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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pinero Chai Jr (ranked 5204 p4p, 20935 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 357 p4p, 390 weight class). Pinero Chai Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pinero Chai Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 42 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai Jr has closed the distance and engaged Adesanya in a clinch.
Chai Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai Jr landing knees to the body.
Chai Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Chai Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chai Jr.
Chai Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Chai Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chai Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Chai Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai Jr lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai Jr is working Adesanya over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Chai Jr.
Adesanya has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adesanya can turn it around.
Chai Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Chai Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adesanya's defenses.
Chai Jr lands a right hand.
Chai Jr with a knee to the head.
 Adesanya is rocked!
That has opened up Carlton Adesanya's cut even more.
Our sources have told us that Chai Jr has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai Jr finish him?
Chai Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Chai Jr scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chai Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Adesanya is blocking nicely.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai Jr landing knees to the head.
Chai Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
Chai Jr lands a right hand.
Chai Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Chai Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Carlton Adesanya's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chai Jr creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Adesanya off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Adesanya is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Chai Jr is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Pinero Chai Jr!
A very excited looking Pinero Chai Jr 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 4727 p4p, 2209 weight class) and Diego Armando (ranked 415 p4p, 226 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Schmedgar Dimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Armando!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armando tests Dimms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Armando can pounce on him.
Armando scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Armando has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armando there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimms throws the kick towards the body but Armando avoids it.
Dimms throws a looping overhand right but Armando ducks down to avoid it.
Armando misses with a low kick.
Dimms changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Armando has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Armando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Armando lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimms at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimms closes the distance and pushes Armando back into the cage.
Armando scores with a shot to the side of Dimms's head.
Armando scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Dimms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando tries to throw a body punch but Dimms avoids it by throwing Armando back against the cage.
Armando lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Armando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimmss head.
Armando softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Armando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimmss head.
Armando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armando lands a glancing blow to the side of Dimms's head.
Dimms's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Armando connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dimms scrambles back to his feet.
Armando blocks a head kick by Dimms.
A head kick by Armando misses
and Dimms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armando has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Armando lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Armando scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Dimms beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
 Dimms is rocked!
A big left from Dimms misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimms working hard to break the clinch.
Armando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armando struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Armando.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armando.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armando.
A short right from Armando on the inside.
Armando can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armando throws a head punch that misses.
Armando scores with a hook to the body.
Armando lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Diego Armando should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimms takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Armando throws a shot to the body.
Armando misses with a body shot.
Armando tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Armando.
Armando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Armando blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Dimms throws a head kick that misses
and Armando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armando with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armando thuds his right hand into Dimms's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Armando misses with a hook.
Dimms scores with a shot to the body.
Armando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimms misses with a hook. Armando ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Armando on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armando.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armando scores with a hook.
Dimms throws a wild body kick that Armando sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Armando releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dimms throws a head kick but Armando moves out of range.
Dimms throws a body punch but Armando moves out of range.
A slow jab from Armando misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armando. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimms throws a body punch but Armando moves out of range.
Diego Armando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armando lands with a hook. Dimms tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Armando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Dimms moves out of range of the body kick.
Armando connects with the punch.
Diego Armando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimms rushes Armando and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armando.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimms.
Dimms has had enough of the clinch but Armando keeps him there for the moment.
Dimms wants to break free but Armando has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Armando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Armando prevents Dimms from breaking the clinch.
Dimms is trying to break the clinch but Armando is controlling him.
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armando throws out a head kick that Dimms doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dimms crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Dimms's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Dimms wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armando! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Armando takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Armando misses with a body kick.
Diego Armando is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Dimms checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Armando scores with a jab. Dimms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dimms lands a really nice looking cross but Armando seems unphased.
Dimms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dimms moves out of range of the strikes.
Armando throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range.
Armando lands a really nice looking cross but Dimms seems unphased.
Dimms walks into a jab.
Dimms throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armando.
Armando misses with an uppercut
enabling Dimms to counter with a crisp jab.
Armando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armando connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Armando cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Armando.
Armando getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimms takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Armando misses.
Armando lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dimms throws the left hand but Armando avoids the punch easily.
Dimms slips a jab from Armando.
Dimms ducks right into an uppercut from Armando.
Dimms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms throws a body punch but Armando moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando sizes up Dimms with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Armando lands with an overhand left.
Armando goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Armando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armando scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dimms moves out of range of the body kick from Armando.
Nice shot by Armando.
Armando wants to slow Dimms down by chopping away at his legs.
A left lands for Armando.
Armando circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dimms on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimms takes one to the side of the head.
Schmedgar Dimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Armando.
Armando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dimms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Armando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armando 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Armando!
A relieved looking Diego Armando 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 3632 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Walter Hartwell White (ranked 356 p4p, 249 weight class). James Duke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke misses with a looping left.
Hartwell White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartwell White missing with a left hand there. Duke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartwell White looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Duke takes a swing at Hartwell White's ribcage but misses.
Hartwell White swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hartwell White at a distance.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Hartwell White.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Duke misses the target.
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
It looked like Duke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hartwell White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell White ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
Hartwell White throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
Duke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartwell White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartwell White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartwell White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duke. Duke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hartwell White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Hartwell White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartwell White scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartwell White moves away from the strike by Duke.
Hartwell White missing with a left hand there. Duke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartwell White circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartwell White thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Hartwell White throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Hartwell White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like James Duke has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut.
Hartwell White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartwell White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hartwell White throws the left hand but Duke avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Duke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartwell White to score with a decent uppercut.
Hartwell White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duke. Duke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke digs a good hook to Hartwell White's body.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Hartwell White moved out of range.
Duke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Duke throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartwell White.
Duke misses with an uppercut
and Hartwell White counters with a nice uppercut.
Duke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hartwell White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hartwell White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hartwell White throws a looping overhand right but Duke ducks down to avoid it.
Hartwell White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartwell White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Hartwell White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hartwell White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartwell White.
Duke throws a front kick aimed at Hartwell White's knee but Hartwell White avoids it well.
Hartwell White looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Hartwell White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartwell White.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Hartwell White moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hartwell White! But no joy.
Hartwell White throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White blocks a jab.
Hartwell White lands a nice shot that snaps Duke's head back.
A big left from Duke misses.
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!
Duke looks to throw the jab but Hartwell White is out of range.
Hartwell White moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Duke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hartwell White backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Duke misses with a hook
letting Hartwell White counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Duke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell White throws an overhand right that lands on Duke's shoulder, as Duke tries to avoid the shot.
Duke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duke misses the jab.
Hartwell White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duke throws a lazy right hand but Hartwell White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke misses with a hook
and Hartwell White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Duke finds it's way through Hartwell White's defenses.
Hartwell White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dukes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duke misses with a left hand
and Hartwell White counters with a right hand to the body.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
Duke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartwell White slips under a jab from Duke.
A countering left hand to the body from Hartwell White misses.
Duke misses with a straight right.
Hartwell White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartwell White staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartwell White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duke throws out a loose jab but Hartwell White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duke lands a two punch combo.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartwell White, as that shot connected.
Duke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duke swings for the body but Hartwell White moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Duke. Those never looked like landing.
Hartwell White defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartwell White manages to avoid it.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walter Hartwell White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
A jab from Duke misses.
Duke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Duke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Duke misses.
Duke throws a head kick but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Hartwell White scores with a jab. Duke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartwell White counters with a right hand to the body.
Hartwell White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hartwell White digs a good hook to Duke's body.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hartwell White ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
Hartwell White ducks right into an uppercut from Duke.
Hartwell White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartwell White.
Duke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Duke throws a hook but Hartwell White blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartwell White, as that shot connected.
Hartwell White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartwell White, as that shot connected.
Duke is rocked!
Hartwell White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Duke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duke throws the left hand but Hartwell White avoids the punch easily.
Hartwell White throws out a powerful jab.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
Duke misses with a leg kick.
Hartwell White misses with a looping right.
Duke seems to have got his legs back now.
Duke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke throws a series of punches but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Duke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duke misses.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Duke slips the punch.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
James Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Duke misses
and Hartwell White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartwell White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartwell White 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.
Duke scores with a nice head shot.
Hartwell White throws a shot to the body.
Hartwell White dips to his left and cracks Duke with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke misses with a few strikes there.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartwell White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hartwell White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartwell White 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hartwell White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between The Devils Outlaw Ii (ranked 23990 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 499 p4p, 131 weight class). Outlaw Ii comes into the arena with For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Outlaw Ii. That snapped Bozic's head back.
Bozic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Outlaw Ii misses with an uppercut. Bozic saw that one coming.
Bozic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bozic connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Outlaw Ii onto his butt! Outlaw Ii bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like The Devils Outlaw Ii has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Outlaw Ii looks to throw the jab but Bozic is out of range.
Outlaw Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Outlaw Ii is breathing heavily.
Bozic tries to land a front kick but Outlaw Ii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bozic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outlaw Ii manages to avoid it.
Outlaw Ii looks to land a combination but Bozic avoids it well.
Outlaw Ii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bozic counters with a big left hand that crumples Outlaw Ii! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabrijel Bozic!
An out of breath Gabrijel Bozic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 1844 p4p, 20333 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 61 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 24 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Waldron.
Luu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldron misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Luu. Beautiful body shot.
Luu scores with a kick to the body.
Luu with a nice calf kick.
Luu throws a series of punches but Waldron avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu scores with a leg kick.
Luu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Luu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Waldron lands an elbow just above Luu 's eye.
Waldron tries a knee to the head but Luu blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldron avoids it.
Waldron told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu tries a knee to the head but Waldron blocks it.
Luu scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Luu lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldron won't want to take too many of those.
Luu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waldron looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luu's brow.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waldron is defending well for now.
Luu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luu lands an elbow inside that Waldron shrugs off.
Luu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Luu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waldron blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luu's brow.
Luu avoiding damage as Waldron throws knees to the body.
Waldron throws an elbow but it misses.
Luu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waldron lands an elbow just above Luu 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron misses with a punch to the body.
Waldron avoids the elbow strike from Luu, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Luu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron throws a head punch that misses.
Luu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luu landing knees to the body.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but Waldron blocks with his arms.
Luu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waldron.
Luu lands a knee to the head.
Luu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luu obliges.
Luu scores with a shot to the side of Waldron's head.
Luu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Luu.
Luu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Waldron's face.
Luu landing knees to the head.
Luu scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Luu.
Luu lands an elbow inside that Waldron shrugs off.
Luu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
Luu lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Luu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waldron checks a leg kick nicely.
Luu moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
Luu scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Johnny Waldron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waldron trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Waldron.
Waldron looking to throw knees to the head but Luu is blocking nicely.
Luu tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luu blocks an elbow strike.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Waldron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waldron leaning his opponent against the cage.
Luu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldron avoids it.
Kova Luu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron throws an elbow but it misses.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luu's brow.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luu blocks it with crossed arms.
Waldron scores with a shot to the side of Luu's head.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luu blocks the elbow strike.
Luu looking to throw knees to the head but Waldron is blocking nicely.
Luu pushes Waldron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waldron throws a punch but it's blocked by Luu.
Luu pushes Waldron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luu up against the cage.
Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waldron blocks it with crossed arms.
Luu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
Luu avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the cage.
Waldron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waldron throws a head punch that misses.
Waldron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luu misses with an elbow strike.
Luu lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
Luu blocks an uppercut.
Luu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luu landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kova Luu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Luu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luu lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldron won't want to take too many of those.
Luu looking to throw knees to the head but Waldron is blocking nicely.
Luu missing with knees to the body.
Luu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Waldron tries to work over Luu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luu blocks it with crossed arms.
Waldron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waldron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Luu crunches a lovely knee into Waldron's ribcage.
Luu crunches a lovely knee into Waldron's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu connects with a knee to the head.
Luu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luu tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
Luu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnny Waldron's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Waldron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kova Luu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nedjeljko Krajisnik (ranked 5394 p4p, 2382 weight class) and Kron Diego (ranked 500 p4p, 276 weight class). Krajisnik comes to the cage accompanied by Sexual Harrassement - I Need a Freak. Kron Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kron Diego!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego is looking to clinch but Krajisnik is avoiding it.
Krajisnik misses with an uppercut.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Kron Diego has been cut.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krajisnik. Diego shrugs it off though.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krajisnik moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Krajisnik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
Krajisnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krajisnik scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Diego beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krajisnik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krajisnik throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krajisnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krajisnik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diego is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Krajisnik finish him?
Krajisnik avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego seems to have recovered his senses.
Krajisnik misses with a looping left.
A jab from Krajisnik misses.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krajisnik counters with a big right hand that sends Diego crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Krajisnik takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
Nedjeljko Krajisnik 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21011 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 463 p4p, 237 weight class). Salamanca comes to the cage accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Marco Salamanca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matijevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a body kick that misses
enabling Salamanca to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matijevic.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca lunges at Matijevic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matijevic's hand.
Salamanca 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.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Matijevic moved out of range nicely.
Matijevic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Matijevic ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matijevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Matijevic staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Matijevic moved out of range.
Matijevic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matijevic throws out the jab.
Matijevic throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matijevic just manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matijevic.
Matijevic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca throws a jab when Matijevic was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic slips a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matijevic. Matijevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Salamanca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Salamanca throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Matijevic didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matijevic checks a low kick from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Matijevic.
A countering left hand to the body from Matijevic misses.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matijevic. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Matijevic looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matijevic.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Matijevic there.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Matijevic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matijevic backs up against the cage.
Salamanca swats away the attempt to clinch by Matijevic.
Salamanca lands a head kick. Matijevic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matijevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Matijevic.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Matijevic misses with a wild combination.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matijevic just manages to avoid it.
Matijevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Matijevic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matijevic stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Matijevic ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matijevic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salamanca's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matijevic takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic throws the kick towards the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Matijevic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
Matijevic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matijevic.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Matijevic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matijevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic throws a solid leg kick but Salamanca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matijevic.
Matijevic missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Matijevic counters with a body kick.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salamanca looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matijevic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salamanca at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Matijevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca misses with a right hand
and Matijevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matijevic slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Matijevic takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Matijevic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Salamanca catches Matijevic right on the button with a cross.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
It seemed like Matijevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Matijevic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matijevic throws a fast counter high kick but Salamanca manages to duck under it in time.
Matijevic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic misses with a straight left.
Matijevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Jab, jab by Matijevic - just one landing.
Salamanca thumps Matijevic with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.
Salamanca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matijevic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salamanca on the side of the head.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Matijevic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matijevic.
Salamanca lands an overhand right.
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matijevic.
Matijevic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matijevic lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matijevic scores with a jab to the head.
Matijevic walks into a jab.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salamanca circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matijevic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matijevic misses with a looping left.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
Matijevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Salamanca is rocked!
Matijevic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oh Salamanca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matijevic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matijevic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salamanca seems to have got his legs back now.
Matijevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Matijevic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salamanca ducks into a a hook from Matijevic and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matijevic thows a body kick. Salamanca tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matijevic connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Salamanca's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Salamanca - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roko Matijevic!
A victorious Roko Matijevic 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomahawk Chai (ranked 1662 p4p, 5440 weight class) and Alexander Vij (ranked 218 p4p, 510 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomahawk Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vij looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vij throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vij.
Vij showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a series of punches but Vij avoids them all with ease.
Vij tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vij throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Vij is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Vij's shoulder, as Vij tries to avoid the shot.
Vij steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vij counters with a body kick.
Chai stuns Vij with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vij lands a head shot.
Vij moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vij misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Vij blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Vij scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
Vij pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Chai.
Chai avoids the body shot from Vij.
Chai walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Chai is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hans Schultz (ranked 3747 p4p, 1182 weight class) and Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 399 p4p, 147 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Love Bites. Chai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dirt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Schultz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schultz loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Schultz misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Schultz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schultz.
Schultz scores with a punch to the head.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schultz misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schultz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz misses with a hook.
Chai is looking for the big counter here.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Schultz's head.
It looks like Hans Schultz has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schultz, as that shot connected.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hans Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai closes the distance and catches Schultz with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Schultz is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Schultz is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Schultz is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Chai takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bigi Boi Chai!
A relieved looking Bigi Boi Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Hans Schultz stepped up to the mic, saying '"I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boban Turnik (ranked 4495 p4p, 23914 weight class) and Clack Clack (ranked 453 p4p, 539 weight class). Boban Turnik had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Clack Clack!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clack moves out of range as Turnik strikes.
Clack throws a lazy uppercut
and Turnik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Clack Clack has been cut.
Clack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clack throws a big shot that misses.
Crack! A monster head kick from Turnik and Clack falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Turnik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Boban Turnik!
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