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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nedjeljko Krajisnik (ranked 4871 p4p, 20663 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 447 p4p, 510 weight class). Krajisnik comes to the cage accompanied by Sexual Harrassement - I Need a Freak. Nedjeljko Krajisnik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kirov Sturmovik's chin.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik rushes Krajisnik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Sturmovik.
 It looks like Nedjeljko Krajisnik has been cut.
Sturmovik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Krajisnik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Krajisnik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturmovik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krajisnik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sturmovik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krajisnik is looking to counter punch.
Sturmovik misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Sturmovik
and Krajisnik counters with a right hand to the body.
Krajisnik takes one on the button.
Kirov Sturmovik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturmovik throws a head kick but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Sturmovik misses with a lunging right hand
and Krajisnik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturmovik misses with a right hand
and Krajisnik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturmovik throws out a loose jab but Krajisnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krajisnik cracks a nice hook into Sturmovik's ribs.
Krajisnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturmovik throws out the jab.
Sturmovik misses with a body punch
and Krajisnik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturmovik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik wants to clinch but Krajisnik slips to the side
and Krajisnik counters with a right hand to the body.
Sturmovik closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Krajisnik to counter with a crisp jab.
 Sturmovik is rocked!
Sturmovik looks winded!
Krajisnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sturmovik is still on wobbly legs! Can Krajisnik finish him?
Sturmovik leaves his chin hanging out and Krajisnik seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sturmovik crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
Nedjeljko Krajisnik was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 3144 p4p, 20684 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 285 p4p, 417 weight class). The key to victory for James Duke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 11 - 3 - 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 12 - 31 - 2, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duke avoids it.
Duke breaks the clinch.
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke takes the fight into the clinch.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duke breaks from the clinch.
Duke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercenary takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duke lands with a hook. Mercenary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercenary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duke scores with a jab. Mercenary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Duke has managed to clinch.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercenary drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercenary is rocked!
Duke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary takes one on the button.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke slips a jab from Mercenary.
Duke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Duke.
Duke slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Duke darts in and clinches Mercenary up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
Duke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duke blocks a jab.
Duke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke connects with a body shot.
Duke closes the distance and pushes Mercenary back into the cage.
A short right from Mercenary.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke connects with a body shot that sends Mercenary's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duke lands with a hook. Mercenary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duke duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke scores with a punch to the head.
Duke catches Mercenary napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Mercenary crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Duke raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Duke!
James Duke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1995 p4p, 2976 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 183 p4p, 272 weight class). Abdelrahman's entrance music is Blow The Whistle. A fine choice. Petcharon Darawan acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdelrahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick as Darawan jumps back.
Darawan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping right hand.
Darawan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Darawan didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman connects with a crisp jab.
Darawan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darawan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darawan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman cracks Darawan with an open hand slap.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Darawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abdelrahman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darawan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darawan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
Darawan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdelrahman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick which misses Darawan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darawan tries to avoid it.
Abdelrahman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abdelrahman connects with a nice looking jab.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darawan is able to avoid easily.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Darawan off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman jabs Darawan right on the nose. Darawan blinks but takes it well.
Darawan throws a leg kick
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdelrahman tests Darawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darawan under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Darawan lands a high kick!
It looks like Shahzad Abdelrahman has been cut.
Abdelrahman wants to land a leg kick but Darawan is out of range.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darawan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shahzad Abdelrahman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild body shot.
Darawan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdelrahman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darawan slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Darawan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abdelrahman throws out a powerful jab.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darawan can do to turn this around?
Darawan moves away from the strike by Abdelrahman.
Darawan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darawan throws a leg kick but Abdelrahman sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman clinches with his opponent.
Darawan lands with a light punch inside.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Darawan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Darawan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darawan throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Darawan crunches a lovely knee into Abdelrahman's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Abdelrahman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darawan landing knees to the head.
Darawan misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Darawan.
Darawan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darawan tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Darawan back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Darawan.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Darawan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Darawan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a nice uppercut.
Abdelrahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darawan struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Darawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman pushes Darawan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darawan's elbow.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Darawan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan lands with a right to the head.
Darawan prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
A shot in the inside from Abdelrahman.
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Petcharon Darawan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darawan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darawan's elbow.
Abdelrahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Darawan.
Abdelrahman has a couple of punches blocked by Darawan.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.
Darawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darawan has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Darawan can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Abdelrahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan digs a right hand into Abdelrahman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abdelrahman's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petcharon Darawan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shahzad Abdelrahman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdelrahman cracks Darawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darawan throws a head kick but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darawan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darawan defending well as Abdelrahman loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarawan.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman moves into the clinch.
Darawan cracks Abdelrahman with a nice body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Darawan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdelrahman is defending well for now.
Darawan looking to throw knees to the head but Abdelrahman is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darawan obliges.
Darawan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Darawan.
Darawan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdelrahman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Darawan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darawan backwards.
Darawan lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darawan looks to land a body kick but Abdelrahman moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abdelrahman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darawan scrambles back to his feet.
Darawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abdelrahman checks it well.
Darawan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman backing away here, and Darawan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darawan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman cracks Darawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darawan 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.
Darawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darawan feints a counter leg kick.
Darawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut
and Darawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Darawan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdelrahman 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Petcharon Darawan had this to say: 'I have nothing to say.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2686 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 324 p4p, 177 weight class). Gunnar Murphy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy blocks a jab.
Horton moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Horton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Horton's shoulder, as Horton tries to avoid the shot.
Horton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Horton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horton lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horton.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Horton.
Tim Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horton throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Horton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton lands an overhand right.
Horton takes one on the button.
A head kick by Horton misses
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horton throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Horton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Horton does it's job there.
Horton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton walks straight into a big right, left combination from Murphy and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Murphy as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunnar Murphy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 5296 p4p, 23211 weight class) and Chinza Machida (ranked 492 p4p, 510 weight class). Carretero's entrance music is Sun by DVRKHOLD. A fine choice. Machida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Best Way To Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cristóforo Carretero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carretero ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Carretero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
An attempted straight right counter from Carretero misses the target.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carretero.
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carretero manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Carretero misses the target.
Machida connects with a nice looking jab.
Carretero lands a head kick that bluckles Machida and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Carretero no doubt looking to push for a finish!
 It looks like Chinza Machida has been cut.
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!
Machida misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Carretero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carretero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Machida.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Carretero counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida throws a poor cross that misses
letting Carretero counter with a right hand.
Machida is rocked!
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carretero counters with a straight right that drops Machida to the canvas! Will Machida beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cristóforo Carretero!
Our winner, Cristóforo Carretero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 975 p4p, 23807 weight class) and Clack Clack (ranked 124 p4p, 511 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Clack Clack!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai sizes up Clack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Clack Clack has been cut.
Clack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chai walks into a straight right hand from Clack.
Clack Clack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clack throws a body shot but no joy.
Clack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Clack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
A big left from Clack misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clack.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
As Clack backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chai.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clack misses with the body kick
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clack scores with a body shot.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Clack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clack throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai tries to clinch but Clack moves away
and Clack counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clack swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a right hand from hell and Clack is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bigi Boi Chai!
A victorious Bigi Boi 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 23902 p4p, 20915 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 368 p4p, 369 weight class). Joon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 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 38 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Salamanca 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.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Joon misses with a hook.
Joon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Joon.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca needs to keep his hands up - Joon had a free shot at his head there.
Joon throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Joon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Joon connects with a single shot there.
Salamanca throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
Salamanca works the jab nicely.
Joon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca closes the distance and pushes Joon back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Joon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Joon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Joon avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Seung Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joon thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca clinches up with Joon and pushes him back against the cage.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Joon.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon checks the leg kick.
Joon throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon lunges at Salamanca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salamanca's hand.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joon throws a lazy uppercut
and Salamanca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salamanca.
Joon working aggressively here.
Joon misses with a body punch.
Joon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salamancas head.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salamanca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joon backwards.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joon misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Joon.
Salamanca lands a right hand.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salamanca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Joon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Joon.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salamanca lands a jab to Joon's midsection.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Joon moves out of range.
Joon connects with a nice looking jab.
Joon avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up but Joon circles away and keeps his distance.
Joon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joon lands with a nice combination. Salamanca backs away looking to recover.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a decent looking hook.
Salamanca thumps Joon with a low kick.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Joon avoids a kick to the body.
Joon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Joon loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
Salamanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca wants to land a leg kick but Joon is out of range.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon with a nice calf kick.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Joon moves out of range.
Salamanca moves into range and clinches up with Joon.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Joon misses.
Joon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Joon's legs.
Salamanca slips a jab and a cross from Joon.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Salamanca misses with a series of wild punches.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joon throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Joon takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca tries a quick counter leg kick but Joon is wise to it.
Joon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salamanca lands the left hand.
Seung Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Joon.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joon checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joon is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joon staying out of range 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!
Salamanca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Joon lands a two punch combo.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
Joon throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Joon.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Joon.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joon misses the jab.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Joon ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joon in his tracks.
Joon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Joon misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Joon misses.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Joon sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joon.
Joon swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca counters with a good, hard body kick but Joon shrugs it off.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joon throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Joon thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joon avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon misses with a straight left.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Joon ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Joon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca tries to clinch up.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Joon.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Salamanca.
I think Salamanca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Our winner, Marco Salamanca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 1222 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Vahid Gangster (ranked 66 p4p, 92 weight class). Gangster has chosen 2Pac - The Warriors Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly moves into range and clinches up with Gangster.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly swings wildly with an uppercut but Gangster uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Molly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Gangster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Molly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly tries to work over Gangster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Gangster's head.
Gangster has had enough of the clinch but Molly keeps him there for the moment.
Gangster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gangster trying to control the position but instead, Molly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gangster into the cage.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gangster is trying to push Molly away but Molly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Gangster controls his hands.
Gangster is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gangster has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Gangster blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangster blocks an uppercut.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Gangster's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gangster can't find room to land a body shot as Molly controls the action.
Gangster lands a right hand.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Molly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gangster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molly slips a jab from Gangster.
Gangster misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hog Molly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gangster throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Molly is looking to counter the offense by Gangster and move into the clinch.
Vahid Gangster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gangster misses.
Gangster misses with a two punch combination.
Molly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gangster.
Molly wants to clinch
and Gangster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gangster lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Molly goes down! The ref sends Gangster to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Molly is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Molly connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gangster misses with a straight left.
Molly slips under a jab.
Vahid Gangster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gangster lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gangster throws a lazy uppercut
and Molly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Molly.
Gangster blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gangster swings wildly with an uppercut but Molly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gangster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Gangster misses with a punch on the inside.
Gangster manages to break the clinch.
Gangster looks to land a left hand but Molly moved out of range nicely.
Molly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gangster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly tries to clinch but Gangster is having none of it.
Molly moves into the clinch successfully.
Gangster trying to stall but Molly improves his position.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gangster blocking some punches.
Molly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gangster trying to stall but Molly improves his position.
Gangster is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gangster has his back to the cage.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molly lands a right hand.
Molly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gangster backwards.
Molly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Molly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vahid Gangster takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hog Molly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gangster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gangster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Gangster.
Molly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gangster, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gangster fails to land.
Gangster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by Gangster.
Gangster blocking some punches.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gangster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gangster can't find room to land a body shot as Molly controls the action.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly prevents Gangster from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly lands a nice shot to the body.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gangster wants to break free but Molly has control.
Gangster misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
Gangster has a couple of punches blocked by Molly.
Molly pushes Gangster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Gangster controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gangster takes a shot to the head.
Molly blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molly works on Gangster's body with a couple of short punches.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gangster blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gangster backwards.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gangster can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Gangster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hog Molly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Molly 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 2950 p4p, 890 weight class) and Ngozi Chai (ranked 346 p4p, 121 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the cage accompanied by Stop This Flame. Iaspero Yalixqua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ngozi Chai's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Yalixqua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Chai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yalixqua pushes Chai away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua swings widly with a right hand
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Yalixqua jabs at Chai's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Yalixqua counter with a right hand.
Yalixqua moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai looks for the body kick but Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Yalixqua counters with an inside leg kick.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Chai.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yalixqua keeps Chai at a distance using the push kick.
Yalixqua misses with a left hand
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Chai.
Yalixqua looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Yalixqua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick that knocks Chai off balance momentarily.
Yalixqua misses with a head kick.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Yalixqua is out of range.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yalixqua tries to land a body kick
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yalixqua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Yalixqua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yalixqua throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Yalixqua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua'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.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Yalixqua.
Chai throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Iaspero Yalixqua's cut is getting worse.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 Yalixqua is rocked!
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Yalixqua goes down! Chai rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Yalixqua is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Ngozi Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 2549 p4p, 2942 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 218 p4p, 255 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Narvaez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlos Narvaez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 47 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a hook. Narvaez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Narvaez with a nice cross.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narvaez throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
Narvaez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narvaez lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Narvaez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Narvaez is avoiding it.
Narvaez throws a leg kick that misses.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a nice looking 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.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Narvaez lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Farrokhzad's leg. Farrokhzad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
and Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narvaez cracks Farrokhzad with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Narvaez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Narvaez.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Narvaez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez throws a good cross that connects.
Narvaez throws an overhand right that lands on Farrokhzad's shoulder, as Farrokhzad tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
and Farrokhzad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bardia Farrokhzad is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Farrokhzad blocks the leg kick.
Narvaez takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez wants to slow Farrokhzad down by chopping away at his legs.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a two punch combination.
Narvaez throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming.
No joy there for Narvaez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez throws an off balance right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad thuds a left hand into Narvaez's body.
Narvaez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Narvaez thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narvaez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Narvaez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farrokhzad rather than just go for the knockout.
Narvaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
Narvaez lands the left hand.
No joy there for Narvaez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narvaez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrokhzad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farrokhzad catches Narvaez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Farrokhzad has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farrokhzad dips to his left and cracks Narvaez with an uppercut!
Narvaez punishes Farrokhzad's body with a nice straight punch.
Narvaez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Farrokhzad catches Narvaez right on the button with a cross.
Farrokhzad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Narvaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Farrokhzad's knee but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farrokhzad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez feints and then cracks Farrokhzad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrokhzad down.
Narvaez slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Narvaez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Farrokhzad moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Narvaez as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narvaez is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
A bone on bone clash there as Farrokhzad blocks the leg kick.
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Narvaez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farrokhzad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Narvaez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farrokhzad doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Carlos Narvaez just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
Narvaez ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Narvaez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad lands with a nice combination. Narvaez backs away looking to recover.
Narvaez is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narvaez seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick nicely.
Narvaez lands with a nice body punch.
Narvaez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Narvaez cracks a nice hook into Farrokhzad's ribs.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Narvaez shakes it off.
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!
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narvaez thuds a left hand into Farrokhzad's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhzad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
As Narvaez tries to get set, Farrokhzad tries to push him back and clinch up but Narvaez manages to avoid the attempt.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez throws a leg kick which misses Farrokhzad's front leg but catches the back leg as Farrokhzad tries to avoid it.
Farrokhzad cracks a nice hook into Narvaez's ribs.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Narvaez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Narvaez swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narvaez throws out the jab.
Narvaez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farrokhzad is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad defending well as Narvaez loads up on a big left hand.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Narvaez misses with a leg kick
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance.
Narvaez swinging wildly here.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narvaez thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Narvaez shakes it off.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch
and Narvaez counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Farrokhzad. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Narvaez swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Narvaez cracks Farrokhzad with a good jab.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Farrokhzad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Narvaez counters with a nice uppercut.
Narvaez lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Narvaez.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narvaez is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Narvaez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlos Narvaez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Narvaez avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Narvaez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Bardia Farrokhzad.
I think Narvaez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Carlos Narvaez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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