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STRIKE! 56 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 20975 p4p, 22313 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 545 p4p, 555 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 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mjölnir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mjölnir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mjölnir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mjölnir defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild misses with a two punch combination.
Rothschild looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Mjölnir moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Mjölnir lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Mjölnir's front leg but catches the back leg as Mjölnir tries to avoid it.
Mjölnir lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Mjölnir's shoulder, as Mjölnir tries to avoid the shot.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mjölnir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mjölnir throws a sloppy head kick and Rothschild moves out of range easily.
Mjölnir works the jab nicely.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mjölnir was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Mjölnir avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mjölnir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
Mjölnir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mjölnir lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild throws a hook but Mjölnir blocks it.
Mjölnir throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mjölnir moves away.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Mjölnir lands a nice hook to Rothschild's body. Rothschild takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rothschild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothschild connects with a jab.
Rothschild is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mjölnir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mjölnir moves away.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Mjölnir's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and Mjölnir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mjölnir misses with a double jab.
Rothschild throws a sloppy body shot
and Mjölnir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Mjölnir does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Mjölnir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rothschild doesn't seem phased though.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjölnir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjölnir throws a head punch that misses.
Mjölnir lands a nice uppercut.
Mjölnir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mjölnir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir takes the fight into the clinch.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mjölnir can't find room to land a body shot as Rothschild controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mjölnir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjölnir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Mjölnir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Mjölnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mjölnir defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torsten Mjölnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mjölnir cracks Rothschild with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Mjölnir.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Mjölnir slips the punch.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Mjölnir moved out of range.
Mjölnir closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Mjölnir.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Mjölnir lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mjölnir.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mjölnir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mjölnir on the inside.
Mjölnir lands with a light punch inside.
Jeez, Theodore Rothschild's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A bit of stalling here from Rothschild.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mjölnir is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Mjölnir connects with a single shot there.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Theodore Rothschild's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Torsten Mjölnir!
Torsten Mjölnir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 2471 p4p, 21683 weight class) and Peetu Tam (ranked 84 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255
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255
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Knockout power
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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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dren Jr.
Tam misses with a left hand
and Dren Jr counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Tam to the mat! Dren Jr runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Tam is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Dren Jr pushes Tam up against the cage in a clinch.
Dren Jr lands a body punch.
Dren Jr is leaning against Tam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tam looks winded!
Dren Jr manages to break the clinch.
Dren Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dren Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dren Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Tam walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dren Jr! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Dren Jr!
Zdravko Dren Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 3304 p4p, 962 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 391 p4p, 127 weight class). Yalixqua's entrance music is Stop This Flame. A fine choice. 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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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurstr�m and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Yalixqua catches Norling right on the button with a cross.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norling throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Norling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Yalixqua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Norling does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norling! But no joy.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Norling moves out of range.
Yalixqua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norling on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yalixqua. That's going to slow Norling down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Norling was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Norling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
Norling throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Yalixqua cracks a nice hook into Norling's ribs.
Norling takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Norling.
Yalixqua tries to clinch
and Norling counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Norling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yalixqua scores with a hook.
Norling gets tackled into the cage by Yalixqua. Yalixqua maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yalixqua manages to break the clinch.
Norling gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Yalixqua scores with a head kick. Norling tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yalixqua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Norling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice cross by Yalixqua.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yalixqua!
Yalixqua lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab by Yalixqua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yalixqua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norling.
A solid body kick from Yalixqua.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norling crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yalixqua - the referee stops the clock and Norling gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yalixqua. Norling manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Norling misses with a hook
and Yalixqua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yalixqua scores with a hook.
Yalixqua stalks Norling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Norling's face. Norling staggers backwards, shaken.
Yalixqua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yalixqua with a nice calf kick.
Yalixqua tries to close the distance and clinch but Norling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses the body punch
and Norling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Norling misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Norling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norling throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norling! But no joy.
Yalixqua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yalixqua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Norling takes one to the side of the head.
Yalixqua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua thumps Norling with a low kick.
Yalixqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua throws a sloppy head kick
and Norling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norling! But no joy.
Yalixqua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yalixqua scores with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yalixqua, as that shot connected.
Yalixqua lands a leg kick that knocks Norling off balance momentarily.
Yalixqua lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Norling's shoulder, as Norling tries to avoid the shot.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yalixqua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Norling takes a step back to recover.
Norling takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norling moves out of range of the body kick from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yalixqua scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling takes one to the chin there.
Norling misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Yalixqua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norling doesn't seem phased though.
Yalixqua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norling throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Norling moves out of range as Yalixqua throws a body kick.
Norling looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yalixqua. Norling shrugs it off though.
Yalixqua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yalixqua tries to score with a low kick but Norling moves his leg out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Yalixqua there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling blocks a head kick by Yalixqua.
Norling tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
Yalixqua throws an off balance right hand
and Norling counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Yalixqua there.
Yalixqua fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norling.
Norling moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
and Norling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Norling checks a leg kick.
Norling tries to move into range but Yalixqua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yalixqua 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 3399 p4p, 4744 weight class) and Petchongboo Sitsongrit (ranked 291 p4p, 340 weight class). Narvaez's entrance music is Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. A fine choice. Petchongboo Sitsongrit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145
29 - 16 - 4 |
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143
10 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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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 29 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narvaez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit is trying to push Narvaez away but Narvaez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Narvaez presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Narvaez 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.
Narvaez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick. That will keep Narvaez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Narvaez clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sitsongrit's efforts to push away.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narvaez lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Narvaez lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narvaez.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez instigates a clinch.
Narvaez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sitsongrit's efforts to push away.
Narvaez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit is looking to break free of the clinch but Narvaez has double underhooks.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying to break the clinch but Narvaez is controlling him.
Sitsongrit is trying to force a seperation but Narvaez has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
Sitsongrit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to circle away but Narvaez has him pinned against the cage.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sitsongrit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to striking at distance but Narvaez won't allow it.
Sitsongrit is looking to break free of the clinch but Narvaez has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Narvaez cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Narvaez strikes.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Narvaez with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Narvaez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Narvaez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Narvaez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Narvaez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Narvaez swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Narvaez manages to step out the way in time.
Narvaez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narvaez scores with a body shot.
Narvaez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheers as Narvaez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Narvaez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Narvaez throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narvaez throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Narvaez manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez clinches up with Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to break free but Narvaez pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit working hard to break the clinch.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying to force a seperation but Narvaez has the dominant position.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez keeps control of Sitsongrit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit tries to break the clinch but Narvaez is controlling the position.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Narvaez throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Narvaez missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Narvaez moves out of range easily.
As Sitsongrit tries to get set, Narvaez tries to push him back and clinch up but Sitsongrit manages to avoid the attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Narvaez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narvaez rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the body from Narvaez misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Narvaez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Narvaez's belly button to the back.
Narvaez has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narvaez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narvaez misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Narvaez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Narvaez checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Narvaez strikes.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A clash of legs there as Narvaez blocks the low kick.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Narvaez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Narvaez throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Narvaez saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Narvaez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Narvaez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez instigates a clinch.
Carlos Narvaez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit is trying to break the clinch but Narvaez has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sitsongrit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Narvaez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Narvaez's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Narvaez.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez 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 Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
A victorious Carlos Narvaez 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 Lee Murray (ranked 23839 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 549 p4p, 361 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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thibodeaux connects with a single shot there.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Thibodeaux does no damage.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murray counters with a thumping low kick.
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux throws a solid leg kick but Murray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thibodeaux.
Murray feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and Murray makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thibodeaux really felt that one!
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darius Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Thibodeaux. That snapped Murray's head back.
Thibodeaux lands with a good body shot.
Thibodeaux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murray rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 Murray is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Thibodeaux doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Murray crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Murray's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Thibodeaux!
Darius Thibodeaux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 23899 p4p, 23780 weight class) and Michael Venom (ranked 460 p4p, 463 weight class). Elbow Zombie Chai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Venom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai defending well as Venom loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
Chai lands a nice hook to Venom 's body. Venom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Venom misses.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venom .
Venom jabs at Chai's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Venom blocks the low kick.
Venom throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Venom avoids the body shot from Chai.
A nice side step and Venom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venom .
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Venom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venom slips a jab from Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Venom ! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Venom .
Chai looks to throw the jab but Venom is out of range.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venom .
Chai cracks Venom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
Chai scores with a body shot.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Venom to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai misses with a combination
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Venom misses.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Venom - just one landing.
Crunch! Venom slams his shin into Chai's torso.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venom blocks a jab.
Chai slips a straight right by Venom .
Venom slips a jab from Chai.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Venom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Venom lands a jab to the head.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai jabs at Venom 's body.
Chai scores with a jab. Venom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Venom will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Venom moves away and avoids it.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Venom counters with a nice leg kick.
Venom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venom , as that shot connected.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom .
Chai misses with a jab to the body
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venom at a distance.
Venom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws a head kick that misses
and Venom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Venom counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai tests Venom 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michael Venom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Venom checks a low kick from Chai.
Venom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with a hook. Venom ducked under it nicely.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Venom counters with a nice uppercut.
Venom slips a straight right by Chai.
Venom throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Venom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Venom .
Venom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Venom lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Venom ! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai looks to throw the jab but Venom is out of range.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Venom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Venom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Venom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai misses with a low kick as Venom jumps back.
Venom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Venom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venom throws out the jab.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Venom throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Venom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venom there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
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 Elbow Zombie Chai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Venom staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Venom ducks down to avoid it.
Venom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Chai misses.
Venom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venom .
Venom now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Venom unleashes a big counter combination but Chai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chai misses with a jab to the body
and Venom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Venom 's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venom blocks a low kick nicely.
Venom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai moves away from the strike by Venom .
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
Venom slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai throws a head kick but Venom moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Venom misses.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Venom is out of range.
Venom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Venom misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Venom throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Venom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Venom defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Venom scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venom was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Venom counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Venom is just out of range.
A big left from Chai misses.
Venom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Elbow Zombie Chai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick lands for Venom .
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Venom misses.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Venom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Venom looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Venom . Beautiful body shot.
Venom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Venom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook.
Venom throws a counter combo.
Venom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai cracks Venom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Venom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Venom .
Venom throws a big shot that misses.
Venom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Venom counters with a good low kick that Chai was not able to check.
Venom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Venom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Venom counters with a nice body shot.
Venom slips under a jab.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Venom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Venom swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai checks a low kick from Venom .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Venom .
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venom at a distance.
Chai's corner calls for a 1-2. Chai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Venom takes one to the chin there.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chai digs a good body shot into Venom 's ribs.
Venom slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Venom saw that one coming.
Venom dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Venom throws a head kick that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Venom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Venom , as that shot connected.
Venom dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Venom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Venom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai slips a jab from Venom .
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Venom 's head back.
Venom looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Venom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venom throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Venom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Venom slips a jab from Chai.
Venom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Venom throws a big shot that misses.
Venom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Venom lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
Venom lands a right hook to the body.
Chai works Venom 's body with a nice hook.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Venom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai misses with a jab to the body
and Venom counters with a straight right hand.
Venom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Venom slips a jab from Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Venom catches Chai right on the button with a cross.
Venom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Venom slips the punch.
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Venom jabs at Chai's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Venom .
Well Venom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Venom !
Michael Venom is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Michael Venom , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 2832 p4p, 22073 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 240 p4p, 371 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Farrokhzad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masten throws the kick towards the body but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Masten manages to avoid it.
Masten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masten blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Masten is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Masten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masten manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Masten. Farrokhzad shrugs it off though.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Masten moved out of range nicely.
Masten pushes Farrokhzad away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Farrokhzad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masten.
Masten thows a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it
and Farrokhzad counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masten looking to slow down the pace here.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masten is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masten. That's going to slow Farrokhzad down.
Masten throws the kick towards the body but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
A combination from Farrokhzad does no damage.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Masten pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masten! But no joy.
Masten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Masten looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Masten.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Masten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masten moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masten connects with a single shot there.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Masten slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Masten thows a body kick. Farrokhzad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masten throws a sloppy head kick and Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Masten finds it's target.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad with a jab.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Masten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Masten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Farrokhzad walks into a left hand.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Masten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Masten feints a counter leg kick.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masten scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Masten counters with a nice uppercut.
Masten looks for the body kick but Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten scores with a head kick. Farrokhzad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Masten was well out of range.
Masten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Masten keeps it at a distance.
Masten misses the jab.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masten counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Masten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farrokhzad if he has to take too many more of those.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masten counters with an outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Masten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Masten circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up
and Masten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab from Masten.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick nicely.
Farrokhzad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
Masten scores with a push kick.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon Masten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Masten counters with a good low kick that Farrokhzad was not able to check.
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Masten slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab. Masten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farrokhzad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masten scores with a hook to the body. Farrokhzad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masten is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks.
Masten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farrokhzad if he has to take too many more of those.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Masten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrokhzad punishes Masten's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad lands with a straight right. Masten didn't see that one coming.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Masten circles away.
Farrokhzad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masten.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Masten.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Masten moved out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masten slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Masten counters with an outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch
and Masten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrokhzad, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Masten's head back.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrokhzad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Masten avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masten. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bardia Farrokhzad did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad connects with the punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Jab from Masten.
A cross from Farrokhzad lands.
Masten tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Masten.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Masten.
Masten tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Masten's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Masten misses the body punch
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masten thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Masten is out of range.
Masten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves forwards but Masten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Masten.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Masten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Masten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Masten moves out of range.
Masten slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Masten misses with an uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Farrokhzad off balance momentarily.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Masten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Masten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masten is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs.
Farrokhzad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Farrokhzad off balance momentarily.
Farrokhzad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Masten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Masten misses.
Masten loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Masten throws a low kick, looking for Farrokhzad's leg but Farrokhzad calmly moves out of range.
Masten tries to work over Farrokhzad's front leg with a kick but Farrokhzad checks it.
Masten lands a head shot.
Masten is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs.
Masten lands a jab.
Masten misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Farrokhzad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
Masten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Masten pushes him off.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masten to score with a decent uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masten is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Farrokhzad as he checks the leg kick.
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Masten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad backing away here, and Masten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Masten throws out a loose jab but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Masten.
Masten scoring well with a low kick there.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Masten is having none of it.
Farrokhzad jabs Masten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Masten throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farrokhzad tries to counter by clinching up but Masten breaks away and moves out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Masten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masten 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 Farrokhzad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farrokhzad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Masten.
Farrokhzad rushes Masten and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
Masten is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masten is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Masten is blocking nicely.
Masten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masten is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Masten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bardia Farrokhzad.
I think Farrokhzad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Gordon Masten 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 3582 p4p, 23779 weight class) and Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 389 p4p, 506 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Congo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Congo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Congo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo lands with a right hand.
Kurosaki throws a solid leg kick but Congo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kurosaki.
Congo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kurosaki has Congo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Kurosaki.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
A short right from Congo.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Kurosaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Congo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Congo being controlled against the cage.
Congo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Congo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurosaki lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurosaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Congo's brow.
Congo tries to work over Kurosaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo working aggressively here.
Kurosaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurosaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Congo lands a left hand.
Kurosaki is trying to stall.
Kurosaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurosaki avoids the damage to the body.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo tries a knee to the head but Kurosaki blocks it.
A knee to the head by Congo.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurosaki avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo dodges an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Congo is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ichigho Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kurosaki works Congo's body with a nice hook.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurosaki.
A low kick lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Congo has time to react.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki throws out a counter right but Congo avoids it with no problem.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Congo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kurosaki throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Kurosaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Congo momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki cracks Congo with an open hand slap.
Kurosaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Congo. Congo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Congo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurosaki is out of range.
Kurosaki throws a solid leg kick but Congo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Congo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Congo wants to clinch up but Kurosaki keeps it at a distance.
Kurosaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Congo is looking to clinch.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Congo moved out of range nicely.
Congo misses with a hook. Kurosaki ducked under it nicely.
Congo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kurosaki will feel that in the morning.
Kurosaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Congo is just out of range.
Congo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Congo avoids the head kick by Kurosaki.
Congo throws a leg kick but Kurosaki moved away.
Roberto Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Congo as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Congo.
Congo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kurosaki on the side of the head.
 Kurosaki is rocked!
Congo cracks Kurosaki with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 1014 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 134 p4p, 263 weight class). Smith has chosen IS THIS LOVE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenny Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Kenny Smith's cut even more.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Smith slips under a jab from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ngozi Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai lands an overhand right.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Ngozi Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chai takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith avoids the body shot from Chai.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Chai misses.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Chai lands a jab.
The cut above Kenny Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Chai strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenny Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith'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.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Smith motions for Chai to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
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.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Smith
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Smith slips a straight right by Chai.
Smith works Chai's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Smith misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Chai staggers Smith with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Smith looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Kenny Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith ducks into a a hook from Chai 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!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kenny Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ngozi Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kenny Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 211 p4p, 23751 weight class) and Bruno Berinjela (ranked 30 p4p, 499 weight class). Kreischer comes to the cage accompanied by Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Berinjela has chosen “Yoda” by Weird Al as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kreischer misses the target.
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Berinjela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berinjela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kreischer misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berinjela! But no joy.
Berinjela scores with a jab to the head.
Kreischer misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Berinjela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berinjela staying out of range there.
Berinjela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Berinjela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berinjela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kreischer throws out a loose jab but Berinjela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreischer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Berinjela.
Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berinjela.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berinjela.
Kreischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berinjela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berinjela 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 Kreischer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kreischer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kreischer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Berinjela feints and then cracks Kreischer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kreischer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kreischer on the side of the head.
Berinjela is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Berinjela.
Berinjela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kreischer on the side of the head.
No joy there for Kreischer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berinjela staying out of range there.
Kreischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berinjela.
Berinjela throws a sloppy head kick and Kreischer moves out of range easily.
Berinjela defending well as Kreischer loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berinjela! But no joy.
Berinjela is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kreischer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berinjela's head backwards.
Berinjela defending well as Kreischer loads up on a big left hand.
Kreischer backing away here, and Berinjela unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kreischer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berinjela, pushing him back against the cage.
Berinjela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kreischer's defenses.
Berinjela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berinjela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Kreischer.
Berinjela throws a head punch that misses.
Kreischer pushes Berinjela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Berinjela misses with some punches.
Kreischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Berinjela controls his hands.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Berinjela blocks it.
Kreischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Berinjela.
Berinjela misses with some punches.
Berinjela lands a nice elbow.
Kreischer lands with a short shot to the head.
Berinjela misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kreischer.
Kreischer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berinjela tries a body shot but Kreischer blocks it.
Berinjela misses with a body punch.
Berinjela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berinjela misses with a body punch.
Kreischer can't find room to land a body shot as Berinjela controls the action.
Berinjela breaks from the clinch.
Kreischer connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Berinjela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
That's time! Kreischer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Berinjela walks into a jab.
Berinjela is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Berinjela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berinjela is still on wobbly legs! Can Kreischer finish him?
Berinjela walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kreischer! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Herbert Kreischer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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