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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aidan Hopper (ranked 3864 p4p, 3394 weight class) and David Budiman (ranked 419 p4p, 384 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Aidan Hopper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aidan Hopper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Budiman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budiman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Budiman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budiman tries to keep at a distance but Hopper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hopper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman tries to land a knee to the head but Hopper blocks with his arms.
Hopper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Budiman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopper is defending well for now.
Budiman is trying to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling him.
Hopper keeps control of Budiman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Hopper pushes Budiman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Budiman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hopper managing to block the knees to the body from Budiman.
Hopper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Budiman working aggressively here.
Hopper managing to block the knees to the body from Budiman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Budiman tries to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling the position.
Budiman tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopper avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hopper.
Budiman missing with knees to the body.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Budiman backwards.
Hopper scores with a shot to the side of Budiman's head.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman breaks from the clinch.
Hopper fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Budiman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Budiman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopper.
Budiman looking to slow down the pace here.
Budiman tries to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling the position.
Hopper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper lands a right hand.
Budiman looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budimans head.
Hopper lands a left hand.
Hopper lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopper.
Hopper lands with a left to the head.
Hopper pushes Budiman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hopper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budimans head.
Hopper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Budiman backwards.
Hopper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Budiman backwards.
Hopper lands a shoulder strike.
Hopper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Budiman is rocked!
Hopper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hopper lands a right hand.
Budiman is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him?
Hopper pushes Budiman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Hopper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopper creates a bit of distance and cracks Budiman with a big uppercut! Budiman goes down! The referee pushes Hopper away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Budiman make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Hopper takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aidan Hopper!
David Budiman was interviewed post fight and said 'I am sure I can win the next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 4368 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Andy Perkasa (ranked 461 p4p, 395 weight class). Takanori Gomi 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkasa misses with a two punch combination.
Perkasa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Perkasa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomi to score with a decent uppercut.
Perkasa closes the distance and clinches.
Gomi dodges an elbow strike from Perkasa.
Perkasa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Gomi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gomi tries to break free but Perkasa pushes him back against the ropes.
Perkasa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkasa thows a body kick. Gomi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkasa throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi cracks Perkasa with a good jab.
Perkasa drops his guard momentarily, allowing Gomi to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Perkasa! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Gomi takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Musa Keita (ranked 4792 p4p, 4291 weight class) and Jeremy WonderMan (ranked 448 p4p, 424 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy WonderMan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WonderMan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
WonderMan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
WonderMan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keita eats them both and turns towards WonderMan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
WonderMan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keita counters with a good low kick that WonderMan was not able to check.
WonderMan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keita counters with a nice uppercut.
WonderMan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
WonderMan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keita counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Keita with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
WonderMan throws a combination that misses
and Keita counters with a nice low kick that buckles WonderMan's knee momentarily.
WonderMan looks winded!
WonderMan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keita counters with a straight right that drops WonderMan on his ass! WonderMan jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
WonderMan misses with a double jab
and Keita counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Musa Keita!
Musa Keita decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grizzly Smuck (ranked 2606 p4p, 1678 weight class) and Reggie Sanders (ranked 86 p4p, 55 weight class). Sanders has chosen Choppa Boyz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grizzly Smuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with the combination.
Smuck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Smuck avoids the body shot from Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smuck lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a body shot.
Smuck misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanders takes a swing at Smuck's ribcage but misses.
As Sanders looks to move away, Smuck throws a big counter combo but Sanders just gets out of the way.
Sanders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smuck jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smuck misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Smuck goes down! The ref sends Sanders to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Smuck is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
 It looks like Grizzly Smuck has been cut.
Sanders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smuck avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Smuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders lands with a shot to the body.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Reggie Sanders should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Grizzly Smuck's cut.
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.
Smuck throws a combination that misses
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Smuck misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanders misses.
Smuck throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
A punch combination from Smuck misses.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Smuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
As Sanders looks to move away, Smuck throws a big counter combo but Sanders just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Smuck misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Smuck avoids it with no problem.
Smuck misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smuck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smuck misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reggie Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smuck misses the shot to the body.
Smuck walks into a straight right hand from Sanders.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smuck.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Smuck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smuck misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Smuck onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
 Smuck is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Sanders takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Grizzly Smuck'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. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Smuck. Those never looked like landing.
Smuck tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders flicks out a counter leg kick but Smuck steps away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grizzly Smuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smuck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Smuck misses.
Smuck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Smuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grizzly Smuck's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Smuck avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Smuck misses its target.
Smuck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smuck seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanders jabs Smuck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smuck moves away.
Smuck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smuck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smuck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and before Smuck can reset, Sanders rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Smuck is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smuck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Smuck.
It looked like Smuck was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanders.
Smuck thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Sanders - just one landing.
Grizzly Smuck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Smuck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanders winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Sanders!
Our winner, Reggie Sanders, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 1911 p4p, 2177 weight class) and Yanga Adofo (ranked 198 p4p, 224 weight class). Rapido Nadadora has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 30 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanga Adofo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adofo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adofo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Yanga Adofo has been cut.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora staggers Adofo with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Adofo looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Nadadora is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rapido Nadadora!
Our winner, Rapido Nadadora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ching Chang (ranked 2499 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Scottie Lowry (ranked 246 p4p, 200 weight class). Chang comes to the ring accompanied by Hells Bells. Ching Chang is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Lowry!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowry scores with a one two! Chang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lowry throws a push kick but Chang slaps the foot to one side.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lowry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lowry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lowry instigates a clinch.
Lowry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chang.
Lowry lands a nice elbow.
Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chang is defending well for now.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lowry.
Lowry cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lowry.
Lowry looking to throw knees to the head but Chang is blocking nicely.
A short left from Chang.
Lowry lands an elbow just above Chang 's eye.
I was talking to Chang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
Lowry lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowry.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Nice elbow from Lowry.
Lowry lands a nice elbow.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lowry.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chang's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chang.
Lowry working Chang over with knees to the body.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Lowry lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lowry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chang's brow.
Lowry tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Lowry back against the ropes.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges.
Chang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lowry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lowry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Lowry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowry scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
Lowry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lowry.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chang wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowry won't allow it.
Lowry looking to slow down the pace here.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Lowry.
Lowry misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Lowry scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lowry connects with an inside leg kick.
Lowry misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lowry missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lowry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowry throws a sloppy head kick
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Lowry catches Chang right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lowry lunges at Chang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chang's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chang at a distance.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowry throws out a counter right but Chang avoids it with no problem.
Lowry throws a right and a left that Chang avoids nicely.
It looked like Chang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowry thuds his shin into the meat of Chang's side.
Lowry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from Lowry, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang slips a jab from Lowry.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lowry.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowry misses the target.
Chang throwing a counter right hand but Lowry manages to avoid it.
Lowry throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chang avoids a kick to the body.
Lowry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowry misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang looks to land a right hand but Lowry moved out of range.
Lowry moves into the clinch.
Lowry misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowry.
Lowry keeps control of Chang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowry presses Chang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowry lands a nice knee to the body.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Chang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A knee to the head by Lowry.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry lands a nice shot to the body.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowry lands an elbow inside that Chang shrugs off.
Lowry lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lowry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chang's head.
Lowry slips a jab from Chang.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Lowry.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ching Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Lowry there.
Lowry misses the jab.
Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowry connects with a body shot that sends Chang's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry throws out a powerful jab.
Lowry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chang's head backwards.
Lowry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chang's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry feints and then cracks Chang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chang down.
Lowry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Lowry keeps control of Chang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowry lands an elbow just above Chang 's eye.
Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chang is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowry.
Lowry lands a left hand.
Lowry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Chang lands with a left to the head.
Lowry pushes Chang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chang is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Lowry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowry.
Lowry lands a nice knee to the body.
Lowry lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowry lands with a left to the head.
Lowry scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry lands a shot to the body.
Lowry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowry with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lowry.
A short body shot lands from Lowry as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lowry.
Lowry lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowry.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Still in the clinch, Lowry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Chang fails to land.
Lowry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Lowry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowry 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Lowry!
Scottie Lowry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tauski Mountain (ranked 1367 p4p, 697 weight class) and Roberto Heredia (ranked 79 p4p, 18 weight class). Heredia has chosen Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta as his entrance music. Roberto Heredia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tauski Mountain's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heredia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heredia misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Roberto Heredia has been cut.
Mountain tries to land a front kick but Heredia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heredia scores with a body shot.
Heredia misses with a hook.
Heredia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
Mountain scores with a nice right hand.
Heredia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heredia.
Heredia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heredia connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Mountain onto his butt! Mountain bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain tries to get into range but Heredia steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mountain! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Heredia scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Heredia!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Heredia gave a big smile as he said 'Bueno pues ya emos ganao, aora viene lo bueno, BOOM. Fiesta, asta el domingo! BOOM Y voi a cojer un par de requetonas, y las voi a partir las bragas. BOOM'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jovan Chase (ranked 4617 p4p, 4818 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 438 p4p, 450 weight class). Spence has chosen He's A Mental Giant as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovan Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence moves out of range as Chase strikes.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spence tries to land a front kick but Chase steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spence.
Spence throws a solid leg kick but Chase takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spence.
It looked like Chase wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spence connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chase drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spence cracks Chase with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Chase 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 Chase is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Chase could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Timothy Spence!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jakul DuVicius (ranked 4783 p4p, 4927 weight class) and Ezequiel Campos (ranked 446 p4p, 454 weight class). Campos has chosen Fumafu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakul DuVicius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
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.
Campos looks to throw the jab but DuVicius is out of range.
Campos lands a nice shot that snaps DuVicius's head back.
It looks like Jakul DuVicius has been cut.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DuVicius.
Ezequiel Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DuVicius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campos throws out the jab.
DuVicius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DuVicius there as he acknowledges the shot.
DuVicius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Campos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos misses with a lunging right hand
enabling DuVicius to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ezequiel Campos has been cut.
Campos takes a swing at DuVicius's ribcage but misses.
DuVicius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Campos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DuVicius misses with a kick to the body
and Campos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DuVicius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos throws a big shot that misses.
DuVicius blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos misses with a straight left.
DuVicius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DuVicius.
A telegraphed right hand from Campos misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from DuVicius.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
DuVicius ducks under a wild hook from Campos.
DuVicius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Campos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
DuVicius rushes Campos and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuVicius works on Campos's body with a couple of short punches.
DuVicius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
DuVicius lands a body punch.
DuVicius lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DuVicius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DuVicius lands a body punch in the clinch.
DuVicius pushes Campos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DuVicius pushes Campos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Campos looks winded!
DuVicius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
DuVicius lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from DuVicius.
DuVicius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from DuVicius.
DuVicius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DuVicius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DuVicius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
DuVicius gets through Campos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DuVicius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakul DuVicius dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! DuVicius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Campos throws a right hand that misses
and DuVicius moves into the clinch.
DuVicius scores with a nice hook to the head.
DuVicius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DuVicius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos wants to break the clinch but can't.
DuVicius presses Campos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DuVicius.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but DuVicius keeps him there for the moment.
DuVicius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from DuVicius.
DuVicius pushes Campos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from DuVicius - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DuVicius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from DuVicius.
DuVicius just leaning against Campos, taking a breather.
Campos is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by DuVicius.
DuVicius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from DuVicius.
DuVicius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campos can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVicius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, DuVicius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from DuVicius.
DuVicius lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by DuVicius.
A short right from DuVicius on the inside.
Campos is rocked!
DuVicius creates a bit of distance and cracks Campos with a big uppercut! Campos goes down! The referee pushes DuVicius away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Campos make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! DuVicius takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jakul DuVicius!
Jakul DuVicius is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Jakul DuVicius 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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