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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Noe Page (ranked 3845 p4p, 4560 weight class) and Jeremy WonderMan (ranked 405 p4p, 438 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Noe Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy WonderMan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Page!
WonderMan lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Page goes down! The ref sends WonderMan to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Page is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
 Page is rocked!
 It looks like Noe Page has been cut.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but WonderMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. WonderMan just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Page has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy WonderMan!
A relieved looking Jeremy WonderMan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateo Olivera (ranked 3833 p4p, 4227 weight class) and Jovany Fisher (ranked 428 p4p, 456 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateo Olivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jovany Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivera misses with a head kick.
Olivera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fisher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Fisher lands with a light punch inside.
Fisher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fisher looking to slow down the pace here.
Fisher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Olivera's defenses.
Olivera misses with a double jab.
Olivera throws a leg kick
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olivera is rocked!
Olivera leaves his chin hanging out and Fisher seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Olivera crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jovany Fisher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Baumgartner (ranked 2887 p4p, 5116 weight class) and Hannibal Jim (ranked 338 p4p, 497 weight class). Hannibal Jim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oliver Baumgartner's chin.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannibal Jim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim gets tackled into the ropes by Baumgartner. Baumgartner maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jim fails to land.
Jim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jim tries to clinch there but Baumgartner circles away.
Baumgartner clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jim breaks the clinch.
Jim tries to clinch there but Baumgartner circles away.
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baumgartner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jim if he has to take too many more of those.
Jim lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner clinches with his opponent.
Jim breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Jim is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baumgartner.
Jim throws a right hand that Baumgartner ducks under and follows up with a left that Baumgartner also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim throws a series of punches but Baumgartner avoids them all with ease.
Baumgartner connects with a solid leg kick.
Jim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baumgartner takes a swing at Jim's ribcage but misses.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch successfully.
Jim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baumgartner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartner lands a body punch.
Jim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baumgartner is keeping busy.
Jim tries to stall but Baumgartner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baumgartner darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Hannibal Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baumgartner moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baumgartner moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baumgartner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baumgartner breaks from the clinch.
Oliver Baumgartner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baumgartner is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Jim misses.
Baumgartner misses with a body kick.
Baumgartner with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Baumgartner will probably get the nod.
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.
A head kick by Baumgartner misses
and Jim counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartner connects with a solid leg kick.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Baumgartner stalling against the ropes.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartner darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
Come on Baumgartner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jim wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim misses with the combination.
Oliver Baumgartner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner clinches up with Jim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jim manages to break the clinch.
Baumgartner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jim, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baumgartner holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Baumgartner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner keeps the fight on the outside.
Baumgartner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jim is able to avoid easily.
Baumgartner lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim tries to bum rush Baumgartner with a series of wild strikes but Baumgartner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baumgartner forces Jim back against the ropes and clinches.
Jim looking to slow down the pace here.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim tests Baumgartner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baumgartner clinches with his opponent.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim has Baumgartner up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baumgartner is keeping busy.
Baumgartner lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Baumgartner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Baumgartner gets a clinch.
Jim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliver Baumgartner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baumgartner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jim avoids it.
Jim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baumgartner misses with a kick to the body.
Baumgartner closes the distance and clinches.
Baumgartner tries a body shot but Jim blocks it.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jim wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner darts in and clinches Jim up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Baumgartner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jim's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baumgartner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jim misses with a double jab.
Jim avoids the head kick by Baumgartner.
Hannibal Jim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baumgartner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch.
Baumgartner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Jim blocks the elbow strike.
Baumgartner misses with a body punch.
Jim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim manages to break the clinch.
Jim connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jim tries to clinch there but Baumgartner circles away.
Jim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baumgartner tries a head kick but it misses.
Baumgartner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baumgartner gets a clinch.
Jim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch.
Hannibal Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Baumgartner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Baumgartner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baumgartner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Baumgartner!
A victorious Oliver Baumgartner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Prince McVicker (ranked 1124 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Kieth Stokes (ranked 115 p4p, 211 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prince McVicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes digs a good hook to McVicker's body.
McVicker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stokes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McVicker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stokes lands a jab-cross combination.
McVicker misses with a kick to the body.
Stokes checks a leg kick.
McVicker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McVicker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McVicker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McVicker scores with a jab to the body.
Stokes takes a swing at McVicker's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stokes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McVicker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McVicker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McVicker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stokes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McVicker misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stokes takes a swing at McVicker's ribcage but misses.
McVicker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McVicker looks to land a right hand but Stokes moved out of range.
McVicker throws an overhand right that lands on Stokes's shoulder, as Stokes tries to avoid the shot.
Stokes moves out of range as McVicker throws a body kick.
Stokes gets tackled into the ropes by McVicker. McVicker maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from McVicker.
Stokes lands a shot to the body.
Stokes scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McVicker.
Stokes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stokes taking a breather.
Stokes digs a right hand underneath McVicker's ribcage. McVicker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McVicker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McVicker is trying to break free.
Stokes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McVicker working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McVicker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stokes lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker is trying to break the clinch but Stokes has him pressed against the ropes.
Stokes lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stokes fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stokes.
McVicker throws an elbow that misses.
Stokes lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVicker scores with a shot to the side of Stokes's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McVicker letting Stokes take a breather here.
McVicker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stokes's elbow.
McVicker blocks a body shot from Stokes.
Stokes misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stokes is keeping busy.
Stokes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieth Stokes 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.
Stokes misses with an uppercut.
McVicker throws a leg kick
letting Stokes counter with a right hand.
McVicker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McVicker misses with a low kick.
McVicker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stokes misses with a straight right.
Stokes looks to land a left hand but McVicker moved out of range nicely.
McVicker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stokes throws out the jab.
McVicker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stokes doesn't seem bothered though.
Stokes lands with an uppercut that bounces McVicker off the ropes and back into range.
McVicker blocks a jab.
McVicker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McVicker avoids the head kick by Stokes.
McVicker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for McVicker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stokes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McVicker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stokes! But no joy.
A lazy left from Stokes finds it's target.
A jab from Stokes does it's job there.
Prince McVicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kieth Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McVicker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McVicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McVicker is trying to break the clinch but Stokes is controlling him.
Stokes gets through McVicker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stokes stalling in the clinch but McVicker improves position.
Stokes misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stokes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stokes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McVicker misses with a punch on the inside.
McVicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stokes is defending well for now.
McVicker wants to break free but Stokes has control.
McVicker is trying to force a seperation but Stokes has the dominant position.
Kieth Stokes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McVicker missing with knees to the body.
Stokes works on McVicker's body with a couple of short punches.
Stokes stalls.
McVicker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stokes is keeping busy.
Stokes manages to break the clinch.
Stokes's jab looks to have found its range, popping McVicker under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVicker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McVicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McVicker scores with a shot to the side of Stokes's head.
McVicker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stokes can't find room to land a body shot as McVicker controls the action.
McVicker tries to work over Stokes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieth Stokes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stokes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McVicker rushes Stokes and presses him up against the ropes.
Stokes misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVicker trying to control the position but instead, Stokes has worked for underhooks and has pushed McVicker into the ropes.
McVicker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McVicker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stokes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McVicker moves away from the strike by Stokes.
Stokes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Stokes - just one landing.
Stokes wants to clinch up but McVicker keeps it at a distance.
McVicker tried to counter with a leg kick but Stokes avoided it.
Stokes checks a leg kick.
Stokes lands a jab to the nose.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and McVicker counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes lands a head shot.
McVicker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stokes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot by Stokes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McVicker. Stokes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Stokes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stokes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McVicker back to the ropes. Stokes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McVicker tries to clinch there but Stokes circles away.
Stokes throws a lazy right hand but McVicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McVicker tries a low kick but Stokes avoids it.
Stokes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stokes misses with a hook.
McVicker slips under a jab.
Stokes scores with a punch to the head.
McVicker wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but McVicker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from McVicker.
McVicker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McVicker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stokes stalks McVicker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McVicker's face. McVicker staggers backwards, shaken.
Stokes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McVicker.
Stokes connects with a single shot there.
Stokes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stokes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McVicker at a distance.
Stokes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stokes scores with a kick to the body.
McVicker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kieth Stokes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McVicker moves out of range as Stokes throws a body kick.
Stokes misses with a few strikes there.
McVicker is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieth Stokes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stokes 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieth Stokes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aidan Hopper (ranked 4155 p4p, 1654 weight class) and Ramazan Adaev (ranked 447 p4p, 209 weight class). Aidan Hopper had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aidan Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramazan Adaev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper tries to keep at a distance but Adaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adaev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hopper trying to control the position but instead, Adaev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopper into the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adaev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adaev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adaev blocking some punches.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Adaev.
Adaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopper or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adaev has had enough of the clinch but Hopper keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adaev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Hopper fails to land.
Adaev avoiding damage.
Adaev has had enough of the clinch but Hopper keeps him there for the moment.
Hopper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adaev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hopper working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adaev.
Adaev is trying to stall.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper blocks a body shot from Adaev.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adaev effectively controlling the action here.
Hopper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopper misses with some punches.
Adaev taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ramazan Adaev.
Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aidan Hopper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hopper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopper throws a right and a left that Adaev avoids nicely.
Hopper has managed to clinch.
Hopper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adaev can do to turn this around?
Adaev blocking some punches.
Hopper being controlled against the ropes.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Adaev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Adaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adaev leaning against his opponent.
Adaev holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hopper tries to work over Adaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adaev.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Adaev throws an elbow but misses.
Adaev breaks from the clinch.
Hopper moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopper fails to land.
Adaev trying to control the position but instead, Hopper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adaev into the ropes.
Adaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopper is keeping busy.
Hopper misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
Hopper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopper lands a nice shot to the body.
Adaev wants to stall.
Adaev tries to work over Hopper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adaev blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hopper.
Hopper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopper lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopper misses with some punches.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopper misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Hopper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adaev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adaev throws a sloppy head kick and Hopper moves out of range easily.
Hopper rushes Adaev and presses him up against the ropes.
Hopper stalling in the clinch but Adaev improves position.
Hopper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adaev's efforts to push away.
Adaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adaev tries to circle away but Hopper has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adaev slowing the pace effectively.
Adaev blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hopper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adaev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hopper takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopper can't find room to land a body shot as Adaev controls the action.
Hopper lands a left hand.
Hopper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopper tries to throw a body punch but Adaev avoids it by throwing Hopper back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adaev taking a breather.
Adaev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopper fails to land.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adaev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adaev has Hopper pressed against the ropes.
Aidan Hopper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ramazan Adaev.
Adaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopper clinches up against the ropes.
Adaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Adaev slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adaev tries to break free but Hopper pushes him back against the ropes.
Ramazan Adaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ramazan Adaev.
I think Hopper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aidan Hopper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Jackson (ranked 3627 p4p, 5142 weight class) and Ezequiel Campos (ranked 389 p4p, 471 weight class). Campos has chosen Fumafu as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Campos. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campos moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Campos back into the ropes.
Campos is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos.
Jackson just leaning against Campos, taking a breather.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Campos is trying to break free.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson has Campos pressed against the ropes, preventing Campos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campos tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the ropes.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campos is trying to break free.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson has Campos pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Jackson.
Campos looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson with a nice calf kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Campos misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campos can do to turn this around?
Campos tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jackson keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campos's elbow.
A short left from Jackson.
Brandon Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Campos takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Campos is trying to break free.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson is pushing Campos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson is pushing Campos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Campos can't break the clinch.
Campos tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes.
Campos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Jackson prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Campos looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Campos.
Campos misses with a looping right.
Jackson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Campos is trying to break free.
Jackson prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Campos tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson is pushing Campos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Campos letting Jackson take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Jackson.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Campos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campos's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Campos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Campos lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Jackson goes down! The ref sends Campos to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Jackson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Jackson is rocked!
Campos knocks out Jackson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Campos before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Campos picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezequiel Campos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lerouch Vanitis (ranked 4583 p4p, 4548 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 475 p4p, 472 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lerouch Vanitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi with a jab.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Vanitis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi throws a hook but Vanitis blocks it.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
It looked like Vanitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanitis swinging wildly here.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Gomi swings widly with a right hand
letting Vanitis counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Gomi.
Gomi throws a hook but Vanitis avoids it easily.
It looked like Vanitis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vanitis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanitis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanitis clinches up with Gomi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vanitis blocking some punches.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Vanitis is controlling the position.
Vanitis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomi's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vanitis pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gomi tries to break free but Vanitis pushes him back against the ropes.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanitis prevents Gomi from breaking the clinch.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow.
Vanitis lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanitis lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vanitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanitis lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vanitis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomi's brow.
Gomi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vanitis has Gomi pressed against the ropes, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gomi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomi avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanitis.
Vanitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vanitis has him pressed against the ropes.
Vanitis misses with an elbow strike.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vanitis pushes Gomi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
Vanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gomi blocks an elbow strike from Vanitis.
Vanitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Vanitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
Gomi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vanitis has him pressed against the ropes.
Gomi is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanitis gets an underhook and turns Gomi into the ropes.
Vanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gomi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanitis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanitis lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lerouch Vanitis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Vanitis ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Vanitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gomi looks to throw the jab but Vanitis is out of range.
Vanitis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vanitis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi misses with the combination.
Vanitis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomi misses the jab.
It looked like Vanitis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takanori Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Vanitis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vanitis needs to keep his hands up - Gomi had a free shot at his head there.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Vanitis avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Vanitis misses the target.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Lerouch Vanitis has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi gets tackled into the ropes by Vanitis. Vanitis maintains the clinch.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vanitis lands a nice elbow.
Vanitis lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanitis scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow.
Gomi dodges an elbow strike from Vanitis.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Vanitis is controlling the position.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Vanitis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomi's efforts to push away.
Vanitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Vanitis is controlling the position.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Vanitis has the dominant position.
Vanitis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanitis.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Vanitis has him pressed against the ropes.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Vanitis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Vanitis.
Gomi tries to circle away but Vanitis has him pinned against the ropes.
Vanitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Gomi is rocked!
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Vanitis is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Vanitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomi seems to have recovered his senses.
Vanitis lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Vanitis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanitis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gomi.
Gomi tries to bum rush Vanitis with a series of wild strikes but Vanitis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Vanitis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
A little feinted left hand from Vanitis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lerouch Vanitis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lerouch Vanitis'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.
Gomi misses with a hook. Vanitis ducked under it nicely.
Gomi 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.
Vanitis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomi misses with a hook.
As Gomi looks to move away, Vanitis throws a big counter combo but Gomi just gets out of the way.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with an uppercut
and Vanitis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lerouch Vanitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanitis moves into the clinch.
Vanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Vanitis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Vanitis.
Vanitis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanitis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomi avoids the elbow strike from Vanitis, against the ropes.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanitis has double underhooks.
Vanitis pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lerouch Vanitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Vanitis lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanitis.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow.
Vanitis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomi's efforts to push away.
Gomi tries to circle away but Vanitis has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanitis.
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomi tries a knee to the head but Vanitis blocks it.
Vanitis pushes Gomi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomi tries to break free but Vanitis pushes him back against the ropes.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Vanitis lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vanitis pushes Gomi against the ropes and as he bounces back off them, cracks him with a big elbow that drops him to the mat! You don't see that very often! Will he manage to get back to his feet? 3,4,5,6 is the count... and he's up! He seems OK; probably just in shock that he was dropped by an elbow that he obviously didn't see coming.
 It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
Gomi lands a head shot.
A jab from Gomi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Vanitis.
Vanitis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vanitis cracks Gomi with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Gomi 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 Gomi is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Gomi could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
Lerouch Vanitis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Scottie Lowry (ranked 2039 p4p, 2007 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 208 p4p, 206 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Scottie Lowry has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scottie Lowry seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Lowry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lowry has closed the distance and engaged Nadadora in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
Lowry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lowry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowry has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Lowry.
Lowry blocks a body shot from Nadadora.
Lowry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lowry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowry won't allow it.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadadora avoids it.
Nadadora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadadora swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora blocks the elbow strike.
Lowry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nadadora fails to land.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Nadadora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lowry.
Lowry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nadadora is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowry has double underhooks.
Nadadora's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
Nadadora is trying to break free.
Lowry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Lowry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowry won't allow it.
Nadadora can't find room to land a body shot as Lowry controls the action.
A short right from Lowry on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
Nadadora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowry tries to work over Nadadora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry lands a shoulder strike.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Lowry has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Lowry has the dominant position.
A short right from Lowry on the inside.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
Nadadora dodges an elbow strike from Lowry.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Lowry blocks a body shot from Nadadora.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lowry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowry lands with a left to the head.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadadoras head.
Lowry tries a body shot but Nadadora blocks it.
Nadadora misses with some punches.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lowry.
Nadadora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lowry misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Lowry thuds his shin into the meat of Nadadora's side.
Good leg kick by Lowry.
Lowry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Lowry lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lowry - that will leave a mark!
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Lowry avoids it well.
Lowry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lowry lands with a hook. Nadadora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Nadadora misses.
Nadadora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadadora slips a jab and a cross from Lowry.
Scottie Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowry misses with the combination.
Nadadora unleashes a big counter combination but Lowry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lowry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowry cracks Nadadora with an open hand slap.
Nadadora takes one to the side of the head.
Lowry moves into the clinch.
Lowry lands a body shot.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nadadora lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
Lowry struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadadora controls his hands.
Lowry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Lowry.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
Nadadora scores with a shot to the side of Lowry's head.
Lowry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadadora's elbow.
Nadadora is trying to break free.
Nadadora managing to block the knees to the body from Lowry.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but Nadadora blocks it.
Lowry blocks a body shot from Nadadora.
Nadadora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadadora lands a right hand.
Lowry pushes Nadadora back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lowry tries to throw a body punch but Nadadora avoids it by throwing Lowry back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowry.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Lowry has the dominant position.
Lowry tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadadora avoids the damage to the body.
Lowry lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lowry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadadora blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nadadora fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Lowry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowry misses with a body shot.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowry.
Lowry with a nice calf kick.
Lowry throws a sloppy head kick and Nadadora moves out of range easily.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora looks to land a combination but Lowry avoids it well.
Nadadora steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lowry. That one must have hurt.
Lowry connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry looks to score with a jab to the body but Nadadora is just out of range.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Lowry moves out of range.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora tries to clinch there but Lowry circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lowry throws a nice looking combination but Nadadora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowry missing with a left hand there. Nadadora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowry.
Lowry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nadadora takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lowry lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowry is looking to counter punch.
Scottie Lowry is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowry thuds his right hand into Nadadora's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Nadadora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowry throws a head kick but Nadadora moves out of range.
Lowry tries to clinch but Nadadora moves out of range.
Lowry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nadadora moves in looking to clinch but Lowry pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Lowry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nadadora doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadadora walks into a straight right hand from Lowry.
Lowry looks to land a combination but Nadadora avoids it well.
Lowry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry is looking to slow Nadadora down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Lowry.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Lowry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lowry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nadadora manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lowry.
Lowry scores with a sloppy right hand. Nadadora should have avoided that one.
Lowry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lowry lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowry misses the target.
Nadadora ducks under a wild hook from Lowry.
Lowry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowry misses with a body shot.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowry.
An attempted straight right counter from Lowry misses the target.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowry circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Lowry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nadadora. Nadadora circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lowry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nadadora on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lowry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lowry throws a hook but Nadadora blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Nadadora's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lowry tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadadora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Lowry connects with a single shot there.
Lowry scores with a punch to the head.
Nadadora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Lowry.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nadadora takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lowry jabs Nadadora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lowry throws a hook but Nadadora blocks it.
Nadadora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lowry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nadadora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lowry throws a looping overhand right but Nadadora ducks down to avoid it.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lowry.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Lowry lands with a good body shot.
Lowry has managed to clinch.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadadora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nadadora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lowry is leaning against Nadadora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lowry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nadadora can do to turn this around?
Lowry works on Nadadora's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry lands a body punch.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadadora blocks with his arms.
Nadadora is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lowry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Lowry looking to throw knees to the head but Nadadora is blocking nicely.
Lowry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lowry lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowry won't allow it.
Lowry stalling in the clinch but Nadadora improves position.
Nadadora can't find room to land a body shot as Lowry controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Lowry keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lowry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadadora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lowry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nadadora's defenses.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadadora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nadadora's face.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
Lowry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lowry lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowry lands an elbow just above Nadadora 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry prevents a body shot from Nadadora.
Nadadora wants to break free but Lowry has control.
Nadadora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scottie Lowry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lowry lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lowry.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nadadora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike.
Lowry landing knees to the head.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadadora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lowry lands an elbow that stopped Nadadora in his tracks for a moment.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike.
Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadadora is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Lowry.
Lowry scores with a shoulder strike.
Lowry lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowry keeps control of Nadadora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nadadora's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry had his way with Rapido Nadadora in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lowry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowry lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Lowry as he connects with a hook.
Lowry with a hook.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lowry jabs at Nadadora's body.
Lowry connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Lowry. Beautiful body shot.
Lowry lands with an overhand left.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowry tries to bum rush Nadadora with a series of wild strikes but Nadadora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Lowry.
Lowry with a nice calf kick.
Lowry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nadadora's head backwards.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora tries to keep at a distance but Lowry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lowry prevents Nadadora from breaking the clinch.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling the position.
Nadadora tries to break free but Lowry pushes him back against the ropes.
Lowry lands a nice elbow.
Nadadora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowry's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Lowry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadadora is trying to push Lowry away but Lowry has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lowry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadadora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Lowry takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry is trying to stall.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Lowry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Lowry scores with a shot to the side of Nadadora's head.
Lowry lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadadora blocks with his arms.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowry lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadadora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lowry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry misses with a knee strike.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadadora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lowry throws an elbow but misses.
Lowry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadadora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Lowry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lowry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Lowry!
Scottie Lowry is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Scottie Lowry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1992 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Fung Hao Ming (ranked 205 p4p, 255 weight class). Hao Ming has chosen New Authentic - Places You Go as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 3, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao Ming lands a glancing blow to the side of Courtial's head.
Courtial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hao Mings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Courtial circles away from the clinch attempt
and Courtial counters with a left to the body.
Courtial throws an off balance right hand
and Hao Ming counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao Ming lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Courtial circles away quickly and effectively.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hao Ming.
Hao Ming misses with a straight left.
Hao Ming loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Courtial appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hao Ming cracks Courtial with a good jab.
Courtial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Courtial slips a straight right by Hao Ming.
Courtial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Courtial missing with a left hand there. Hao Ming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courtial closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Nice body punch from Courtial.
Courtial lands with a nice combination. Hao Ming backs away looking to recover.
Hao Ming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
Nice straight punches there by Courtial. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Courtial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a left hand
and Hao Ming counters with a straight right hand.
Hao Ming's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Courtial connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hao Ming scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
A slow jab from Hao Ming misses its intended target.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao Ming manages to avoid it.
Hao Ming moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
Hao Ming cracks Courtial with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Courtial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Courtial misses with an uppercut. Hao Ming saw that one coming.
Courtial darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hao Ming blocks a low kick nicely.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body. Hao Ming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hao Ming.
Hao Ming has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hao Ming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hao Ming rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Courtial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Courtial bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Courtial works the jab nicely.
Hao Ming throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial looks to land a left hand but Hao Ming moved out of range nicely.
Hao Ming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Hao Ming jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtial takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hao Ming is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Courtial had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hao Ming on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Courtial. Courtial obviously looking to wear him down.
Hao Ming 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.
Courtial misses with a left hand
and Hao Ming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Courtial is rocked!
Courtial walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fung Hao Ming!
A very excited looking Fung Hao Ming 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 Giang Hao (ranked 1220 p4p, 394 weight class) and Michael Harrison (ranked 65 p4p, 26 weight class). Harrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All of the Above kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giang Hao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Harrison. Those never looked like landing.
Harrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hao counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison moves forwards but Hao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hao.
Hao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hao misses with a wild combination.
Hao scores with a hook to the body. Harrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harrison throws a hook but Hao blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Harrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Hao is looking to counter punch.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Hao moved out of range.
Hao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hao misses its intended target.
Hao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Hao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hao slips a jab from Harrison.
Hao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Hao.
Harrison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Harrison misses with an uppercut
and Hao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hao.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Harrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrison slips a jab from Hao.
Hao moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Hao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrison.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Hao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Hao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Hao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrison misses with a hook
enabling Hao to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Harrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Michael Harrison has been cut.
Hao slips under a jab.
Harrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Hao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Michael Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hao under the eye.
Harrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Hao scores with a punch to the head.
Michael Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison misses with a right hand
and Hao counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Harrison throws a jab when Hao was well out of range.
Hao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison throws a right hand that Hao ducks under and follows up with a left that Hao also avoids with ease.
It looked like Hao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrison.
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Hao slips under a jab from Harrison.
Hao needs to keep his hands up - Harrison had a free shot at his head there.
Harrison lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hao moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Harrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harrison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hao's head backwards.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Hao's body.
Hao blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Harrison'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.
Hao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Hao throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Hao throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Hao cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Hao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hao blocks a jab.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
Hao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hao cracks Harrison with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Harrison 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 Harrison is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao.
Hao cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a hook
and Hao counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Harrison goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Harrison hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giang Hao!
Giang Hao retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Giang Hao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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