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S63: Ngozi vs. Kurosaki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jumba Kingston (ranked 3409 p4p, 20670 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 346 p4p, 513 weight class). Kingston comes to the ring accompanied by Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Alexandrov enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumba Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov clinches up with Kingston and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kingston blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kingston lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Alexandrov - that landed with a thud.
Kingston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kingston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston lands a left hand.
Kingston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Kingston back against the ropes.
Kingston lands a right hand.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov being controlled against the ropes.
Alexandrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingston's elbow.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov closes the distance and pushes Kingston back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is looking to control Kingston's arms but Kingston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandrov has his back to the ropes.
Kingston lands with a light punch inside.
Alexandrov wants to break free but Kingston has control.
A short left from Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Kingston to work.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kingston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexandrov looks winded!
Kingston lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Kingston is leaning against Alexandrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston is leaning against Alexandrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston lands a left hand.
Kingston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
Alexandrov stalling in the clinch but Kingston improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands a body shot.
Kingston is working Alexandrov over against the ropes.
Kingston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
A hook to the body from Kingston.
Alexandrov is trying to stall.
A short right from Kingston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Kingston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alexandrov ducks into a a hook from Kingston 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!
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
and Kingston counters with a beautiful hook that drops Alexandrov to the mat! Will Alexandrov be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Kingston to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Alexandrov is up. He looks OK to continue.
 Alexandrov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston counters with a nice body shot.
Kingston connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Alexandrov out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jumba Kingston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Rogan (ranked 24140 p4p, 24800 weight class) and Vito Romero Jr (ranked 493 p4p, 507 weight class). Rogan comes to the ring accompanied by Starfighter. 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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Romero Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan misses with a looping left.
Rogan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rogan jabs at Romero Jr's body.
Rogan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Romero Jr misses its intended target.
Rogan throws a right hand that misses
and Romero Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rogan looks to land a combination. Romero Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Vito Romero Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero Jr digs a good body shot into Rogan's ribs.
Rogan looks to land a combination but Romero Jr avoids it well.
Romero Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Rogan misses.
Rogan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rogan throws an off balance right hand
and Romero Jr counters with a straight right that drops Rogan on his ass! Rogan jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
 Rogan is rocked!
Rogan throws an off balance right hand
and Romero Jr counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rogan out cold! What a finish! Romero Jr is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Romero Jr!
Vito Romero Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1866 p4p, 23982 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 218 p4p, 487 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knuckles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hagler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Knuckles feints and then cracks Hagler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hagler down.
We've been told by Knuckles's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knuckles throws a sloppy body shot
and Hagler counters with a three punch combo that has Knuckles backing up. Knuckles nods at Hagler to acknowledge the strikes.
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hagler.
A quick step to the side and Knuckles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Hagler misses.
Hagler looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Hagler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Knuckles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knuckles walks into a stiff left hand from Hagler.
Knuckles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hagler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagler throws a looping overhand right but Knuckles ducks down to avoid it.
Hagler lands a jab to the nose.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the body.
Knuckles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hagler misses with an uppercut
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler thuds his right hand into Knuckles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Hagler finds it's way through Knuckles's defenses.
Knuckles misses with a series of wild punches.
Hagler connects with a solid leg kick.
Hagler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knuckles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Hagler.
Hagler feints a jab promting Knuckles to slip. Hagler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knuckles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marvin Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles takes one to the side of the head.
Knuckles is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hagler.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Hagler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Hagler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knuckles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hagler scores with a push kick.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Hagler closes the distance and catches Knuckles with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Knuckles is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Knuckles is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Knuckles is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hagler takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marvin Hagler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jumba Smif (ranked 1655 p4p, 4959 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 142 p4p, 349 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Anni Minnem�ki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Dimms misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smif.
Smif connects with the punch.
Smif avoids the head kick by Dimms.
Dimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Smif.
Smif appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dimms is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimms misses the target.
Smif appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dimms misses with a hook. Smif ducked under it nicely.
Dimms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms misses the body punch
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimms throws a sloppy head kick and Smif moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Smif tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Smif on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smif blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Smif bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smif swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Dimms.
Dimms blocks the body kick.
Smif moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDimms.
Dimms throws a lazy head kick
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dimms's knee momentarily.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Smif.
Dimms scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dimms prevents Smif from breaking the clinch.
Smif's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smif misses the jab.
Smif uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimms.
Smif half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Dimms throws the kick towards the body but Smif avoids it.
Dimms swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif avoids the head kick by Dimms.
Smif loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Smif lands with a hook. Dimms tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smif. That's going to slow Dimms down.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at Ruttos gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smif lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smif jabs Dimms right on the nose. Dimms blinks but takes it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smif.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimms misses with a straight right.
Smif appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jumba Smif is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimms misses with a jab to the body
and Smif counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms tries to bum rush Smif with a series of wild strikes but Smif uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smif half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dimms checks the leg kick.
Dimms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimms throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimms takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dimms might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dimms throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smif sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smif is looking to counter with head kicks.
Smif connects with a leg kick.
Dimms lands with a nice body punch.
Dimms misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smif.
Smif throwing a counter right hand but Dimms manages to avoid it.
Jumba Smif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimms tries to clinch but Smif moves out of range.
Dimms fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimms looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
A head kick by Dimms misses
and Smif counters with a body kick.
Dimms throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif blocks a head kick by Dimms.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
A jab from Smif does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimms darts in and clinches Smif up against the ropes.
Smif pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimms checks a leg kick.
Dimms throws a lazy right hand but Smif sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimms lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Dimms misses.
The crowd cheers as Smif lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimms doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimms bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smif's head.
Smif blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Dimms.
Dimms swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smif counters with a nice leg kick.
Smif slips a straight right by Dimms.
Smif was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smif, as that shot connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smif darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif lands a nice shot that snaps Dimms's head back.
Smif misses with a left hand
and Dimms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Smif.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Smif does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimms throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Dimms on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms throws a looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
Smif throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Schmedgar Dimms.
Well Dimms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
An out of breath Schmedgar Dimms thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 20991 p4p, 24234 weight class) and Trent Beretta (ranked 503 p4p, 486 weight class). Beretta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Killers - Mr. Brightside. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Beretta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but Beretta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beretta keeps Rothschild at a distance using the push kick.
Beretta slips a jab from Rothschild.
Beretta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Beretta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild misses with a combination
and Beretta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Beretta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Beretta ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Beretta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Beretta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rothschild is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beretta moves away.
Beretta lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Rothschild goes down! The ref sends Beretta to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Rothschild is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Rothschild is rocked!
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Beretta slips a jab from Rothschild.
Beretta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beretta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBeretta.
Beretta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
Rothschild swings for the body but Beretta moves out of range.
Beretta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
Beretta scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Rothschild beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Oh Rothschild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Nice body punch from Beretta.
Rothschild seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Beretta engages and cracks Rothschild with a massive lead left hook - Rothschild tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Beretta is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Beretta!
Trent Beretta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vilmer Stridh (ranked 24371 p4p, 24951 weight class) and Jagga McSwagga (ranked 480 p4p, 502 weight class). Jagga McSwagga acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilmer Stridh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jagga McSwagga!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSwagga lunges at Stridh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stridh's hand.
Nice defenses there by McSwagga.
McSwagga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stridh moves away from the strike by McSwagga.
A counter left hand to the body from Stridh misses its target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stridh.
Stridh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stridh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stridh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McSwagga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McSwagga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stridh moves away.
McSwagga throws a hook to the side of Stridh's head but Stridh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stridh closes the distance and pushes McSwagga back into the ropes.
Stridh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McSwagga has him pressed against the ropes.
Stridh tries a body shot but McSwagga blocks it.
Stridh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stridh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from McSwagga fails to land.
McSwagga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stridh backwards.
Stridh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McSwagga scores with a shot to the side of Stridh's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSwagga.
Stridh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McSwagga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stridh backwards.
McSwagga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McSwagga breaks the clinch.
Stridh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stridh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stridh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Stridh backs off McSwagga throws a huge counter combo but Stridh manages to avoid it all.
McSwagga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stridh.
Stridh falls off balance throwing a combination
and McSwagga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stridh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stridh misses with the combination.
McSwagga just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Stridh misses the target.
Stridh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSwagga walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stridh works the jab nicely.
McSwagga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Vilmer Stridh has been cut.
Stridh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McSwagga momentarily.
McSwagga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stridh staying out of range there.
Stridh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McSwagga throws a big counter head kick but Stridh avoids it with no problem.
McSwagga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McSwagga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stridh to score with a decent uppercut.
McSwagga lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stridh misses the target.
It seemed like McSwagga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McSwagga dodges the punch combination from Stridh.
Stridh throws a head kick that misses.
McSwagga just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vilmer Stridh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vilmer Stridh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stridh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McSwagga raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stridh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stridh lands with a nice body punch.
Vilmer Stridh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Stridh.
Stridh closes the distance and clinches.
McSwagga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stridh lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from McSwagga fails to land.
A short right from McSwagga on the inside.
McSwagga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stridh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body punch from McSwagga.
McSwagga takes a swing at Stridh's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stridh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stridh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stridh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McSwagga.
McSwagga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stridh makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McSwagga really felt that one!
Stridh moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stridh.
Stridh throws a right hand that misses
and McSwagga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stridh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stridh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McSwagga looks to land a left hand but Stridh moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Stridh does no damage.
McSwagga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stridh wants to clinch up but McSwagga keeps it at a distance.
Stridh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stridh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSwagga.
It looked like Stridh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stridh thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSwagga throws a big shot that misses.
Vilmer Stridh is winning the standup battle so far.
Stridh wants to clinch.
Stridh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSwagga.
McSwagga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSwagga moves out of range of the body kick.
Stridh jabs McSwagga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McSwagga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stridh manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Stridh.
Stridh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McSwagga clobbers Stridh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stridh thows a body kick. McSwagga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vilmer Stridh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vilmer Stridh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stridh throws a front kick that sends McSwagga stumbling back into the ropes.
McSwagga connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stridh.
McSwagga avoids the body shot from Stridh.
McSwagga slips a straight right by Stridh.
McSwagga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stridh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stridh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stridh lands a high kick!
McSwagga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stridh 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stridh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stridh throws a quick inside leg kick.
McSwagga slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stridh misses with a looping right.
Stridh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stridh ducks under a wild hook from McSwagga.
Stridh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stridh scores with the left hand. McSwagga knows he should have avoided that one.
Stridh throws a leg kick which misses McSwagga's front leg but catches the back leg as McSwagga tries to avoid it.
Stridh swings away with a body shot that misses
and McSwagga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stridh throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and McSwagga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McSwagga walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from McSwagga.
McSwagga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Stridh.
McSwagga misses with an uppercut.
Stridh scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stridh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSwagga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSwagga lands a body shot.
Stridh tries to clinch but McSwagga is having none of it.
Stridh scoring well with a low kick there.
McSwagga misses with a series of wild punches.
McSwagga throws the kick towards the body but Stridh avoids it.
Vilmer Stridh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McSwagga throws a body punch but Stridh moves out of range.
Stridh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McSwagga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stridh.
McSwagga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stridh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stridh tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from McSwagga misses.
Jagga McSwagga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stridh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vilmer Stridh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stridh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vilmer Stridh!
A determined Vilmer Stridh didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Drew (ranked 24434 p4p, 24971 weight class) and Hazard Bleak (ranked 490 p4p, 486 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hazard Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak tries to land a front kick but Drew steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bleak throws a big shot that misses.
Drew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Drew there.
Drew throws a low kick but Bleak moves out of range easily.
Bleak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bleak blocks a low kick nicely.
Bleak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drew. Drew obviously looking to wear him down.
Bleak lands a nice hook to Drew's body. Drew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Drew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drew throws a hook to the side of Bleak's head but Bleak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Drew scoring well with a low kick there.
Bleak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Bleak backs away, Drew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hazard Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak tries to work over Drew's front leg with a kick but Drew checks it.
Bleak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak throws a front kick aimed at Drew's knee but Drew avoids it well.
Drew quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bleak punishes Drew's body with a nice straight punch.
Drew moves out of range of the leg kick from Bleak.
We've been told by Drew's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bleak looks to land a combination but Drew avoids it well.
Drew quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Drew throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
Drew avoids the body shot from Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew checks a low kick from Bleak.
Drew wants to slow Bleak down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Bleak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drew 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.
Drew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bleak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drew.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drew moves away.
And Drew counters with a quick kick to the body but Bleak blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drew takes the fight into the clinch.
Drew has a couple of punches blocked by Bleak.
Drew blocking some punches.
Bleak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bleak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bleak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Drew.
Bleak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drew misses with a body punch.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bleak misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bleak struggles to land a body shot inside as Drew controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bleak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drew.
Bleak prevents Drew from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bleak.
Bleak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bleak.
Bleak swings wildly with an uppercut but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bleak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drew blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bleak.
Bleak has a couple of punches blocked by Drew.
Drew blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bleak.
Bleak lands a left hand.
Bleak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleak blocking some punches.
Bleak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drew misses with the head strike.
Drew struggles to land a body shot inside as Bleak controls his hands.
A short right from Bleak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hazard Bleak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drew throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Drew.
Bleak blocks a head kick by Drew.
Drew throws a leg kick but Bleak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bleak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drew 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 Bleak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bleak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bleak misses the shot to the body.
Drew swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bleak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak throws a jab but it's blocked by Drew.
It looked like Drew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Drew blocks the low kick.
Bleak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drew is out of range and Bleak settles back down.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
Drew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bleak misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak scores with a leg kick.
Bleak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drew.
Bleak checks a low kick from Drew.
Bleak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drew throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
Drew avoids the body shot from Bleak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak throws a chopping leg kick but Drew manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew tries to score with a low kick but Bleak moves his leg out of the way.
Drew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drew looks for the body kick but Bleak saw that one coming.
Bleak looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Drew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Drew throws a counter high kick but Bleak was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bleak throws an overhand right that lands on Drew's shoulder, as Drew tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Drew.
A big left from Bleak misses.
Drew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew throws a leg kick but Bleak moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bleak.
Drew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew throws a low kick but Bleak moves out of range easily.
Drew throws a push kick but Bleak slaps the foot to one side.
Drew blocks a jab.
Drew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bleak lands with a nice body punch.
Bleak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drew blocks a jab.
Bleak misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drew 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.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Drew moved out of range nicely.
Drew thinks about countering with a head kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Bleak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drew throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bleak.
Hazard Bleak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drew defending well as Bleak loads up on a big left hand.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Bleak throws a hook but Drew avoids it easily.
Bleak misses with an uppercut. Drew saw that one coming.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Drew slips under a jab.
Good work by Drew as he checks the leg kick.
Bleak lands a slapping body shot.
Drew digs a good body shot into Bleak's ribs.
Drew is looking to wear down Bleak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bleak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bleak. That's going to slow Drew down.
Drew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bleak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Bleak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hazard Bleak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Bleak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bleak lands a nice hook to Drew's body. Drew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew tries to work over Bleak's front leg with a kick but Bleak checks it.
Drew tries to clinch there but Bleak circles away.
Bleak slips a straight right by Drew.
A low kick lands for Bleak.
Drew throws a body kick that misses.
Bleak checks a leg kick.
Bleak 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.
Drew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bleak tries a quick counter leg kick but Drew is wise to it.
Bleak throws a big shot that misses.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Bleak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak looks to score with a jab to the body but Drew is just out of range.
Hazard Bleak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Bleak blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew with a nice calf kick.
Drew walks into a left hand.
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Bleak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drew is out of range.
Bleak lands with a hook. Drew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleak throws a leg kick but Drew checks it.
Bleak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drew has Bleak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Drew working aggressively here.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bleak has a couple of punches blocked by Drew.
Drew is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Drew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries a body shot but Bleak blocks it.
Drew lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Bleak on the inside.
Drew can't find room to land a body shot as Bleak controls the action.
Hazard Bleak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bleak lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
Drew tries a body shot but Bleak blocks it.
Drew misses with some punches.
Drew misses with a punch to the body.
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
Drew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drew misses with some punches.
Drew prevents a body shot from Bleak.
Rick Drew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazard Bleak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bleak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazard Bleak!
After winning the bout, Hazard Bleak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 21660 p4p, 1564 weight class) and Hog Molly (ranked 200 p4p, 68 weight class). The key to victory for Henri De Lagardere has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lagardere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Lagardere misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
De Lagardere misses with a hook
and Molly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Molly tries a body shot but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere throws an elbow that misses.
De Lagardere blocking some punches.
Molly digs a right hand underneath De Lagardere's ribcage. De Lagardere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that De Lagardere has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
De Lagardere blocks an uppercut.
Molly misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lagardere utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by De Lagardere.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Molly.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
De Lagardere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Lagardere.
It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Molly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly tries to work over De Lagardere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Molly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Lagardere blocks an uppercut.
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lagardere is trying to break the clinch but Molly is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Lagardere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by De Lagardere.
Molly swings wildly with an uppercut but De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molly misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly lands with a right to the head.
De Lagardere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by De Lagardere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hog Molly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Molly moved out of range nicely.
Molly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Lagardere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molly scrambles back to his feet.
De Lagardere connects with a body shot.
Molly defending well as De Lagardere loads up on a big left hand.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lagardere feints a jab promting Molly to slip. De Lagardere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Molly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Lagardere connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molly wants to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere pushes him away.
De Lagardere connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molly.
Molly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Lagardere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molly tries to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere shakes him off and moves away.
De Lagardere looks to land a right hand but Molly moved out of range.
Molly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molly slips under a jab from De Lagardere.
Molly avoids the body shot from De Lagardere.
Molly throws out a counter right but De Lagardere avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by De Lagardere. Beautiful body shot.
De Lagardere swings for the body but Molly moves out of range.
De Lagardere misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly moves out of range as De Lagardere strikes.
De Lagardere sets himself, and Molly steps forward looking for the clinch! De Lagardere avoids it this time.
De Lagardere lands with a right hand.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut.
Molly wants to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere pushes him away.
De Lagardere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as De Lagardere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Molly doesn't seem phased though.
Molly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Lagardere throws out the jab.
Henri De Lagardere is winning the standup battle so far.
De Lagardere throws a jab when Molly was well out of range.
Molly ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
Molly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Lagardere just misses with a punch to the body.
Molly wants to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Lagardere misses with a looping right.
De Lagardere throws an overhand right that lands on Molly's shoulder, as Molly tries to avoid the shot.
De Lagardere throws a right and a left that Molly avoids nicely.
De Lagardere throws a jab when Molly was well out of range.
Molly staying out of range there.
Molly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere looks to throw the jab but Molly is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Molly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Molly.
Molly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Molly moves away from the strike by De Lagardere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly slips a jab from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Molly.
Molly tries to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere shakes him off and moves away.
De Lagardere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molly manages to avoid it.
Molly wants to counter the offense by De Lagardere and move into the clinch position.
De Lagardere throws a leg kick but Molly moved away.
De Lagardere lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Lagardere swings for the body but Molly moves out of range.
Molly tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - De Lagardere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Lagardere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molly.
Molly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a jab when Molly was well out of range.
Molly tries to counter with a clinch but De Lagardere shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lagardere scores with a three punch combo!
De Lagardere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molly.
De Lagardere misses with a looping left.
De Lagardere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Lagardere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Lagardere throws a poor cross that misses
and Molly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Molly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molly lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molly swings wildly with an uppercut but De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri De Lagardere showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Lagardere has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri De Lagardere!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nedjeljko Krajisnik (ranked 24137 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Samart Bukaew (ranked 491 p4p, 415 weight class). Krajisnik's entrance music is Sexual Harrassement - I Need a Freak. A fine choice. Samart Bukaew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nedjeljko Krajisnik's chin.
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajisnik misses with a hook
and Bukaew counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nedjeljko Krajisnik has been cut.
Krajisnik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krajisnik throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew throws out a counter right but Krajisnik avoids it with no problem.
Bukaew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krajisnik.
Bukaew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bukaew is looking to clinch but Krajisnik is avoiding it.
Krajisnik misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Krajisnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bukaew throws out the jab.
Krajisnik looks for the body kick but Bukaew saw that one coming.
Krajisnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Bukaew thumps Krajisnik with a low kick.
Bukaew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krajisnik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bukaew counters with a body kick that stops Krajisnik in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krajisnik throws a looping overhand right but Bukaew ducks down to avoid it.
Bukaew tries a quick counter leg kick but Krajisnik is wise to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krajisnik.
Bukaew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew scoring well with a low kick there.
Krajisnik misses the shot to the body.
Bukaew lands a body shot.
Krajisnik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukaew.
A little feinted left hand from Krajisnik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Krajisnik.
It looks like Samart Bukaew has been cut.
Bukaew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krajisnik tried to score with a low kick but Bukaew checks it.
Bukaew scores with a spinning back kick!
Bukaew cracks a nice hook into Krajisnik's ribs.
Krajisnik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bukaew scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Bukaew tenderised Krajisnik's leg. Krajisnik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bukaew scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krajisnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Krajisnik misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Krajisnik misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajisnik throws a looping overhand right but Bukaew ducks down to avoid it.
Bukaew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bukaew scores with a push kick.
A shot to the liver by Bukaew. Beautiful body shot.
Bukaew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krajisnik throws a series of punches but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bukaew throws a hook but Krajisnik avoids it easily.
Bukaew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krajisnik doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Bukaew.
Krajisnik throws a hook but Bukaew blocks it.
Bukaew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krajisnik's hands.
Krajisnik pushes Bukaew up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krajisnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew blocking some punches.
Bukaew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krajisnik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukaew on the side of the head.
Krajisnik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bukaew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krajisnik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Bukaew dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bukaew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krajisnik's sensitive parts.
Bukaew looks to throw a body kick
and Krajisnik counters with a nice uppercut.
Krajisnik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krajisnik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bukaew's head.
Krajisnik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Bukaew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krajisnik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bukaew throws a head kick but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Krajisnik blocks a jab.
Bukaew swings for the body but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Bukaew lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krajisnik will feel that in the morning.
Bukaew looks to score with a jab to the body but Krajisnik is just out of range.
Samart Bukaew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukaew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krajisnik misses with a head kick.
Krajisnik tries to bum rush Bukaew with a series of wild strikes but Bukaew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Bukaew.
Bukaew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krajisnik misses with a hook to the body
and Bukaew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukaew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nedjeljko Krajisnik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samart Bukaew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajisnik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bukaew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bukaew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bukaew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krajisnik backwards.
Bukaew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krajisnik throws a head punch that misses.
Krajisnik swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krajisnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krajisnik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krajisnik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bukaew.
Krajisnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krajisnik misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Krajisnik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew blocks an uppercut.
Krajisnik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukaew avoids it.
Krajisnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukaew.
Krajisnik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krajisnik tries a body shot but Bukaew blocks it.
Krajisnik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukaew's elbow.
Bukaew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krajisnik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bukaew can turn it around.
Krajisnik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krajisnik misses with the head strike.
Bukaew avoiding damage as Krajisnik throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukaew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bukaew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bukaew scores with a shoulder strike.
Bukaew blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samart Bukaew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Krajisnik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Krajisnik misses its intended target.
Krajisnik misses with a hook. Bukaew ducked under it nicely.
Krajisnik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bukaew tries to clinch but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Bukaew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bukaew throws a wild body kick that Krajisnik sees coming a mile off.
Krajisnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukaew was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bukaew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Bukaew.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krajisnik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krajisnik gets through Bukaew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Krajisnik.
Krajisnik can't find room to land a body shot as Bukaew controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bukaew as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Krajisnik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajisnik misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Krajisnik fails to land.
Krajisnik can't find room to land a body shot as Bukaew controls the action.
Krajisnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krajisnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bukaew prevents a body shot from Krajisnik.
Bukaew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krajisnik throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krajisnik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bukaew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krajisnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukaew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krajisnik moves out of range as Bukaew throws a body kick.
Krajisnik throws a sloppy head kick and Bukaew moves out of range easily.
Bukaew moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajisnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bukaew blocks an uppercut.
Krajisnik looking to stall.
Krajisnik misses with a body punch.
Krajisnik trying to stall but Bukaew improves his position.
Krajisnik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krajisnik tries to work over Bukaew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukaew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Bukaew.
Krajisnik jabs Bukaew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krajisnik throws an overhand right that lands on Bukaew's shoulder, as Bukaew tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krajisnik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukaew.
Bukaew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samart Bukaew.
I've got Bukaew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samart Bukaew!
An out of breath Samart Bukaew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 1112 p4p, 23789 weight class) and Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 138 p4p, 508 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 23 - 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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Kurosaki counters with a body kick.
Kurosaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki connects with a body shot.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a body shot.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kurosaki lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai digs a good hook to Kurosaki's body.
Kurosaki throws a good cross that connects.
Chai is rocked!
Kurosaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai blocks a jab.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Kurosaki moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurosaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurosaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Kurosaki throws out a head kick that Chai doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Chai crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Chai's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kurosaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kurosaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai misses with a hook
and Kurosaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kurosaki finds it's target.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kurosaki throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Kurosaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurosaki lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurosaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Kurosaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurosaki misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Ichigho Kurosaki should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
A low kick lands for Chai.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Kurosaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Chai misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kurosaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurosaki lands a jab to Chai's midsection.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki moves away from the strike by Chai.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurosaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Kurosaki to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Chai away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Kurosaki got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Kurosaki is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Chai closes the distance and catches Kurosaki with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Kurosaki is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Kurosaki is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Kurosaki is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Chai takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Ngozi Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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