shot from Venom .
Ahearn prevents a body shot from Venom .
A short right from Venom on the inside.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Venom struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahearn controls his hands.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Venom 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ahearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahearn is leaning against Venom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Ahearn.
A right hook to the body lands for Venom .
Venom is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Venom takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom misses with some punches.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Venom misses with some punches.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Venom .
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Venom avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Ahearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venom lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Ahearn.
A head punch on the inside from Venom fails to land.
Ahearn lands a body shot.
Venom lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ahearn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
Venom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Venom controls the action.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Venom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venom throws a nice head kick!
Ahearn misses with a body shot.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom .
Ahearn swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ahearn prevents a body shot from Venom .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venom lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Venom blocking some punches.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Venom controls the action.
Venom misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Venom controls his hands.
Venom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Venom .
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Venom controls his hands.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Venom avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Venom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venom lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ahearn - that landed with a thud.
Michael Venom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Venom lands a left hand.
Ahearn blocks an uppercut.
Venom can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venom lands an uppercut.
Venom slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Venom .
Venom stalling.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Venom misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Venom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Venom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Venom can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.
Venom is trying to stall.
Ahearn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Venom blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Venom backwards.
Ahearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Venom blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Venom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Ahearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ahearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Ahearn misses its intended target.
Ahearn avoids the body shot from Venom .
Venom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Venom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venom swings for the body but Ahearn moves out of range.
Ahearn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahearn.
Ahearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.
Ahearn throws an off balance right hand
and Ahearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venom lands a really nice looking cross but Ahearn seems unphased.
Venom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Venom just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn tries to counter with a clinch but Venom shakes him off and moves away.
Venom throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Ahearn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Venom finds it's way round the side to connect with Ahearn's head.
Ahearn blocks a head kick by Venom .
Venom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Ahearn misses with a lunging right hand
and Venom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahearn throws a hook but Venom avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Venom .
Ahearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn jabs Venom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Ahearn does no damage.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Ahearn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Venom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom throws a counter high kick but Ahearn was just alert enough to avoid it.
Venom scores with the left hand. Ahearn knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venom .
Ahearn tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Venom defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Ahearn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahearn ducks right into an uppercut from Venom .
Ahearn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Venom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ahearn tries to bum rush Venom with a series of wild strikes but Venom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Venom ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Venom misses the target.
Ahearn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Venom moved out of range nicely.
Venom lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Ahearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahearn blocks a jab.
Ahearn wants to counter the offense by Venom and move into the clinch position.
Venom jabs at Ahearn's body.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahearn moves out of range as Venom strikes.
Michael Venom is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahearn stuns Venom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Venom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahearn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn swings for the body but Venom moves out of range.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahearn wants to counter the offense by Venom and move into the clinch position.
Ahearn misses the shot to the body.
Ahearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venom manages to avoid it.
Venom is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ahearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Venom .
A counter left hand to the body from Venom misses its target.
Ahearn misses with a hook
enabling Venom to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom lands a head kick. Ahearn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ahearn slips under a jab.
Venom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom had his way with Keiran Ahearn in 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. This is the final round!
Venom throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Keiran Ahearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahearn throws a body punch but Venom moves out of range.
Ahearn walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Venom and drops face first to the floor! Ahearn's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Ahearn in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michael Venom !
Michael Venom retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Michael Venom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 843 p4p, 21548 weight class) and Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 55 p4p, 174 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt. Nikolai Magomedov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai blocking some punches.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Chai prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Magomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov stalling.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
Chai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magomedov is defending well for now.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov working Chai over with knees to the body.
Chai is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Magomedov prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magomedov can turn it around.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Chai.
It looks like Nikolai Magomedov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Come on Magomedov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
A short right from Magomedov.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Chai blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Chai blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai connects with a knee to the head.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Magomedov coming out on top.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Chai.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magomedov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai needs to keep his hands up - Magomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Magomedov scores with a three punch combo!
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magomedov tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov darts in trying to clinch
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov checks a leg kick.
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov cracks Chai with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Chai 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. Chai looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
 Chai is rocked!
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai slips a jab from Magomedov.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Chai works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magomedov under the eye.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov takes one to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai lands a jab to Magomedov's midsection.
Chai slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai pushes Magomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Magomedov.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Chai avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chai letting Magomedov take a breather here.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Magomedov is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chai.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Magomedov pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Chai won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magomedov! But no joy.
Chai with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai drops his guard momentarily, allowing Magomedov to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Chai! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Magomedov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 844 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 78 p4p, 200 weight class). Cuntmara comes to the cage accompanied by $$ Hoes mad $$. Farrokhzad has chosen Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bardia Farrokhzad enters the cage!
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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 43 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuntmara misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuntmara misses the target.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Cuntmara blocks it.
It looked like Cuntmara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrokhzad jabs at Cuntmara's body.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Cuntmara moved out of range.
Cuntmara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cuntmara is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks.
Farrokhzad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cuntmara throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuntmara throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cuntmara moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Cuntmara half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Cuntmara defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cuntmara misses.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body.
Cuntmara moves forwards but Farrokhzad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cuntmara scores with a nice strike.
Cuntmara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad stuns Cuntmara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farrokhzad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice defenses there by Cuntmara.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuntmara.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Cuntmara's midsection.
Farrokhzad lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuntmara lands with a shot to the body.
Cuntmara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Cuntmara moves forwards but Farrokhzad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farrokhzad jabs Cuntmara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farrokhzad checks it well.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range.
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuntmara blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuntmara tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
It looks like Ibrahim Cuntmara has been cut.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Cuntmara is trying to break free.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuntmara blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Cuntmara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Cuntmara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuntmara.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuntmara missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuntmara lands a really nice looking cross but Farrokhzad seems unphased.
Farrokhzad avoids a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to move into range but Cuntmara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Cuntmara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Cuntmara pushes him off.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cuntmara defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad looks to land a combination but Cuntmara avoids it well.
Cuntmara throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Cuntmara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cuntmara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farrokhzad checks it well.
Cuntmara throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuntmara scores with a jab. Farrokhzad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Cuntmara throws a body kick.
Cuntmara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Cuntmara scores with a hook.
Farrokhzad lands with a nice body punch.
Cuntmara throws an off balance right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Cuntmara circles away.
Cuntmara scores with a sloppy right hand. Farrokhzad should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Cuntmara slips the punch.
Farrokhzad cracks Cuntmara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Farrokhzad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farrokhzad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cuntmara throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cuntmara connects with a looping right hand.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara.
Cuntmara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuntmara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad scores with a big combo that sends Cuntmara crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Cuntmara flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Farrokhzad jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!
Bardia Farrokhzad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ibrahim Cuntmara had this to say: 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.
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