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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Budiman (ranked 3458 p4p, 3546 weight class) and Andy Perkasa (ranked 396 p4p, 410 weight class). Andy Perkasa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Budiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkasa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perkasa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Perkasa lands with a nice combination. Budiman backs away looking to recover.
Perkasa wants to clinch.
Budiman throws a hook but Perkasa avoids it easily.
Perkasa misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkasa throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Perkasa does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkasa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Budiman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budiman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perkasa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Budiman back to the ropes. Perkasa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Budiman wants to land a leg kick but Perkasa is out of range.
Perkasa throws a series of strikes that have Budiman backpedaling.
Perkasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkasa misses with a wild combination.
Perkasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Budiman is looking to counter the offense by Perkasa and move into the clinch.
Perkasa connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Perkasa tries to get set, Budiman tries to push him back and clinch up but Perkasa manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Budiman finds it's way through Perkasa's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkasa lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Perkasa gets a clinch.
Budiman tries to land a knee to the head but Perkasa blocks with his arms.
Perkasa breaks from the clinch.
Budiman swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkasa.
Perkasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Budiman.
Perkasa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Budiman counters with a straight right hand.
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Budiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkasa throws a one two combo.
Budiman has closed the distance and engaged Perkasa in a clinch.
Budiman scores a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Perkasa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkasa moves out of range as Budiman strikes.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses.
Budiman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budiman throws a quick counter head kick but Perkasa was just out of range.
Andy Perkasa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budiman is looking to counter punch.
Perkasa throws a right hand that Budiman ducks under and follows up with a left that Budiman also avoids with ease.
Perkasa is looking to clinch.
Perkasa throws a right hand that Budiman ducks under and follows up with a left that Budiman also avoids with ease.
Budiman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkasa.
Budiman throws a big counter combination but Perkasa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andy Perkasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Budiman is looking to counter punch.
Budiman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkasa throws a series of punches but Budiman moves out of range.
Perkasa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Budiman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Budiman breaks the clinch.
Budiman gets a clinch.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman stalling the fight.
Perkasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budiman throws a counter high kick but Perkasa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Perkasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Perkasa.
Budiman scores with a hook.
 Perkasa is rocked!
Perkasa closes the distance but Budiman moves to the side
and Budiman counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Budiman!
An out of breath and clearly excited David Budiman thanked High Quality Beef 🐄 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nam Ram (ranked 3014 p4p, 3355 weight class) and Bobby Joe (ranked 253 p4p, 273 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nam Ram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Ram's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joe throws a head kick that misses
and Ram counters with a straight right hand.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ram appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joe throws a lazy head kick
and Ram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe throws a head kick that misses
and Ram counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a wild body kick that Ram sees coming a mile off.
As Joe looks to move away, Ram throws a big counter combo but Joe just gets out of the way.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joe looks to throw a body kick
and Ram counters with a series of strikes. Joe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joe is rocked!
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Ram moves out of range easily.
It looked like Ram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ram finish him?
Ram blocks a head kick by Joe.
It looked like Ram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joe looks winded!
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 head kick misses from Joe.
Ram throws a big counter combination but Joe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick
and Ram counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Joe off his feet! Joe crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Joe isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Ram screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nam Ram!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Almanzor Sabet (ranked 4575 p4p, 4009 weight class) and Nightime Novak (ranked 443 p4p, 410 weight class). Nightime Novak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Almanzor Sabet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nightime Novak!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Nightime Novak has been cut.
Sabet lands a leg kick that knocks Novak off balance momentarily.
Novak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sabet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sabet closes the distance and pushes Novak back into the ropes.
Sabet misses with a knee strike.
Sabet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sabet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Novak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabet doesn't manage to clinch there - Novak circles away.
Sabet lands a high kick!
Sabet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sabet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Novak's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabet with the inside leg kick.
Sabet fails to land with a series of punches.
Sabet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Novak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Novak misses.
Sabet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sabet tries to clinch up.
Sabet feints and then cracks Novak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novak down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Novak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sabet - the referee stops the clock and Novak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sabet. Novak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sabet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Novak. Novak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sabet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sabet misses with a head kick.
Novak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabet fakes the leg kick and cracks Novak in the body.
Novak blocks a low kick nicely.
Novak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Novak.
Sabet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almanzor Sabet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sabet.
Novak blocks a head kick by Sabet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novak.
Novak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Novak takes a step back to recover.
Sabet is looking to land body kicks.
Sabet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Novak, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sabet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sabet trying to control the position but instead, Novak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sabet into the ropes.
Sabet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Almanzor Sabet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nightime Novak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Novak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet works Novak's body with a nice hook.
Sabet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Novak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Novak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabet has time to react.
Sabet misses with a low kick.
Novak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Novak misses.
Novak walks into a straight right hand from Sabet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Novak misses.
Sabet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Novak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabet misses the shot to the body.
Sabet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sabet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Novak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak misses with a looping right.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Novak moves out of range easily.
Novak cracks Sabet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sabet tries to clinch up but Novak circles away and keeps his distance.
Sabet throws a head kick but Novak moves out of range.
Novak looks to throw the jab but Sabet is out of range.
Sabet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Novak.
Sabet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Novak moves out of range easily.
Sabet wants to clinch.
Almanzor Sabet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak lands a really nice looking cross but Sabet seems unphased.
Sabet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novak can do to turn this around?
Sabet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Novak misses with a straight left.
Novak tries to keep at a distance but Sabet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sabet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Novak throws a combination that misses
and Sabet counters with a two punch combo.
Novak blocks the body kick.
Novak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Almanzor Sabet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nightime Novak's cut.
That's time! Sabet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Sabet lands with a kick to the temple. Novak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Novak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sabet moves into the clinch successfully.
Sabet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novak moves away.
Novak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Sabet lands but Novak takes it in his stride.
Novak is rocked!
Sabet throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Novak crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Almanzor Sabet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Van Manhoef (ranked 5021 p4p, 25412 weight class) and Wayne Walker (ranked 464 p4p, 538 weight class). Van Manhoef's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beast (Southpaw Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Van Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Walker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Manhoef avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Manhoef circles away.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Manhoef scores with a kick to the body.
Van Manhoef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Manhoef clinches.
Van Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Manhoef - that landed with a thud.
Van Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
Van Manhoef works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker looks winded!
Van Manhoef is working Walker over against the ropes.
Van Manhoef presses Walker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Manhoef lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Manhoef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Van Manhoef lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Manhoef scores with a hook to the body.
Van Manhoef stalling the fight.
Van Manhoef scores with a hook to the body.
Van Manhoef is pushing Walker up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Van Manhoef.
Van Manhoef lands a body shot.
Van Manhoef wants to stall.
Van Manhoef presses Walker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Manhoef lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Manhoef digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Van Manhoef will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Manhoef lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Van Manhoef is trying to stall.
Van Manhoef softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Manhoef trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Manhoef into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Melvin Van Manhoef.
Walker blocks a head kick by Van Manhoef.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Manhoef cracks Walker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Wayne Walker has been cut.
Van Manhoef pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the ropes. Van Manhoef follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walker is rocked!
Van Manhoef has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Van Manhoef.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Manhoef finish him?
Van Manhoef is working Walker over against the ropes.
Van Manhoef works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Van Manhoef.
Van Manhoef scores with a hook to the body.
Van Manhoef displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walker up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Van Manhoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Walker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Van Manhoef lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Manhoef cracks Walker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Walker 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 Walker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Walker could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melvin Van Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pattaya D Krusai (ranked 4635 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Kebab Mabab (ranked 330 p4p, 294 weight class). Kebab Mabab will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pattaya D Krusai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kebab Mabab!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabab on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mabab is trying to counter with his kicks.
D Krusai moves into the clinch.
Mabab slowing the pace effectively.
Mabab is trying to break the clinch but D Krusai has him pressed against the ropes.
Mabab breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mabab goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
D Krusai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mabab.
Pattaya D Krusai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mabab steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from D Krusai. That one must have hurt.
Mabab gets tackled into the ropes by D Krusai. D Krusai maintains the clinch.
Mabab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D Krusai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mabab avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mabab has D Krusai pressed against the ropes, preventing D Krusai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
D Krusai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mabab dodges an elbow strike from D Krusai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
D Krusai manages to break the clinch.
D Krusai slips a jab and a cross from Mabab.
Mabab moves into range and clinches up with D Krusai.
D Krusai misses with some punches.
Mabab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Krusai misses with a hook. Mabab ducked under it nicely.
D Krusai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
D Krusai takes the fight into the clinch.
D Krusai tries to break free but Mabab pushes him back against the ropes.
D Krusai tries to circle away but Mabab has him pinned against the ropes.
D Krusai throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mabab - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
D Krusai looking to throw knees to the head but Mabab is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Krusai pushes off an throws an elbow but Mabab leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but Mabab blocks with his arms.
D Krusai lands a damaging elbow.
Mabab breaks the clinch.
D Krusai throws the kick towards the body but Mabab avoids it.
As D Krusai backs off Mabab throws a huge counter combo but D Krusai manages to avoid it all.
Mabab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mabab clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mabab takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Mabab - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
D Krusai crunches a lovely knee into Mabab's ribcage.
D Krusai lands an elbow that stopped Mabab in his tracks for a moment.
Mabab is trying to maintain a safe position but D Krusai gets an underhook and turns Mabab into the ropes.
Mabab avoiding damage.
D Krusai keeps control of Mabab as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D Krusai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
D Krusai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mabab takes a step back to recover.
D Krusai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mabab tries to close the distance and clinch but D Krusai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
D Krusai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
D Krusai misses with a low kick.
Mabab tries to clinch but D Krusai is having none of it.
D Krusai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
D Krusai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
D Krusai trying to land knees to the body.
Mabab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kebab Mabab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from D Krusai.
D Krusai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mabab takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabab gets tackled into the ropes by D Krusai. D Krusai maintains the clinch.
Mabab looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
D Krusai lands a nice elbow.
D Krusai has had enough of the clinch but Mabab keeps him there for the moment.
Mabab trying to control the position but instead, D Krusai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mabab into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabab is trying to break free.
D Krusai throws an elbow that misses.
D Krusai misses with a knee strike.
D Krusai has Mabab pressed against the ropes, preventing Mabab from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mabab blocks an elbow strike from D Krusai.
D Krusai scores with a knee to the head.
Mabab leaning his opponent against the ropes.
D Krusai is trying to break free.
D Krusai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mabab takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from D Krusai.
Mabab is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabab is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from D Krusai.
D Krusai lands a damaging elbow.
D Krusai looking to throw knees to the head but Mabab is blocking nicely.
Mabab managing to block the knees to the body from D Krusai.
Mabab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, D Krusai throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Krusai misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by D Krusai.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but Mabab blocks with his arms.
Mabab tries to circle away but D Krusai has him pinned against the ropes.
D Krusai misses with a knee to the head.
Mabab looking to slow down the pace here.
D Krusai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
D Krusai tries a head kick but it misses.
D Krusai tries to clinch there but Mabab circles away.
Mabab keeps the fight on the outside.
D Krusai keeps the fight on the outside.
D Krusai tries to clinch but Mabab moves out of range.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Mabab was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
D Krusai tries to clinch but Mabab is having none of it.
Mabab tries to clinch up but D Krusai circles away and keeps his distance.
D Krusai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mabab throws a counter combo.
Nice body kick there by D Krusai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mabab is looking for the big counter here.
Mabab avoids the head kick by D Krusai.
Mabab blocks the body kick.
Mabab swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from D Krusai misses the target.
D Krusai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabab gets tackled into the ropes by D Krusai. D Krusai maintains the clinch.
D Krusai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
D Krusai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mabab is trying to stall.
Mabab tries to stall but D Krusai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mabab is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
D Krusai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses.
D Krusai keeps Mabab at a distance using the push kick.
D Krusai moves in looking to clinch but Mabab pushes him off.
Pattaya D Krusai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mabab blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
The fighters circling - Mabab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Krusai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
D Krusai scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Krusai lands a high kick!
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
Mabab is looking for the big counter here.
D Krusai is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Mabab on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
D Krusai misses with a head kick.
Mabab pushes D Krusai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mabab has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from D Krusai.
D Krusai throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from D Krusai.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, D Krusai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mabab's brow.
Mabab breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Krusai scores with a push kick.
Kebab Mabab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Krusai delivers a nice body kick.
Pattaya D Krusai is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by D Krusai!
Mabab misses the shot to the body.
Pattaya D Krusai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from D Krusai - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pattaya D Krusai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well D Krusai 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pattaya D Krusai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 2022 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 102 p4p, 88 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 34 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth lands a nice looking body shot.
Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Roth misses with a wild combination.
Roth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goodman tries to work over Roth's front leg with a kick but Roth checks it.
Goodman connects with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Roth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Goodman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Roth.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roth.
Roth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Roth! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Roth!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 903 p4p, 980 weight class) and Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 24 p4p, 31 weight class). Mandiang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oliver Twist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss staying out of range there.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Mandiang takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss slips under a jab.
Strauss 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.
Strauss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandiang takes one to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mandiang has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss scores with a nice strike.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Strauss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mandiang in his tracks.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandiang walks into a jab.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Mandiang is looking to chop away at Strauss's legs.
Strauss scores with a spinning back kick!
Strauss lands with a hook. Mandiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mandiang scores with a head kick. Strauss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strauss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Strauss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mandiang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
A big left from Strauss misses.
Strauss tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.
Mandiang connects with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Strauss - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mandiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss thumps Mandiang with a low kick.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a straight left.
Strauss throws a right hand that Mandiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandiang also avoids with ease.
Strauss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strauss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mandiang momentarily.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang walks into a straight right hand from Strauss.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Mandiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandiang tries to avoid it.
Mandiang takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandiang takes one to the chin there.
Mandiang thuds his right hand into Strauss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss throws a sloppy head kick and Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Strauss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholaus Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Mandiang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strauss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strauss misses with a two punch combination.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandiang throws out the jab.
Mandiang is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Strauss.
Strauss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mandiang checks it well.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strauss defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Mandiang.
Strauss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Strauss throws a big shot that misses.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Mandiang thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Strauss lands with a nice body kick.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss throws the left hand but Mandiang avoids the punch easily.
Strauss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Nice cross by Strauss.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strauss scores with a jab to the head.
Strauss lands a nice shot that snaps Mandiang's head back.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Strauss.
Strauss throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mandiang misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandiang misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Strauss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss connects with a body shot.
Strauss lands a two punch combo.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strauss, as that shot connected.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
Mandiang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strauss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss misses with a body kick.
Mandiang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strauss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mandiang counters with a big head kick but Strauss shrugs it off.
Strauss is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Strauss is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandiang finish him?
Mandiang throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strauss defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Strauss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang throws a jab when Strauss was well out of range.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang lands a right and a left and another right! Strauss goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Aboubacar Mandiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Panda Cuchi (ranked 1799 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Terrell Brooks (ranked 156 p4p, 299 weight class). Brooks has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music. Terrell Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrell Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuchi looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cuchi.
Cuchi misses with a double jab
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuchi swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuchi swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cuchi misses with a double jab.
Cuchi lands a slapping body shot.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuchi tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cuchi cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Cuchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuchi scores with a three punch combo!
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No joy there for Cuchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Cuchi.
Cuchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Cuchi takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Cuchi and move into the clinch position.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuchi sets himself, and Brooks steps forward looking for the clinch! Cuchi avoids it this time.
Cuchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuchi moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Cuchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cuchi misses with a body shot
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Cuchi.
Cuchi tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the ropes.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Cuchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks pushes Cuchi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks is leaning against Cuchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuchi.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cuchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks has Cuchi pressed against the ropes, preventing Cuchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cuchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrell Brooks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cuchi throws a combination that misses
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuchi can't break the clinch.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuchi misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Cuchi ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuchi misses with a double jab
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Cuchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuchi misses with a combination
and Brooks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuchi misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuchi looks to land a combination. Brooks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cuchi lands a right hook to the body.
Cuchi with a hook.
Cuchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Brooks misses.
Cuchi misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Cuchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Cuchi.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Cuchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cuchi.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Cuchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Cuchi misses
and Brooks counters by clinching up.
Cuchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cuchi misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Cuchi stalks Brooks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brooks's face. Brooks staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Cuchi misses with a body shot.
Brooks 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.
Cuchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Cuchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuchis head.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuchis head.
 Cuchi is rocked!
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Oh Cuchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brooks breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cuchi with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cuchi looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cuchi get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Terrell Brooks!
Terrell Brooks is the new featherweight champion!
Terrell Brooks decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toby Gronkowski (ranked 2775 p4p, 4462 weight class) and Lerouch Vanitis (ranked 322 p4p, 469 weight class). Lerouch Vanitis 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 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Gronkowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lerouch Vanitis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanitis circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronkowski gets tackled into the ropes by Vanitis. Vanitis maintains the clinch.
Vanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gronkowski breaks from the clinch.
Vanitis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanitis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gronkowski throws a hook but Vanitis avoids it easily.
It seemed like Vanitis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vanitis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gronkowski lands a head shot.
Vanitis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gronkowski.
Vanitis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gronkowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanitis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Toby Gronkowski has been cut.
Gronkowski misses with a double jab
and Vanitis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski lands a really nice looking cross but Vanitis seems unphased.
Vanitis avoids the head kick by Gronkowski.
Vanitis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gronkowski with a body shot.
Vanitis connects with a body shot.
Gronkowski throws a head kick but Vanitis moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanitis! But no joy.
Gronkowski misses the jab.
Vanitis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vanitis swings for the body but Gronkowski moves out of range.
Gronkowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanitis.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Gronkowski.
Vanitis 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 left lands for Gronkowski.
Vanitis clinches up against the ropes.
Gronkowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gronkowski is trying to break the clinch but Vanitis is controlling him.
Vanitis lands an elbow just above Gronkowski 's eye.
Gronkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanitis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanitis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski can't break the clinch.
Gronkowski tries to break free but Vanitis pushes him back against the ropes.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Vanitis throws a head punch that misses.
Gronkowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanitis won't allow it.
Gronkowski blocks the elbow strike.
Vanitis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gronkowski can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanitis.
Gronkowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanitis lands a shoulder strike.
Gronkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanitis has double underhooks.
I was talking to Gronkowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gronkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanitis has double underhooks.
Gronkowski has had enough of the clinch but Vanitis keeps him there for the moment.
Vanitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gronkowski backwards.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby Gronkowski's cut is getting worse.
Gronkowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lerouch Vanitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Gronkowski's cut.
That's time! Gronkowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vanitis blocks a jab.
Vanitis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gronkowski.
Vanitis throws out a counter right but Gronkowski avoids it with no problem.
Gronkowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vanitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanitis checks a low kick from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanitis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski throws a sloppy head kick and Vanitis moves out of range easily.
Toby Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronkowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vanitis counters with a one-two to the body.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vanitis doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanitis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vanitis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gronkowski throws a leg kick but Vanitis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Vanitis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gronkowski lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Gronkowski is predictable there
and Vanitis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanitis connects with the punch.
Vanitis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gronkowski throws out the jab.
Lerouch Vanitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronkowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gronkowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gronkowski throws a hook but Vanitis blocks it.
Good work by Vanitis as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Vanitis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vanitis has managed to clinch.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Gronkowski is trying to break the clinch but Vanitis has him pressed against the ropes.
Gronkowski tries to break the clinch but Vanitis is controlling the position.
Gronkowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vanitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby Gronkowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vanitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanitis has Gronkowski pressed against the ropes, preventing Gronkowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gronkowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gronkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanitis has double underhooks.
Gronkowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gronkowski can't break the clinch.
Vanitis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Toby Gronkowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toby Gronkowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lerouch Vanitis! Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
Lerouch Vanitis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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