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STRIKE! 45 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between The Devils Outlaw Ii (ranked 23831 p4p, 21523 weight class) and Peetu Tam (ranked 137 p4p, 123 weight class). Outlaw Ii comes to the cage accompanied by For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits. Peetu Tam has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam misses with a leg kick.
Outlaw Ii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Outlaw Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Outlaw Ii scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Tam to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Outlaw Ii scores with a kick to the body.
Tam looks winded!
Tam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Tam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Outlaw Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Outlaw Ii scoring well with a low kick there.
Outlaw Ii connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tam out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Devils Outlaw Ii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 5214 p4p, 18015 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 469 p4p, 522 weight class). Elizondo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 49 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Elizondo blocks the low kick.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Elizondo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schultz's head.
Schultz misses with a lunging right hand
and Elizondo counters with a series of strikes. Schultz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schultz misses with a head kick.
Schultz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Elizondo is out of range.
A low kick from Schultz is predictable there
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo lands a really nice looking cross but Schultz seems unphased.
 Schultz is rocked!
Schultz drops his guard momentarily, allowing Elizondo to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Schultz! 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! Elizondo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 3834 p4p, 20360 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 307 p4p, 393 weight class). Smith has chosen Television - Marquee Moon as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Solid chin
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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 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimms moves away.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimms slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Dimms to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Dimms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimms throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimms stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Dimms steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimms tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Dimms lands a head kick!
Dimms plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Dimms throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimms circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimms defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Dimms lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bryant Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Dimms seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimms lands a nice shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dimms - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dimms. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith looks winded!
Smith takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
Dimms lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smith misses with a hook.
Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimms counters with a straight right hand.
Dimms jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dimms takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Smith out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Schmedgar Dimms!
A relieved looking Schmedgar Dimms thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 2814 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 112 p4p, 55 weight class). Zdravko Dren Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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KO power
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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 56 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dren Jr tries to keep at a distance but Mad Onion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mad Onion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dren Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Mad Onion backwards.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Dren Jr scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Dren Jr lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion lands a damaging elbow.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr lands an elbow inside that Mad Onion shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Mad Onion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Mad Onion scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dren Jr.
Dren Jr tries to throw a body punch but Mad Onion avoids it by throwing Dren Jr back against the cage.
Mad Onion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dren Jr breaks from the clinch.
Dren Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mad Onion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dren Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Dren Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dren Jr misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Mad Onion misses.
Mad Onion digs a good hook to Dren Jr's body.
Mad Onion misses with a body shot.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch but Dren Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dren Jr rushes Mad Onion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dren Jr lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mad Onion landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dren Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mad Onion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dren Jr backwards.
Dren Jr manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dren Jr rushes Mad Onion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Dren Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mad Onion backwards.
Dren Jr is holding Mad Onion round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Mad Onion goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Dren Jr takes it and Mad Onion is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Zdravko Dren Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdravko Dren Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 2000 p4p, 4452 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 178 p4p, 352 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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KO power
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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 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matijevic throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Matijevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matijevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokugawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tokugawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matijevic.
Matijevic slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Matijevic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matijevic managing to block the knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocking some punches.
Matijevic is working Tokugawa over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic lands a left hand.
Tokugawa tries to work over Matijevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body.
Matijevic misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matijevic blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matijevic breaks from the clinch.
Matijevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matijevic clinches up against the cage.
Matijevic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matijevic scores with a shot to the side of Tokugawa's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Matijevic blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matijevic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Matijevic pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Matijevic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matijevic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matijevic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matijevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic blocks a leg kick.
Matijevic half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Matijevic.
Matijevic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Tokugawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kenjiro Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matijevic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tokugawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tokugawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Matijevic.
Matijevic lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tokugawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic misses with a few strikes there.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Matijevic misses its target.
Matijevic blocks a leg kick.
Matijevic misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Tokugawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matijevic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Matijevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matijevic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tokugawa manages to circle out of the way.
Tokugawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matijevic scores with a nice head shot.
Tokugawa misses with a hook
and Matijevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Matijevic's body. Matijevic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matijevic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tokugawa can do to turn this around?
Tokugawa misses with a left hand
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
Tokugawa is rocked!
Matijevic forces Tokugawa back against the cage and clinches.
Tokugawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Matijevic finish him?
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Matijevic creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tokugawa crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tokugawa face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Matijevic takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roko Matijevic!
During a confident post fight interview, Roko Matijevic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jagger Clay (ranked 4399 p4p, 24574 weight class) and Jackie Chung (ranked 130 p4p, 142 weight class). Chung has chosen Activated (BMX Escape Remix) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jagger Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Chung!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clay wants to clinch.
Clay blocks a head kick by Chung.
Clay misses with a body shot
and Chung counters with a solid body kick.
Chung scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Jagger Clay has been cut.
Clay seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chung lands with a good body shot.
Chung missing with a left hand there. Clay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackie Chung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chung misses with a leg kick.
Chung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clay darts in and clinches Chung up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay manages to break the clinch.
Chung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
Chung throws a shot to the body.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Chung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chung. Clay shrugs it off though.
Chung swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clay.
Chung clips Clay with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Clay a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Clay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chung throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jackie Chung!
A relieved looking Jackie Chung thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 3035 p4p, 23839 weight class) and Dank Skenojabitch (ranked 260 p4p, 368 weight class). James Duke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dank Skenojabitch!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke has closed the distance and engaged Skenojabitch in a clinch.
Duke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skenojabitch throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
Duke throws a body punch but Skenojabitch moves out of range.
Skenojabitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skenojabitch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Skenojabitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duke doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Duke.
Skenojabitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Skenojabitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skenojabitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke scores with a jab to the head.
Duke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skenojabitch. That did some damage!
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skenojabitch feints a jab promting Duke to slip. Skenojabitch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like James Duke has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke walks into a straight right hand from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Skenojabitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duke doesn't seem bothered though.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Skenojabitch.
Duke loads up on a big right hand but Skenojabitch slips the punch.
Duke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Duke looks to throw the jab but Skenojabitch is out of range.
Skenojabitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke throws a hook but Skenojabitch avoids it easily.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skenojabitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke moves into the clinch.
Duke pushes Skenojabitch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duke breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Duke.
Skenojabitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke moves into the clinch successfully.
Duke breaks the clinch.
Skenojabitch throws a shot from downtown. Duke moves away and avoids it.
Skenojabitch throws a right hand that Duke ducks under and follows up with a left that Duke also avoids with ease.
Skenojabitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skenojabitch tries to clinch but Duke is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Duke misses the target.
Skenojabitch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skenojabitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Duke blocks a jab.
Skenojabitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Duke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skenojabitch throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
James Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skenojabitch misses with a straight right.
Jab by Duke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skenojabitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Duke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Duke.
Duke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skenojabitch on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Duke blocks a jab.
Skenojabitch misses with a wild body shot.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke with a nice cross.
Skenojabitch moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Duke throws an overhand right that lands on Skenojabitch's shoulder, as Skenojabitch tries to avoid the shot.
Skenojabitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skenojabitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skenojabitch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dank Skenojabitch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Duke'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.
Duke misses with a looping left.
Skenojabitch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duke has closed the distance and engaged Skenojabitch in a clinch.
Duke breaks from the clinch.
Duke throws out a loose jab but Skenojabitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skenojabitch. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duke swings widly with a right hand
and Skenojabitch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skenojabitch thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.
Skenojabitch blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duke rather than just go for the knockout.
Duke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skenojabitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skenojabitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skenojabitch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Skenojabitch tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skenojabitch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skenojabitch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skenojabitch moves away from the strike by Duke.
Skenojabitch jabs Duke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Skenojabitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skenojabitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skenojabitch connects with a crisp jab.
Skenojabitch slips under a jab from Duke.
A nice side step and Skenojabitch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duke misses the jab.
Skenojabitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duke has time to react.
Duke throws a right and a left that Skenojabitch avoids nicely.
Duke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skenojabitch slips under a jab from Duke.
Skenojabitch slips a straight right by Duke.
Skenojabitch misses with an uppercut.
Duke moves into range and clinches up with Skenojabitch.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skenojabitch tries to break the clinch but Duke is controlling the position.
Skenojabitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duke breaks the clinch.
Duke moves forwards but Skenojabitch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skenojabitch works Duke's body with a nice hook.
Skenojabitch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands with a nice body punch.
Skenojabitch throws a hook to the side of Duke's head but Duke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skenojabitch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Skenojabitch.
Duke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duke needs to keep his hands up - Skenojabitch had a free shot at his head there.
Skenojabitch throws a right hand that Duke ducks under and follows up with a left that Duke also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skenojabitch scrambles back to his feet.
Skenojabitch connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skenojabitch throws out the jab.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duke slips a straight right by Skenojabitch.
Duke throws a series of punches but Skenojabitch moves out of range.
Skenojabitch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duke tries to clinch there but Skenojabitch circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dank Skenojabitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Skenojabitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duke.
Duke throws out a loose jab but Skenojabitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duke misses with a left hand
and Skenojabitch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skenojabitch throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.
Duke misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Skenojabitch.
Duke throws a combination that misses
and Skenojabitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duke throws a jab when Skenojabitch was well out of range.
Skenojabitch misses with a body shot.
Duke is looking for a counter combo.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch throws a hook to the side of Duke's head but Duke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Skenojabitch misses with a straight right.
Dank Skenojabitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duke misses with a double jab.
Skenojabitch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skenojabitch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skenojabitch slips a straight right by Duke.
Skenojabitch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skenojabitch lands with a good body shot.
Duke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skenojabitch throws a nice head kick!
Skenojabitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duke clinches up with Skenojabitch and pushes him back against the cage.
Duke pushes Skenojabitch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skenojabitch scores a nice knee to the body.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skenojabitch is defending well for now.
Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skenojabitch digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
Skenojabitch thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Duke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dank Skenojabitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skenojabitch just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skenojabitch scores with a nice strike.
Skenojabitch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Skenojabitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Skenojabitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Skenojabitch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Skenojabitch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skenojabitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skenojabitch swings widly with a right hand
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
Skenojabitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duke wants to clinch.
James Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skenojabitch lunges at Duke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duke's hand.
Duke tries to bum rush Skenojabitch with a series of wild strikes but Skenojabitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skenojabitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duke circles away quickly and effectively.
Duke throws a big counter combination but Skenojabitch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Duke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skenojabitch finds it's way round the side to connect with Duke's head.
Skenojabitch moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skenojabitch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skenojabitch staying out of range there.
Skenojabitch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skenojabitch throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dank Skenojabitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skenojabitch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dank Skenojabitch!
A victorious Dank Skenojabitch 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 Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 887 p4p, 2872 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 84 p4p, 250 weight class). Cuntmara comes into the arena with $$ Hoes mad $$ blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Narvaez's choice of entrance music: Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Carlos Narvaez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 43 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez tries to land a front kick but Cuntmara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cuntmara lands a body shot.
Narvaez 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.
Cuntmara misses the shot to the body.
Cuntmara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narvaez throws a chopping leg kick but Cuntmara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Cuntmara throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Narvaez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez connects with a solid leg kick.
Narvaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuntmara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuntmara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Narvaez throws a jab when Cuntmara was well out of range.
Cuntmara loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Narvaez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cuntmara with a jab.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Cuntmara avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Left hook, right uppercut from Narvaez.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Cuntmara's leg. Cuntmara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuntmara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuntmara misses with a looping left.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuntmara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Cuntmara saw it coming and moves away.
Cuntmara avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cuntmara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Narvaez slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
Narvaez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuntmara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuntmara.
Narvaez defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara slips a jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narvaez digs a good hook to Cuntmara's body.
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Cuntmara.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Narvaez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cuntmara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuntmara throws a wild body kick that Narvaez sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Narvaez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
A low kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cuntmara with the inside leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that misses.
Cuntmara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Cuntmara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuntmara throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Cuntmara saw it coming and moves away.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Ibrahim Cuntmara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narvaez lands a leg kick that knocks Cuntmara off balance momentarily.
Narvaez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cuntmara rather than just go for the knockout.
Narvaez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cuntmara backs up against the cage.
Narvaez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cuntmara momentarily.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Narvaez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cuntmara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuntmara thumps Narvaez with a low kick.
Cuntmara throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
Narvaez works the jab nicely.
Cuntmara with the inside leg kick.
Cuntmara connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuntmara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuntmara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narvaez lands with a cross.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick which misses Narvaez's front leg but catches the back leg as Narvaez tries to avoid it.
Cuntmara moves out of range as Narvaez strikes.
Cuntmara misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
Cuntmara swings widly with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuntmara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Cuntmara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Narvaez.
Cuntmara scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez is looking to score with low kicks.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narvaez lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
and Cuntmara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuntmara.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
Narvaez throws a hook but Cuntmara avoids it easily.
Narvaez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Cuntmara checks it.
Cuntmara tried to counter with a leg kick but Narvaez avoided it.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Cuntmara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuntmara lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Narvaez.
Narvaez sizes up Cuntmara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuntmara connects with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cuntmara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuntmara tries to score with a low kick but Narvaez moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cuntmara avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara slips a jab from Narvaez.
Good shot there by Narvaez.
Narvaez walks into a stiff left hand from Cuntmara.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Cuntmara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Narvaez moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut
and Narvaez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cuntmara throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez works the jab nicely.
Narvaez lands a jab.
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Cuntmara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara backing away here, and Narvaez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cuntmara ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara checks a low kick from Narvaez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narvaez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Narvaez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cuntmara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuntmara lands a jab to the head.
Cuntmara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Narvaez.
Cuntmara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuntmara at a distance.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Narvaez finds it's way through Cuntmara's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narvaez throws a hook but Cuntmara avoids it easily.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Narvaez missing with a left hand there. Cuntmara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narvaez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cuntmara moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Good exchange - Cuntmara coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Narvaez misses.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range.
Narvaez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cuntmara. Cuntmara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narvaez punishes Cuntmara's body with a nice straight punch.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narvaez lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
A jab from Narvaez finds it's way through Cuntmara's defenses.
Cuntmara swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narvaez 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
A relieved looking Carlos Narvaez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ibrahim Cuntmara spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 23605 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Roberto Congo (ranked 484 p4p, 343 weight class). Roberto Congo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kurosaki on the side of the head.
Kurosaki swinging wildly here.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Congo.
Kurosaki looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Kurosaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kurosaki is looking to chop away at Congo's legs.
Kurosaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Congo 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.
A leg kick checked by Kurosaki.
Congo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurosaki momentarily.
Kurosaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Congo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurosaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Congo scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Congo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurosaki lands with a cross.
Congo slips a jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki drops his hands momentarily and Congo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurosaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Congo.
Kurosaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
and Congo counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo is looking to slow Kurosaki down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Congo.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses.
Kurosaki lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses.
Congo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki misses with a body kick.
Congo misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Congo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo with the inside leg kick.
Congo throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki lands with a good body shot.
Congo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kurosaki has time to react.
Congo cracks Kurosaki with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kurosaki 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 Kurosaki is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kurosaki could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Samart Bukaew (ranked 3437 p4p, 1928 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 367 p4p, 220 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by IS THIS LOVE. On his way into the cage it seems that Samart Bukaew has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Samart Bukaew seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Bukaew.
Bukaew defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith slips a jab from Bukaew.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Bukaew misses.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bukaew fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Bukaew's ribs.
Bukaew throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bukaew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukaew misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukaew misses with a body shot.
Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Bukaew shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bukaew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bukaew missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Bukaew misses.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bukaew circles away and keeps his distance.
Bukaew swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith 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.
Bukaew takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Bukaew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bukaew misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukaew tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Bukaew lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Bukaew lands a lovely overhand right.
Bukaew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Bukaew with the inside leg kick.
Bukaew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Bukaew throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukaew misses with a wild body shot.
Smith slips a straight right by Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bukaew misses with an uppercut.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bukaew tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Bukaew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Bukaew avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Bukaew pushes him off.
Bukaew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bukaew throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Bukaew clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukaew manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Bukaew dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bukaew misses with a low kick.
Smith checks a low kick from Bukaew.
Bukaew fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Bukaew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
A big right from Bukaew misses.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bukaew looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bukaew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Bukaew throws a right hand that misses
and Bukaew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukaew. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukaew throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Bukaew only half commits.
Smith takes a swing at Bukaew's ribcage but misses.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Bukaew steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Smith misses.
Bukaew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bukaew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith thows a leg kick but Bukaew checks it
and Bukaew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukaew attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith throws out a counter right but Bukaew avoids it with no problem.
Bukaew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bukaew throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bukaew throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Bukaew tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bukaew slips a jab from Smith.
Bukaew throws a lazy body kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bukaew takes one to the side of the head.
Bukaew misses with a body shot
and Bukaew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Bukaew is predictable there
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Bukaew in his tracks momentarily.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Bukaew staying out of range there.
Bukaew appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Bukaew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukaew.
Smith throws out a counter right but Bukaew avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Bukaew misses.
Bukaew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Bukaew throws a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bukaew fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Bukaew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bukaew.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukaew. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bukaew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith lands a jab to Bukaew's midsection.
Smith avoids the head kick by Bukaew.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bukaew takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bukaew misses with the body kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bukaew takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Nice cross by Bukaew.
Bukaew scores with a nice head shot.
Bukaew moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukaew.
Bukaew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukaew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Bukaew.
Samart Bukaew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Bukaew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bukaew works Smith's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a right hand that Bukaew ducks under and follows up with a left that Bukaew also avoids with ease.
Bukaew gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bukaew throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukaew. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Bukaew misses.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bukaew finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Bukaew cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith lands a jab to Bukaew's midsection.
Bukaew lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bukaew throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith lands a nice hook to Bukaew's body. Bukaew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bukaew throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Bukaew throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bukaew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bukaew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bukaew momentarily.
Bukaew lands a right hook to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Bukaew misses with a left hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukaew.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Bukaew to counter with a crisp jab.
Bukaew works the jab nicely.
Bukaew looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bukaew looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Bukaew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Samart Bukaew did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Bukaew's leg but Bukaew calmly moves out of range.
Bukaew lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bukaew.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bukaew misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Bukaew.
Bukaew misses with a low kick.
Bukaew blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukaew was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Bukaew checks a leg kick.
Bukaew just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
It looked like Bukaew was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Bukaew throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samart Bukaew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Bukaew misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bukaew thinking.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith feints and then cracks Bukaew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bukaew down.
Bukaew moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Bukaew.
Bukaew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bukaew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bukaew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bukaew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bukaew looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bukaew throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukaew backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Bukaew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bukaew throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bukaew moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bukaew keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bukaew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukaew tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Bukaew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukaew.
Smith catches Bukaew with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bukaew misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kenny Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bukaew scores with a leg kick.
Bukaew throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Bukaew's ribs.
Bukaew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bukaew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bukaew looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith slips a jab from Bukaew.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bukaew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bukaew moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith connects with the punch.
Bukaew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukaew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukaew. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Bukaew is out of range.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Bukaew moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Kenny Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a leg kick but Bukaew sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bukaew feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bukaew.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bukaew checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Bukaew swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Smith misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukaew. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukaew looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bukaew misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Bukaew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukaew.
Bukaew misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
Bukaew appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Bukaew.
Bukaew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bukaew looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bukaew checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!
Smith tries a low kick but Bukaew avoids it.
Bukaew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith checks a low kick from Bukaew.
Smith throws out a counter right but Bukaew avoids it with no problem.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Bukaew avoids it.
Bukaew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bukaew blocks the low kick.
Bukaew connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny Smith.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Kenny Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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