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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Timothy Spence (ranked 5178 p4p, 5050 weight class) and Almanzor Sabet (ranked 486 p4p, 478 weight class). Spence's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, He's A Mental Giant. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Almanzor Sabet!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick.
Sabet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sabet lands a knee to the body.
Spence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabet instigates a clinch.
Sabet manages to break the clinch.
Sabet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Sabet.
Spence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabet counters with a left and a right that stings Spence.
Sabet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spence. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence cracks Sabet with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Sabet get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Sabet looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
 Sabet is rocked!
A nice leg kick from Sabet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Sabet out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timothy Spence!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andy Perkasa (ranked 3927 p4p, 3549 weight class) and Jonny Gomes (ranked 441 p4p, 418 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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonny Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes moves into the clinch.
Gomes lands a body shot.
A short right from Gomes on the inside.
Perkasa is trying to force a seperation but Gomes has the dominant position.
Gomes lands a body shot.
Gomes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkasa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomes gets through Perkasa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomes trying to land knees to the body.
Gomes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Perkasa is rocked!
Perkasa tries to land a knee to the head but Gomes blocks with his arms.
Oh Perkasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomes creates a bit of distance and cracks Perkasa with a big uppercut! Perkasa goes down! The referee pushes Gomes away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Perkasa make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gomes takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jonny Gomes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 4917 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Steve Ballamer (ranked 488 p4p, 398 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Ballamer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballamer moves into the clinch.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Ballamer keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Ballamer.
Ballamer tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballamer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballamer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballamer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi slips under a jab from Ballamer.
Ballamer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballamer tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a body punch.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Ballamer lands a body shot.
I was talking to Gomi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ballamer lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ballamer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballamer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballamer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ballamer.
Ballamer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballamer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballamer as Gomi tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballamer.
A short left from Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ballamer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ballamer lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a left hand.
Ballamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ballamer lands a nice uppercut.
Gomi is rocked!
Ballamer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Gomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Ballamer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballamer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballamer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballamer digs a right hand into Gomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomi's gas tank.
Gomi seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballamer creates a bit of space and cracks Gomi with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Gomi is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Ballamer forces Gomi back against the cage and clinches.
Ballamer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ballamer breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gomi with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gomi looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gomi get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Ballamer moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballamer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballamer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballamer is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballamer breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gomi with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gomi looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gomi get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ballamer moves into the clinch.
Ballamer scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Ballamer gets through Gomi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ballamer will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballamer takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballamer has double underhooks.
Ballamer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ballamer creates a bit of space and cracks Gomi with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Gomi is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Nice defenses there by Ballamer.
Gomi leaves his chin hanging out and Ballamer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gomi crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Ballamer!
As Steve Ballamer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Shout out to the Fighter Factory. The Best Gym with the Best Coaches in the WORLD! Props to my opponent, I'm gunna be back in the gym tomorrow but not after celebrating! Thank you everyone!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Richie Aprile (ranked 1079 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 53 p4p, 48 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Aprile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aprile takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aprile moves out of range as Slim strikes.
Slim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Slim.
Slim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aprile moves away.
No joy there for Aprile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aprile takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aprile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Slim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aprile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aprile misses with a two punch combination.
Slim lands a nice shot to the body.
Slim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aprile is breathing heavily.
Aprile slips a jab from Slim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aprile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slim.
Aprile throws a lazy uppercut
and Slim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slim missing with a left hand there. Aprile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aprile looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aprile swings widly with a right hand
and Slim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Slim.
Slim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slim swinging wildly here.
Aprile takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slim thows a body kick. Aprile tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Slim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aprile falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slim counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim throws a front kick that sends Aprile stumbling back into the cage.
Aprile will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks 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!
Slim lands a slapping body shot.
Aprile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Aprile misses.
Aprile takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slim has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbados Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slim lands a jab to the head.
Aprile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slim is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aprile had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Aprile missing with a left hand there. Slim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slim with a hook.
Aprile ducks right into an uppercut from Slim.
Slim fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Aprile wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slim, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Slim.
Slim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aprile.
Slim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slim moves out of range of the strikes.
Slim lands a leg kick that knocks Aprile off balance momentarily.
Aprile misses with a hook
and Slim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slim is looking to clinch but Aprile is avoiding it.
Aprile avoids a kick to the body.
Slim scores with a hook to the body. Aprile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aprile getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aprile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slim misses with a left hand
and Aprile counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Aprile. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aprile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slim tries to clinch up but Aprile circles away and keeps his distance.
Slim slips a straight right by Aprile.
Aprile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aprile swings widly with a right hand
and Slim counters with a stiff right hand.
Slim takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aprile's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slim has Aprile pressed against the cage, preventing Aprile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aprile breaks the clinch.
Aprile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slim missing with a left hand there. Aprile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aprile throws a big counter combination but Slim scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim slips a jab from Aprile.
Aprile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aprile was well out of range. Poor timing from Slim.
A cross from Slim lands.
Aprile throws a jab when Slim was well out of range.
Slim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aprile throws out the jab.
Aprile takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aprile throws a lazy uppercut
and Slim counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbados Slim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slim tries to clinch up
and Aprile counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aprile lands with an uppercut that bounces Slim off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barbados Slim'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slim lands the left hand.
Slim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aprile.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slim! But no joy.
Aprile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slim.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slim! But no joy.
Aprile throws out a powerful jab.
Slim works the jab nicely.
Aprile is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slim wants to clinch up but Aprile keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Aprile misses the target.
Slim slips a jab and a cross from Aprile.
Slim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aprile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Aprile misses.
Slim throws a jab when Aprile was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Slim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slim scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aprile throws a one two combo.
Slim lands with an overhand left.
Aprile blocks a jab.
Slim cracks Aprile with a good jab.
Aprile throws a series of punches but Slim moves out of range.
Slim scores with a big combo that sends Aprile crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Aprile flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Slim jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barbados Slim!
A very excited looking Barbados Slim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Budiman (ranked 3676 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Oliver Baumgartner (ranked 427 p4p, 366 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Budiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Baumgartner!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budiman moves into the clinch successfully.
Budiman lands with a left to the head.
Budiman missing with knees to the body.
Baumgartner avoiding damage as Budiman throws knees to the body.
Budiman throws a punch but it's blocked by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner cracks Budiman with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Budiman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baumgartner controlling the action here for a moment.
Budiman lands with a right to the head.
Baumgartner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Budiman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Budiman breaks the clinch.
Baumgartner pushes Budiman up against the cage in a clinch.
Budiman tries to land knees in the clinch but Baumgartner avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartner manages to break the clinch.
Baumgartner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baumgartner is looking to clinch but Budiman is avoiding it.
We've been hearing reports that Budiman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budiman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baumgartner, pushing him back against the cage.
Budiman connects with a knee to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Baumgartner has eaten all the pies!
Baumgartner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budiman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budiman struggles to land a body shot inside as Baumgartner controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Budiman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Budiman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Budiman gets a clinch.
Budiman lands a hook that snaps the head of Baumgartner backwards.
Budiman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baumgartner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budiman has closed the distance and engaged Baumgartner in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Budiman.
Budiman lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budiman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Budiman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Budiman gets tackled into the cage by Baumgartner. Baumgartner maintains the clinch.
Budiman tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartner avoids it by throwing Budiman back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budiman pushes Baumgartner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budiman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Budiman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budiman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baumgartner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartner tries to clinch up but Budiman circles away and keeps his distance.
Budiman tries to clinch up.
Budiman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baumgartner throws a low kick but Budiman avoids it.
Baumgartner looks for the body kick but Budiman saw that one coming.
Baumgartner misses with a low kick.
Baumgartner wants to clinch
and Budiman counters with a series of strikes. Baumgartner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Budiman checks a low kick from Baumgartner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budiman clinches with his opponent.
Budiman throws an elbow that misses.
Budiman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baumgartner missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Budiman dominated that round.
That's time! Budiman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Budiman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baumgartner, pushing him back against the cage.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David Budiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budiman tries to clinch but Baumgartner is having none of it.
Budiman gets a clinch.
Baumgartner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baumgartner blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baumgartner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Budiman tries to clinch but Baumgartner moves out of range.
Baumgartner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Budiman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Budiman is looking to clinch but Baumgartner is avoiding it.
Baumgartner throws a big counter head kick but Budiman avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartner throws a leg kick
and Budiman counters with a two punch combo.
David Budiman is winning the standup battle so far.
Budiman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baumgartner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budiman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Budiman. Baumgartner shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baumgartner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budiman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch.
Baumgartner misses with a body punch.
Budiman breaks from the clinch.
Budiman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baumgartner throws the kick towards the body but Budiman avoids it.
Budiman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baumgartner just manages to avoid it.
Budiman moves in looking to clinch but Baumgartner pushes him off.
Budiman gets tackled into the cage by Baumgartner. Baumgartner maintains the clinch.
Budiman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baumgartner is defending well for now.
Budiman breaks the clinch.
Baumgartner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Budiman scores with a nice body kick.
Baumgartner moves out of range of the body kick from Budiman.
Baumgartner moves into range and clinches up with Budiman.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budiman lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budiman breaks from the clinch.
Budiman gets tackled into the cage by Baumgartner. Baumgartner maintains the clinch.
Budiman lands an elbow inside.
Budiman manages to break the clinch.
Baumgartner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
David Budiman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Budiman taking a breather.
Budiman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Budiman struggles to land a body shot inside as Baumgartner controls his hands.
Budiman avoiding damage as Baumgartner throws knees to the body.
Budiman lands with a left to the head.
Baumgartner wants to stall.
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 David Budiman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Budiman scores with a three punch combo!
Baumgartner has closed the distance and engaged Budiman in a clinch.
We've been informed that Baumgartner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Good body shot from Budiman.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budiman obliges.
Budiman lands a hook that snaps the head of Baumgartner backwards.
Baumgartner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budiman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budiman.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman landing knees to the head.
Budiman breaks the clinch.
Baumgartner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Budiman keeps the fight on the outside.
Baumgartner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick from Budiman.
Baumgartner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budiman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budiman is looking to clinch.
Baumgartner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baumgartner throws a head kick but Budiman moves out of range.
Baumgartner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Budiman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Budiman clinches up against the cage.
Budiman manages to break the clinch.
Budiman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baumgartner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baumgartner wants to clinch up but Budiman keeps it at a distance.
Baumgartner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baumgartner is looking to clinch.
Baumgartner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baumgartner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baumgartner moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Budiman.
Budiman breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartner has Budiman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budiman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baumgartner's elbow.
Budiman manages to break the clinch.
Budiman slips a jab and a cross from Baumgartner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budiman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baumgartner throws a sloppy head kick and Budiman moves out of range easily.
Budiman is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Budiman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baumgartner pushes Budiman up against the cage in a clinch.
Budiman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budiman lands with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baumgartner.
Budiman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baumgartner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budiman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Budiman counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Budiman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Budiman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Budiman!
After the big win, David Budiman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors High Quality Beef 🐄 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackson Grant (ranked 1717 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Jason Payne (ranked 54 p4p, 45 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't It Funny. Payne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Bring Out Your Dead" Strung Out. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant slips a straight right by Payne.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant slips a straight right by Payne.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Payne throws a nice head kick!
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Payne does it's job there.
Jackson Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant moves out of range of the leg kick from Payne.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Grant throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Grant is looking for a counter combo.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Payne misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Payne 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.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payne closes the distance and catches Grant with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Grant is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Grant is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Grant is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Payne takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Payne!
A victorious Jason Payne 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stickem N Move (ranked 2258 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Teofomo Laurez (ranked 69 p4p, 35 weight class). Teofomo Laurez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stickem N Move!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofomo Laurez !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N Move moves in looking to clinch but Laurez pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Laurez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
N Move lands a nice shot that snaps Laurez 's head back.
N Move tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
N Move looks to land a right hand but Laurez moved out of range.
Laurez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laurez thumps N Move with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from N Move lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laurez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laurez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laurez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
N Move rushes Laurez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laurez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Laurez .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
N Move can't find room to land a body shot as Laurez controls the action.
Laurez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laurez blocks the elbow strike.
N Move pushes off an throws an elbow but Laurez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laurez lands with a light punch inside.
Laurez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurez controlling the action here for a moment.
Laurez takes an elbow to the temple.
N Move tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurez 's elbow.
Laurez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laurez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
N Move definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Laurez .
N Move gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laurez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with N Move's elbow.
Laurez just leaning against N Move, taking a breather.
N Move tries to work over Laurez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laurez cracks N Move with a nice body shot.
N Move's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
N Move misses with a body punch.
Laurez misses with a punch to the body.
Laurez avoids a wild elbow strike from N Move.
Good body shot from Laurez .
Laurez has N Move pressed against the cage.
Laurez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Move creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laurez just leaning against N Move, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Laurez .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Laurez .
Laurez tries a body shot but N Move blocks it.
Laurez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with N Move's elbow.
Laurez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laurez .
Laurez has N Move pushed against the cage.
Laurez works on N Move's body with a couple of short punches.
Laurez scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Laurez .
N Move is leaning against Laurez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Laurez .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laurez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laurez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
N Move misses with a punch to the body.
Laurez scores with a hook to the body.
Laurez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teofomo Laurez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
N Move avoids the body shot from Laurez .
Laurez scores with a jab.
Laurez connects with a good right hand that stumbles N Move. N Move circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
N Move lands a jab to the head.
Laurez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
N Move stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick lands for Laurez .
N Move throws a looping overhand right but Laurez ducks down to avoid it.
Laurez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laurez lands with a nice body kick.
N Move tries to clinch but Laurez is having none of it.
Laurez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. N Move looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stickem N Move seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
N Move misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laurez counters with a nice body shot.
Teofomo Laurez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
N Move rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurez counters with a left to the body.
Stickem N Move has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teofomo Laurez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurez digs a good hook to N Move's body.
Laurez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
N Move throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Laurez counter with a right hand.
N Move closes the distance and clinches.
N Move throws an elbow but it misses.
N Move misses with a punch on the inside.
N Move creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
N Move pushes off an throws an elbow but Laurez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
N Move doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
N Move misses with a short punch on the inside.
N Move looks to throw an elbow but misses.
N Move misses with a shot to the kidneys.
N Move misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Move throws an elbow that misses.
N Move pushes off an throws an elbow but Laurez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
N Move can't find room to land a body shot as Laurez controls the action.
Laurez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
N Move lands an elbow inside that Laurez shrugs off.
It looks like Teofomo Laurez has been cut.
Laurez blocks an elbow strike from N Move.
N Move pushes off an throws an elbow but Laurez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
N Move throws an elbow but it misses.
N Move struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurez controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
N Move tries to work over Laurez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurez .
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 Stickem N Move will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teofomo Laurez '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. 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.
N Move misses with a leg kick
and Laurez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laurez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
N Move throws out a powerful jab.
N Move lands with a nice body punch.
Laurez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laurez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
N Move misses with a lunging right hand
and Laurez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
N Move misses with a right hand
and Laurez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
N Move misses with a lunging right hand
and Laurez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laurez ducks right into an uppercut from N Move.
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!
Laurez cracks N Move with an open hand slap.
N Move rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
N Move swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laurez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laurez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down N Move rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
N Move lands a glancing blow to the side of Laurez 's head.
Donk. N Move catches Laurez right on the button with a cross.
N Move scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
N Move throws an off balance right hand
and Laurez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
N Move tries to bum rush Laurez with a series of wild strikes but Laurez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from N Move. Laurez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laurez jabs N Move to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - N Move looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by Laurez there.
N Move takes a swing at Laurez 's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laurez .
Laurez ducks under a wild hook from N Move.
A jab from N Move does it's job there.
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!
N Move throws a looping overhand right but Laurez ducks down to avoid it.
N Move getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
N Move throws a shot from downtown. Laurez moves away and avoids it.
N Move misses with an uppercut
and Laurez counters with a straight right hand.
N Move takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laurez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
N Move slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Laurez .
N Move misses with an uppercut
and N Move takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teofomo Laurez .
Well Laurez 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofomo Laurez !
Post fight, an emotional Teofomo Laurez said 'Who was that fool?'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 5366 p4p, 25242 weight class) and Augusto Nilo (ranked 496 p4p, 517 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by Fumafu. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilo manages to avoid it.
Nilo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Campos lunges at Nilo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nilo's hand.
Nilo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nilo avoids the body shot from Campos.
Nilo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campos finds it's way round the side to connect with Nilo's head.
A punch lands to the side of Campos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilo throws a hook but Campos avoids it easily.
Campos misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely.
Nilo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Campos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ezequiel Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campos throws the left hand but Nilo avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos misses with a body punch
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Nilo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Campos misses
and Nilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo instigates a clinch.
Nilo lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Nilo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilo.
Nilo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Campos is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilo has double underhooks.
Nilo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Nilo has the dominant position.
Nilo lands a nice shot to the body.
Campos trying to stall but Nilo improves his position.
Campos misses with an elbow strike.
Nilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilo prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Nilo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Nilo keeps him there for the moment.
Nilo keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nilo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos.
Nilo is working Campos over against the cage.
Campos trying to stall but Nilo improves his position.
Nilo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campos has time to react.
Campos misses with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campos thinking.
Campos staying out of range there.
Campos is looking to counter punch.
Nilo missing with a left hand there. Campos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nilo lands a nice shot that snaps Campos's head back.
Good shot there by Nilo.
Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Nilo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Nilo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Campos doesn't seem phased though.
Nilo 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.
Nilo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campos slips a jab from Nilo.
Nilo throws the left hand but Campos avoids the punch easily.
Campos scores with the left hand. Nilo knows he should have avoided that one.
Augusto Nilo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campos throws an off balance right hand
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campos misses with a body kick.
Campos misses with an uppercut. Nilo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campos moves out of range as Nilo strikes.
Nilo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campos, pushing him back against the cage.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Nilo has him pressed against the cage.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Nilo has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilo.
Nilo cracks Campos with a nice body shot.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campos working hard to break the clinch.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Nilo is controlling the position.
Nilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nilo swings wildly with an uppercut but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilo misses with a body punch.
Nilo lands a nice shot to the body.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nilo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campos.
Nilo lands a right hand.
Nilo lands a shot to the body.
Campos tries to break free but Nilo pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nilo tries to throw a body punch but Campos avoids it by throwing Nilo back against the cage.
Nilo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campos wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilo won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Nilo.
Campos tries to circle away but Nilo has him pinned against the cage.
Nilo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campos looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campos.
Nilo lands with a light punch inside.
Nilo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Campos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nilo digs a right hand underneath Campos's ribcage. Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nilo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nilo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campos throws a nice looking combination but Nilo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilo.
An attempted straight right counter from Campos misses the target.
Nilo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nilo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campos is looking to counter punch.
Nilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilo takes one on the button.
Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilo was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos.
Campos slips under a jab from Nilo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nilo has managed to clinch.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Nilo on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Nilo is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Nilo.
Nilo lands with a short shot to the head.
Campos breaks the clinch.
Campos misses the shot to the body.
Campos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilo wants to clinch up but Campos keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Campos misses.
Campos tries to keep at a distance but Nilo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilo lands a body punch.
Nilo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Nilo.
Nilo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo can't find room to land a body shot as Campos controls the action.
Nilo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilo can't find room to land a body shot as Campos controls the action.
Nilo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nilo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campos wants to break free but Nilo has control.
Nilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
Nilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Campos.
Campos can't break the clinch.
Campos blocks an uppercut.
Nilo working aggressively here.
Nilo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ezequiel Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nilo has a couple of punches blocked by Campos.
Campos misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Nilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nilo 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Nilo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lerouch Vanitis (ranked 4941 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Aidan Hopper (ranked 490 p4p, 467 weight class). Aidan Hopper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lerouch Vanitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aidan Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanitis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vanitis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopper blocks the elbow strike.
Vanitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoppers head.
Vanitis takes a shot to the head.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Hopper in his tracks for a moment.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanitis backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vanitis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Hopper working aggressively here.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis working aggressively here.
Hopper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vanitis misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanitis.
Hopper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Vanitis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanitis.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hopper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Vanitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hopper's defenses.
Vanitis lands an elbow that stopped Hopper in his tracks for a moment.
Vanitis blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanitis.
Vanitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanitis blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Vanitis.
Hopper blocks an elbow strike.
Vanitis blocking some punches.
Hopper takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Hopper is rocked!
Vanitis throws an elbow that misses.
Hopper is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Vanitis cracks Hopper with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hopper goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hopper wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Lerouch Vanitis 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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