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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 20377 p4p, 20651 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 448 p4p, 467 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Television - Marquee Moon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 37 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 33 - 2, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercenary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Mercenary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercenary swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Mercenary's ribs.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Smith.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercenary. That did some damage!
Mercenary is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercenary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercenary fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercenary takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Mercenary is rocked!
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Mercenary throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Mercenary 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 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 2284 p4p, 20630 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 248 p4p, 489 weight class). Kirov Sturmovik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturmovik scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at KO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
 It looks like Kirov Sturmovik has been cut.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Sturmovik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego cracks Sturmovik with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Sturmovik 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 Sturmovik is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Sturmovik could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kron Diego!
Kron Diego gave a mention to PWNAGE™ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 20609 p4p, 5045 weight class) and Nedjeljko Krajisnik (ranked 535 p4p, 463 weight class). Elizondo's entrance music is Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. A fine choice. Krajisnik has chosen Sexual Harrassement - I Need a Freak as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nedjeljko Krajisnik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 41 - 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajisnik throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Elizondo.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
Krajisnik takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
Elizondo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krajisnik.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krajisnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Krajisnik rushes Elizondo and presses him up against the cage.
Elizondo lands a good knee to the midsection. Krajisnik won't want to take too many of those.
Krajisnik lands a hook that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Elizondo is trying to maintain a safe position but Krajisnik gets an underhook and turns Elizondo into the cage.
Elizondo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nedjeljko Krajisnik has been cut.
Elizondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krajisnik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krajisnik has Elizondo pressed against the cage, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krajisnik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krajisnik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Elizondo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krajisnik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Elizondo tries to stall but Krajisnik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krajisnik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajisnik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elizondo looking to slow down the pace here.
Krajisnik lands with a left to the head.
Krajisnik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Krajisnik.
Krajisnik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krajisnik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elizondo.
Krajisnik managing to block the knees to the body from Elizondo.
Krajisnik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krajisnik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elizondo is breathing heavily.
Elizondo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajisnik.
Krajisnik presses Elizondo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krajisnik lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Krajisnik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krajisnik.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krajisnik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krajisnik presses Elizondo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krajisnik cracks Elizondo with a nice body shot.
Krajisnik pushes Elizondo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krajisnik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krajisnik lands a hook that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Elizondo is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajisnik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krajisnik lands a body punch.
Krajisnik works on Elizondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Krajisnik is working Elizondo over against the cage.
Krajisnik scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Krajisnik.
Our sources have told us that Elizondo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Krajisnik lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Krajisnik.
Krajisnik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krajisnik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krajisnik lands a body punch.
Krajisnik lands a left hand.
Krajisnik is working Elizondo over against the cage.
Krajisnik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krajisnik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elizondo.
Krajisnik scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krajisnik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elizondo.
Krajisnik digs a right hand underneath Elizondo's ribcage. Elizondo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krajisnik lands with a left to the head.
Krajisnik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krajisnik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedjeljko Krajisnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nedjeljko Krajisnik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krajisnik dips to his left and cracks Elizondo with an uppercut!
Elizondo throws a hook but Krajisnik avoids it easily.
Krajisnik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elizondo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krajisnik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krajisnik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Elizondo with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a hook.
Krajisnik lands a front kick to the face, that drops Elizondo to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
 Elizondo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elizondo 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 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
An out of breath Nedjeljko Krajisnik thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2757 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 322 p4p, 143 weight class). Peterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. 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 13 - 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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Peterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murphy scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Peterson to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Murphy away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Peterson got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
It looks like Phoenix Peterson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Peterson off his feet! Peterson crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Peterson isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Murphy screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gunnar Murphy!
Gunnar Murphy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 23637 p4p, 1720 weight class) and Smash Adams (ranked 523 p4p, 195 weight class). Adams has chosen Smash Adams' Theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 17 - 8 - 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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smash Adams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurosaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams tries to clinch there but Kurosaki circles away.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a head kick that half lands.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Kurosaki pushes him 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!
Adams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams has managed to clinch.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Kurosaki has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kurosaki lands a body shot.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Smash Adams has been cut.
Adams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kurosaki tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Kurosaki tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams pushes off an throws an elbow but Kurosaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adams throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki has Adams pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kurosaki letting Adams take a breather here.
Adams stalling the fight.
Kurosaki landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki has Adams pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kurosaki.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Kurosaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside.
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!
A short left from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a nice uppercut.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Smash Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosaki moves away.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki ducks right into an uppercut from Adams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smash Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams has managed to clinch.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Adams pushes off an throws an elbow but Kurosaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kurosaki's brow.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kurosaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kurosaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Kurosaki is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurosaki.
Nice elbow from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Adams letting Kurosaki take a breather here.
Kurosaki dodges an elbow strike from Adams.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kurosaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Kurosaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Smash Adams's cut even more.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurosaki avoids the elbow strike from Adams, against the cage.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ichigho Kurosaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
The cut above Smash Adams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kurosaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kurosaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kurosaki tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Kurosaki back against the cage.
Adams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Kurosaki blocks with his arms.
Kurosaki avoids the elbow strike from Adams, against the cage.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Kurosaki keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichigho Kurosaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smash Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurosaki scrambles back to his feet.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Smash Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Adams looks to move away, Kurosaki throws a big counter combo but Adams just gets out of the way.
Kurosaki darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurosaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurosaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Kurosaki is looking to wear down Adams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams closes the distance but Kurosaki moves to the side
and Kurosaki counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smash Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Adams jabs Kurosaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams is looking to clinch but Kurosaki is avoiding it.
Kurosaki scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Kurosaki.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adams walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Kurosaki rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Adams has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Ichigho Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Adams's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Adams - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ichigho Kurosaki!
After the fight, Ichigho Kurosaki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Berinjela (ranked 23609 p4p, 901 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 513 p4p, 120 weight class). Berinjela comes into the arena with “Yoda” by Weird Al blaring out of the sound system. Gabrijel Bozic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Berinjela's chin.
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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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berinjela manages to avoid it.
Bozic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berinjela can pounce on him.
Berinjela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berinjela lands a leg kick that knocks Bozic off balance momentarily.
A big left from Berinjela misses.
Bozic swings for the body but Berinjela moves out of range.
Berinjela misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Berinjela lands but Bozic takes it in his stride.
Berinjela avoids a kick to the body.
Bozic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berinjela.
Bozic throws a body punch but Berinjela moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela ducks under a wild hook from Bozic.
Bozic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berinjela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berinjela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berinjela.
Bozic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bozic checks a leg kick.
Bozic throws out a counter right but Berinjela avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Berinjela.
Good shot there by Berinjela.
Berinjela cracks Bozic with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozic throws a push kick but Berinjela slaps the foot to one side.
Bozic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berinjela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berinjela moves out of range of the body kick from Bozic.
Bozic slips under a jab.
Bozic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Berinjela blocks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berinjela.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berinjela.
Bozic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berinjela.
Bozic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berinjela is out of range and Bozic settles back down.
Bozic misses the body punch
and Berinjela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Berinjela dominated that round.
That's time! Berinjela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Berinjela cracks Bozic with an open hand slap.
Berinjela swings for the body but Bozic moves out of range.
Berinjela tests Bozic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bozic misses with an uppercut
and Berinjela finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bozic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bozic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berinjela lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Berinjela.
Berinjela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bozic. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berinjela tries a head kick but it misses.
Berinjela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bozic.
Berinjela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berinjela connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozic misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berinjela throws a hook but Bozic blocks it.
Berinjela is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berinjela connects with a solid leg kick.
Bozic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berinjela.
Bozic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Berinjela lands a nice shot that snaps Bozic's head back.
Berinjela misses with a looping left.
Berinjela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berinjela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bozic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berinjela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Berinjela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berinjela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berinjela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bozic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berinjela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bruno Berinjela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bozic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bozic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berinjela lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Berinjela dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Bozic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gabrijel Bozic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berinjela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Berinjela jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berinjela is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bozic misses with a hook.
Bozic ducks under a wild hook from Berinjela.
Bozic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruno Berinjela is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Berinjela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berinjela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berinjela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bozic checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela is looking to slow Bozic down with leg kicks.
Bozic tries to clinch but Berinjela moves out of range.
Berinjela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looks like Berinjela has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Berinjela with a nice cross.
Bozic loads up on a big right hand but Berinjela slips the punch.
You can see that Bozic has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bozic misses with a double jab
and Berinjela counters with a straight right hand.
Bozic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berinjela throws a looping overhand right but Bozic ducks down to avoid it.
Berinjela scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela lands a head kick. Bozic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Berinjela scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Berinjela.
Bozic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bozic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berinjela.
Berinjela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berinjela blocks the body kick.
Bozic throws a sloppy body shot
and Berinjela counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berinjela.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Berinjela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berinjela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Berinjela!
Bruno Berinjela decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 3173 p4p, 23878 weight class) and Seung Joon (ranked 257 p4p, 358 weight class). Narvaez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Joon has chosen BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE) as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
A jab from Joon finds it's way through Narvaez's defenses.
Narvaez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Joon throws a big shot that misses.
Joon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Joon misses the jab.
Narvaez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Narvaez backs off Joon throws a huge counter combo but Narvaez manages to avoid it all.
Seung Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joon misses with a straight left.
Narvaez scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Joon.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Narvaez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a big counter combination but Joon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Joon throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joon 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 big left from Joon misses.
Narvaez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Narvaez tries to work over Joon's front leg with a kick but Joon checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a one two combo.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joon lands with a nice body punch.
Narvaez cracks Joon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joon cracks a nice hook into Narvaez's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
Joon 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Narvaez misses the target.
Jab from Joon.
Narvaez stuns Joon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Joon scores with a nice head shot.
Joon throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
Joon missing with a left hand there. Narvaez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joon is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Joon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joon cracks Narvaez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joon throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Narvaez.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely.
Joon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Joon does it's job there.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Joon moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narvaez tries to bum rush Joon with a series of wild strikes but Joon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Joon moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Joon moves out of range easily.
Joon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Joon backs away, Narvaez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joon slips a straight right by Narvaez.
Joon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Narvaezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Narvaez 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Joon checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joon.
Joon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Narvaez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joon finds it's way round the side to connect with Narvaez's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seung Joon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joon connects with a jab.
Narvaez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joon swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Joon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Joon misses with a body kick.
Joon misses with a series of wild punches.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon lands with an uppercut that bounces Narvaez off the cage and back into range.
Narvaez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Narvaez saw that one coming.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joon blocks a jab.
Narvaez thuds his right hand into Joon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joon moves away.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Joon misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez cracks a nice hook into Joon's ribs.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joon.
Joon misses the jab.
Narvaez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Joon.
Narvaez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joon.
Joon misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez moves out of range as Joon strikes.
A jab from Narvaez misses.
Joon misses with an uppercut
and Narvaez counters with a series of strikes. Joon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Narvaez misses with a hook. Joon ducked under it nicely.
Joon misses with a looping right.
Joon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon misses with a straight left.
Joon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joon. That did some damage!
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joon misses with a hook.
Joon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Joon moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
Joon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joon lands a jab.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
Joon throws out a counter right but Narvaez avoids it with no problem.
Joon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joon takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez lands with a straight right. Joon didn't see that one coming.
Narvaez takes a swing at Joon's ribcage but misses.
Joon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Joon misses.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez tries to work over Joon's front leg with a kick but Joon checks it.
Joon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joon thuds his right hand into Narvaez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Narvaez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narvaez throws a hook but Joon avoids it easily.
Joon throws a nice looking combination but Narvaez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joon swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Joon thumps Narvaez with a low kick.
Joon throws a leg kick but Narvaez checks it.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Joon is out of range.
Narvaez with a nice calf kick.
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Narvaez is looking to wear down Joon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joon moves away.
Joon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez looks to land a left hand but Joon moved out of range nicely.
Narvaez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joon throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Joon's leg. Joon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Narvaezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon lands a nice shot that snaps Narvaez's head back.
Nice defenses there by Joon.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
Joon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narvaez misses with a leg kick.
Joon throws out a powerful jab.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Narvaez ducks down to avoid it.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joon works Narvaez's body with a nice hook.
Narvaez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joon is able to avoid easily.
Narvaez throws a hook but Joon blocks it.
Joon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narvaez to score with a decent uppercut.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Joon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body. Joon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Joon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Joon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Narvaez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Narvaez misses with a looping left.
Joon throws a series of punches but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Joon misses with a leg kick
and Joon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Joon misses its intended target.
Joon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Narvaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joon.
Narvaez connects with a right hand. Joon shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joon lands a jab.
Joon misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seung Joon.
I think Joon 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seung Joon!
A relieved looking Seung Joon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 1092 p4p, 23639 weight class) and Nero Vogels (ranked 141 p4p, 495 weight class). Chai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirt. Bigi Boi Chai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nero Vogels's chin.
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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 22 - 12 - 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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nero Vogels!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vogels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai thumps Vogels with a low kick.
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.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vogels misses with the body kick
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Vogels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vogels lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vogels misses with a looping right.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Vogels slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vogels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogels. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai slips a straight right by Vogels.
Vogels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vogels throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
A big right from Vogels misses.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Nero Vogels has been cut.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Vogels.
And Vogels responds with a good body kick, but Chai manages to step out the way in time.
Vogels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Vogels thinks about the counter body kick.
Vogels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nero Vogels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai throws a right and a left that Vogels avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Vogels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Vogels.
Chai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogels throws a right hand that misses
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Vogels throws a shot to the body.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Vogels moves away and avoids it.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Vogels avoided it.
Chai takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bigi Boi Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Vogels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Vogels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vogels - that will leave a mark!
Vogels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Vogels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Vogels manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Vogels checks it.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Vogels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vogels slips a jab from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vogels slips under a jab from Chai.
Vogels avoids the body shot from Chai.
Vogels lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Vogels misses.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vogels doesn't seem bothered though.
Vogels slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vogels. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Vogels thows a body kick. Chai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogels.
Vogels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vogels.
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vogels tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vogels misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bigi Boi Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nero Vogels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
Chai with a nice cross.
Vogels throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with a thumping low kick.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vogels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vogels misses with an uppercut
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Vogels counters with an outside leg kick.
Nero Vogels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai throws a body punch but Vogels moves out of range.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a series of strikes. Vogels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Vogels.
Vogels throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Vogels saw that one coming.
Vogels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vogels moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Vogels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Vogels counters with a thumping low kick.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vogels can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogels throws a lazy body kick
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vogels misses with a kick to the body
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vogels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Chai resets, Vogels pounces with a savage head kick that drops Chai to the mat! Chai looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Bigi Boi Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vogels connects with a quick right hand that sends Chai tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero Vogels!
During a confident post fight interview, Nero Vogels 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 2795 p4p, 5103 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 321 p4p, 494 weight class). Durand Jr has chosen Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Durand Jr.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Durand Jr lunges at Thibodeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux's hand.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but Durand Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Durand Jr. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Durand Jr throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Durand Jr
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Durand Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Thibodeaux in the body.
Durand Jr misses with a body punch
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand Jr wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Thibodeaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand Jr throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durand Jr misses with a body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durand Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Durand Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durand Jr throws a push kick but Thibodeaux slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Durand Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Durand Jr throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand Jr takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Durand Jr misses with a body shot.
Durand Jr wants to clinch.
Thibodeaux looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Durand Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Darius Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand Jr misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him away.
Durand Jr lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durand Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durand Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durand Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Durand Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux pushes Durand Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand Jr trying to stall but Thibodeaux improves his position.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand Jr connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a body kick.
Durand Jr forces Thibodeaux back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Durand Jr. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Durand Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Durand Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durand Jr backwards.
Durand Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Durand Jr on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Durand Jr blocks with his arms.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr 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.
Durand Jr cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
A big left from Durand Jr misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Durand Jr lands with a right hand.
Durand Jr lands with an overhand left.
Durand Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr digs a good body shot into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux.
Durand Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Durand Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr connects with a right hand. Thibodeaux shakes it off.
Durand Jr clinches.
Thibodeaux takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee calls for Durand Jr to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durand Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Durand Jr misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand Jr controls his hands.
Thibodeaux is working Durand Jr over against the cage.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand Jr trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durand Jr backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Durand Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durand Jr feints and then cracks Thibodeaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thibodeaux down.
Durand Jr gets a clinch.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.
Durand Jr misses with a head kick.
Durand Jr takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durand Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Durand Jr lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick from Durand Jr misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durand Jr scores with a head kick.
Thibodeaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durand Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick from Durand Jr.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durand Jr misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durand Jr. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Durand Jr 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.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a big counter.
A good leg kick by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Durand Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Thibodeaux.
Good body shot from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Durand Jr back against the cage.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Durand Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thibodeaux working Durand Jr over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand Jr.
Danga de danga de dang - Thibodeaux scores with a four punch combination!
Thibodeaux takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Durand Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Durand Jr gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand Jr controls his hands.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from Durand Jr.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Durand Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durand Jr misses the shot to the body.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr feints a jab promting Thibodeaux to slip. Durand Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thibodeaux slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Durand Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a left to the body.
Durand Jr connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durand Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thibodeaux's head.
Durand Jr takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Durand Jr tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
A low kick lands for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Durand Jr avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durand Jr! But no joy.
Thibodeaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durand Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr forces Thibodeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Durand Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand Jr 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jacques Durand Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 2678 p4p, 499 weight class) and Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 220 p4p, 46 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 30 - 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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sasaki.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Sasaki misses with a straight right.
Sasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farrokhzad avoids the head kick by Sasaki.
A head kick from Sasaki lands but Farrokhzad takes it in his stride.
Sasaki 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.
Sasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Sasaki is out of range.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Pee Wee Sasaki has been cut.
Jab by Farrokhzad.
Sasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Farrokhzad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Farrokhzad misses
and Sasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Sasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sasaki slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Sasaki feints a counter leg kick.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
Sasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sasaki feints a counter leg kick.
Sasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Sasaki moved out of range.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Sasaki gets tackled into the cage by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sasaki is defending well for now.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Sasaki misses with some punches.
Sasaki misses with a body punch.
Sasaki scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasaki pushes Farrokhzad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sasaki.
Sasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Sasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Sasaki controls the action.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sasaki backwards.
Sasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Sasaki is rocked!
Farrokhzad creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sasaki 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! Sasaki face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Farrokhzad takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Pee Wee Sasaki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym...'.
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