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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 3195 p4p, 1794 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 291 p4p, 177 weight class). Bulb comes to the ring accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. 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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb jabs at Darawan's body.
Adim Bulb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulb. Darawan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darawan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Darawan is just out of range.
Bulb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darawan.
Bulb misses with a hook. Darawan ducked under it nicely.
Darawan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bulb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darawan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulb.
Darawan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bulb blocks it well.
Bulb slips a straight right by Darawan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulb throws a right hand that misses
and Darawan counters with a straight right hand.
Bulb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darawan on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darawan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bulb thinking.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Darawan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bulb throws a low kick, looking for Darawan's leg but Darawan calmly moves out of range.
Bulb backing away here, and Darawan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bulb tries to land a front kick but Darawan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bulb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darawan counters with a one-two to the body.
Bulb wants to slow Darawan down by chopping away at his legs.
Bulb misses with a left hand
and Darawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darawan connects with a body shot.
Bulb throws a right hand that misses
and Darawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bulb tries to land a front kick but Darawan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darawan thumps Bulb with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darawan connects with a leg kick.
Darawan throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bulb misses its intended target.
Bulb misses with a hook
and Darawan counters with an outside leg kick.
Bulb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Darawan lands but Bulb takes it in his stride.
Bulb misses with a hook.
Darawan blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Darawan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bulb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darawan on the side of the head.
Darawan moves away from the strike by Bulb.
Bulb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bulb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulb misses the shot to the body.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darawan's head backwards.
Bulb misses with a hook
and Darawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darawan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bulb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darawan is out of range and Bulb settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darawan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bulb thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bulb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darawan counters with a nice leg kick.
Bulb misses with the body kick
and Darawan counters with a nice leg kick.
Darawan throws a combination. Bulb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bulb misses with a lunging right hand
and Darawan counters with a straight right hand.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Darawan.
Nice defenses there by Darawan.
Darawan avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Darawan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darawan moves into range and clinches up with Bulb.
Darawan breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulb misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulb misses with a wild combination.
Darawan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bulb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darawan throws a push kick but Bulb slaps the foot to one side.
Darawan lands a head kick. Bulb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bulb tries to move into range but Darawan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Darawan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bulb misses with a looping left.
Darawan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bulb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darawan counters with a body kick.
Bulb scores with a hook to the body. Darawan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bulb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darawan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Darawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darawan throws out a counter right but Bulb avoids it with no problem.
Bulb throws the left hand but Darawan avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bulb.
Darawan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bulb misses with a hook. Darawan ducked under it nicely.
Darawan throws a big counter head kick but Bulb avoids it with no problem.
Bulb jabs at Darawan's body.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb throws a lazy uppercut
and Darawan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darawan. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Bulb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulb throws a right hand that misses
and Darawan counters with a leg kick.
Bulb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darawan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darawan blocks a jab.
Darawan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darawan lands with a slapping head kick.
Darawan staying out of range there.
Bulb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan pushes Bulb up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darawan blocks a body shot from Bulb.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Darawan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bulb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darawan lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bulb takes a knee right on the jaw!
Darawan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bulb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adim Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 Bulb is rocked!
Bulb blocks a head kick by Darawan.
Darawan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darawan obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petcharon Darawan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darawan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petcharon Darawan!
Petcharon Darawan 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 Titus Roux (ranked 4456 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Remington Boone (ranked 308 p4p, 221 weight class). Titus Roux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Remington Boone's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titus Roux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remington Boone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roux walks into a straight right hand from Boone.
Boone swings widly with a right hand
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone tries to clinch but Roux moves away
and Roux counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Roux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boone throws a right hand that misses
and Roux counters with a three punch combo that has Boone backing up. Boone nods at Roux to acknowledge the strikes.
Boone misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roux works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone throws a lazy uppercut
and Roux counters with a stiff right hand.
Boone misses with a hook
and Roux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boone on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boone finds it's way round the side to connect with Roux's head.
Boone moves to clinch but Roux breaks away
and Roux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boone wants to clinch
letting Roux counter with a right hand.
Boone sizes up Roux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boone tries to clinch but Roux moves away
and Roux counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone misses with a lunging right hand
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boone swings widly with a right hand
and Roux counters with a left to the body.
Remington Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boone throws an off balance right hand
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone throws a lazy uppercut
and Roux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Roux tenderised Boone's leg. Boone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roux lands a jab to the nose.
Boone throws a jab when Roux was well out of range.
Roux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boone has time to react.
 Boone is rocked!
Nice cross by Roux.
Boone is still on wobbly legs! Can Roux finish him?
Boone tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Roux counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boone moves to clinch but Roux breaks away
and Roux counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Roux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boone wants to clinch
and Roux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boone seems to have recovered his senses.
Boone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roux counters with a straight right hand.
Boone throws a hook to the side of Roux's head but Roux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boone swings widly with a right hand
and Roux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boone throws a lazy uppercut
and Roux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boone misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boone can do to turn this around?
Boone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roux in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone throws a right hand that misses
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone is looking to clinch but Roux is avoiding it.
Roux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roux scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone cracks Roux with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Titus Roux is winning the standup battle so far.
Boone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone throws an off balance right hand
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone is breathing heavily.
Boone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boone misses with a lunging right hand
and Roux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boone misses with a hook
and Roux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Roux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boone doesn't seem phased though.
Boone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Roux.
Boone looks to clinch
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boone misses with a lunging right hand
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boone throws a right hand that misses
and Roux counters with a big uppercut that drops Boone face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Titus Roux!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 2896 p4p, 3567 weight class) and Terrell Brooks (ranked 229 p4p, 273 weight class). Brooks has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrell Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Francis misses with an uppercut
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francis to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Francis tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Francis blocks a body shot from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
A short left from Francis.
Brooks lands a body punch.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Brooks.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Francis.
A short left from Brooks.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciss head.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Brooks cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Brooks gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Brooks 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.
Francis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis throws an off balance right hand
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Francis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Brooks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis misses with a right hand
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Francis shakes him off and moves away.
Francis cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
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!
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francis blocking some punches.
Francis gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francis or not.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Francis pushes Brooks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francis or not.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Francis.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walter Francis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Francis shakes him off and moves away.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Francis throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Francis.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks slips under a jab from Francis.
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Brooks moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks moves out of range as Francis strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Terrell Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brooks! But no joy.
Francis throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Brooks misses.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is looking to control Francis's arms but Francis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the ropes.
Francis tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terrell Brooks.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Terrell Brooks!
Terrell Brooks opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Tung (ranked 4203 p4p, 3358 weight class) and Kimchi Master (ranked 299 p4p, 254 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Tung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimchi Master!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Master there.
Tung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Daniel Tung has been cut.
Master displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tung is rocked!
Tung glances at the clock... BAM! Master nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Tung crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Tung is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimchi Master!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaladin Hinson (ranked 2895 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Panda Cuchi (ranked 228 p4p, 144 weight class). Kaladin Hinson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaladin Hinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hinson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cuchi throws a jab when Hinson was well out of range.
Cuchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuchi digs a good hook to Hinson's body.
Cuchi lands with a nice body punch.
Cuchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuchi scores with a jab to the body.
Cuchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Cuchi lands a nice hook to Hinson's body. Hinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cuchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Hinson off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Hinson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi throws an overhand right that has Hinson reeling! Cuchi follows up with more punches and Hinson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Panda Cuchi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chance Greyvine (ranked 2076 p4p, 499 weight class) and Alexander Zass (ranked 60 p4p, 13 weight class). Greyvine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ace of Spades - Motorhead. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 10 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zass!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyvine with a nice cross.
 It looks like Alexander Zass has been cut.
Greyvine scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Zass to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Greyvine away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Zass 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?!
Zass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greyvine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zass counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyvine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zass counters with a nice uppercut.
Greyvine closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Zass out cold! Zass corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chance Greyvine!
A very excited looking Chance Greyvine made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Teofomo Laurez (ranked 1145 p4p, 1051 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 39 p4p, 35 weight class). Collins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Name of the Game" Crystal Method 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofomo Laurez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurez misses with a body shot
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Teofomo Laurez has been cut.
Laurez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Collins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laurez . Laurez obviously looking to wear him down.
Laurez misses with a hook
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Collins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Laurez tenderised Collins's leg. Collins is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins walks into a stiff left hand from Laurez .
Laurez connects with an inside leg kick.
Collins connects with a quick right hand that sends Laurez tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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