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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 3534 p4p, 4240 weight class) and Catari Blacki (ranked 282 p4p, 318 weight class). Francis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battle of The Gemini. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Catari Blacki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacki swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
Francis scores with the left hand. Blacki knows he should have avoided that one.
Blacki ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Nice jab there from Blacki.
Francis slips a straight right by Blacki.
Blacki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blacki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francis momentarily.
Blacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
Blacki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blacki scores with a decent looking hook.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Blacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Francis misses.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blacki digs a good hook to Francis's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blacki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Francis on the side of the head.
A combination from Francis does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Blacki both land. Nice combination.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Francis misses
and Blacki counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Francis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Blacki ducks down to avoid it.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blacki lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blacki moves away.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Blacki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Blacki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Blacki's head.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blacki's elbow.
Blacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blacki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blacki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blacki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blacki misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Blacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blacki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blacki blocks an uppercut.
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 Walter Francis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Francis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blacki.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blacki wants to counter the offense by Francis and move into the clinch position.
Blacki looks to throw the jab but Francis is out of range.
Francis connects with a nice looking jab.
Blacki throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis throwing a counter right hand but Blacki manages to avoid it.
Blacki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francis throws a series of punches but Blacki moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blacki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blacki walks into a jab.
Francis misses with a hook
and Blacki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blacki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blacki.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Blacki.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francis prevents a body shot from Blacki.
Francis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Blacki.
Blacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Blacki fails to land.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Blacki.
Francis blocking some punches.
Blacki blocks a body shot from Francis.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Blacki has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Blacki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Francis misses.
Blacki wants to counter the offense by Francis and move into the clinch position.
Blacki moves away from the strike by Francis.
Blacki looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Blacki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blacki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francis wants to slow Blacki down by chopping away at his legs.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis takes one on the button.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blacki.
Blacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis misses with a looping left.
Blacki scores with a jab.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blacki.
Francis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Blacki ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Blacki punishes Francis's body with a nice straight punch.
Blacki lands a jab.
Blacki throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Francis takes a swing at Blacki's ribcage but misses.
Blacki scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Blacki.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blacki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blacki moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis throws a body punch but Blacki moves out of range.
Catari Blacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blacki throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Francis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Blacki. That snapped Francis's head back.
Francis throws a hook but Blacki avoids it easily.
Blacki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blacki under the eye.
Blacki ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis swings for the body but Blacki moves out of range.
Blacki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Francis.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Blacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blacki misses with an uppercut.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blacki manages to avoid it.
Blacki misses the jab.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Blacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis sets himself, and Blacki steps forward looking for the clinch! Francis avoids it this time.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blacki.
Francis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blacki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blacki.
Blacki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blacki throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Blacki swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
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!
Blacki connects with a right hand. Francis shakes it off.
Blacki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Blacki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis walks into a stiff left hand from Blacki.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blacki is just out of range.
Francis wants to slow Blacki down by chopping away at his legs.
Francis throws a jab when Blacki was well out of range.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Blacki moves away and avoids it.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Catari Blacki.
Well Francis 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Catari Blacki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Han Cholo (ranked 2134 p4p, 1663 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 78 p4p, 52 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cholo throws a body kick that misses.
Slim tries to work over Cholo's front leg with a kick but Cholo checks it.
Cholo throws a counter high kick but Slim was just alert enough to avoid it.
Slim throws a head kick but Cholo moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cholo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Cholo's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crunch! Slim slams his shin into Cholo's torso.
Slim scores with a decent looking hook.
Slim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slim darts in and clinches Cholo up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim struggles to land a body shot inside as Cholo controls his hands.
Cholo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Cholo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Slim controls his hands.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim pushes Cholo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slim avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Cholo.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Cholo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Slim tries to land knees in the clinch but Cholo avoids the damage to the body.
Slim digs a right hand underneath Cholo's ribcage. Cholo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cholo crunches a lovely knee into Slim's ribcage.
Cholo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slim crunches a lovely knee into Cholo's ribcage.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Cholo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cholo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slim's elbow.
Cholo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cholo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cholo tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Cholo back against the cage.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Slim avoids the damage to the body.
Cholo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slim missing with a left hand there. Cholo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo looks to throw a body kick
and Slim counters with a low kick, right behind Cholo 's knee.
Slim swings widly with a right hand
and Cholo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo connects with a leg kick.
Cholo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slim looks to land a right hand but Cholo moved out of range.
Cholo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cholo moves away from the strike by Slim.
Slim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slim throws a low kick but Cholo moves out of range easily.
Slim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbados Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cholo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barbados Slim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cholo slips under a jab from Slim.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Slim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slim.
Slim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cholo.
Cholo is looking to land body kicks.
Slim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slim throws the left hand but Cholo avoids the punch easily.
Cholo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbados Slim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim stuns Cholo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cholo throws a head kick that half lands.
Cholo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cholo scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Slim moves out of range easily.
Slim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cholo. Cholo obviously looking to wear him down.
Cholo with a nice calf kick.
Slim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cholo's sensitive parts.
Slim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cholo tries to work over Slim's front leg with a kick but Slim checks it.
Cholo misses with a body kick.
Slim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cholo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cholo blocks a jab.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Cholo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cholo is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim wants to clinch up but Cholo keeps it at a distance.
Slim cracks Cholo with a good jab.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Cholo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cholo walks into a straight right hand from Slim.
Slim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cholo is looking to land body kicks.
Slim moves to clinch but Cholo breaks away
and Cholo counters with a thumping low kick.
Slim moves out of range of the body kick.
Slim clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cholo.
Slim throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
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 Han Cholo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cholo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cholo keeps Slim at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Cholo.
Slim throws a lazy uppercut
and Cholo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cholo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Cholo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cholo scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Cholo.
Slim moves out of range of the body kick from Cholo.
Cholo scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cholo counters with a nice body kick.
Slim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cholo.
Slim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slim just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCholo.
Cholo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slim.
Cholo works the jab nicely.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Slim moves out of range easily.
Cholo avoids the body shot from Slim.
Cholo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cholo.
Cholo thows a body kick. Slim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cholo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Slim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cholo.
Cholo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cholo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Cholo catches Slim right on the button with a cross.
Slim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slim misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slim's knee momentarily.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slim can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slim connects with a body shot.
Slim forces Cholo back against the cage and clinches.
Slim gets through Cholo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
Cholo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slim lands a head shot.
Slim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Han Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cholo 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Cholo!
A victorious Han Cholo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 25300 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Mauricio Zhang (ranked 532 p4p, 218 weight class). Campos's entrance music is Fumafu. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang staying out of range there.
Zhang instigates a clinch.
Zhang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campos blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Zhang.
Zhang pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhang throws an elbow that misses.
Campos blocks a body shot from Zhang.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhang's face.
Campos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campos misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhang keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang misses with a body punch.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zhang is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Zhang trying to land knees to the body.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Zhang.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campos blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Zhang has Campos pressed against the cage, preventing Campos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campos stalling in the clinch but Zhang improves position.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhang struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Zhang.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zhang is keeping busy.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos wants to break free but Zhang has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Zhang.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the head but Campos blocks with his arms.
Campos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos blocks the elbow strike.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Zhang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campos misses with an uppercut. Zhang saw that one coming.
Zhang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campos, pushing him back against the cage.
Zhang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campos tries to stall but Zhang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhang tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Zhang scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Ezequiel Campos has been cut.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Campos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campos is trying to break free.
Zhang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang lands a shot to the body.
Zhang tries a body shot but Campos blocks it.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos throws an elbow but it misses.
Zhang lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos avoiding damage as Zhang throws knees to the body.
Zhang pushes Campos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campos struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhang controls his hands.
Zhang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Zhang has the dominant position.
Zhang lands a hook that snaps the head of Campos backwards.
Campos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhang lands a good knee to the midsection. Campos won't want to take too many of those.
Campos wants to break free but Zhang has control.
Campos tries to break free but Zhang pushes him back against the cage.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campos avoids it.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang digs a right hand into Campos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campos's gas tank.
Campos has had enough of the clinch but Zhang keeps him there for the moment.
Zhang missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Zhang has Campos pressed against the cage, preventing Campos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zhang lands a shoulder strike.
Campos tries to circle away but Zhang has him pinned against the cage.
Zhang misses with an elbow over the top.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhang digs a right hand underneath Campos's ribcage. Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Campos managing to block the knees to the body from Zhang.
Zhang tries to land a knee to the head but Campos blocks with his arms.
Campos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang tries a knee to the head but Campos blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Zhang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezequiel Campos's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Campos.
Campos cracks Zhang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campos lands with an overhand left.
Campos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campos misses with a straight left.
Campos misses the jab.
Zhang gets a clinch.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Zhang is controlling the position.
Zhang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Zhang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Mauricio Zhang has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhang keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Zhang.
Zhang lands with a light punch inside.
Zhang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campos's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zhang as Campos tries to tie him up.
Zhang misses with a knee strike.
Zhang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campos's efforts to push away.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhang avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhang.
A shot in the inside from Zhang.
Campos tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhang avoids the damage to the body.
Campos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campos avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhang.
Mauricio Zhang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Zhang.
A right hand to the body from Zhang.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos breaks from the clinch.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Zhang ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang pushes Campos up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhang scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos tries to circle away but Zhang has him pinned against the cage.
Zhang gets through Campos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campos tries to stall but Zhang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhang digs a right hand underneath Campos's ribcage. Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zhang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campos.
Campos is trying to push Zhang away but Zhang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhang lands with a left to the head.
Zhang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zhang tries to land knees in the clinch but Campos avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Zhang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zhang 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Zhang!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauricio Zhang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Binked Cold (ranked 3254 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Jeremy WonderMan (ranked 375 p4p, 506 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Binked Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy WonderMan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WonderMan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for WonderMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
WonderMan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cold has WonderMan pressed against the cage, preventing WonderMan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cold lands an uppercut.
Cold scores with a nice hook to the head.
WonderMan working hard to break the clinch.
WonderMan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
WonderMan tries to break the clinch but Cold is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Cold.
Cold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cold scores with a shot to the side of WonderMan's head.
Cold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
WonderMan throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Cold.
WonderMan looks winded!
Cold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cold pushes WonderMan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cold lands a left hand that snaps the head of WonderMan backwards.
A hook to the body from Cold.
Cold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold lands with a right to the head.
Cold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cold lands a right hand.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cold lands a body shot.
Cold lands a right hand that snaps the head of WonderMan backwards.
 WonderMan is rocked!
Cold misses with a punch on the inside.
WonderMan is still on wobbly legs! Can Cold finish him?
Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold misses with some punches.
WonderMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WonderMan seems to have recovered his senses.
Cold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Cold.
Cold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cold pushes WonderMan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cold.
WonderMan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cold cracks WonderMan with a big uppercut, right up the middle and WonderMan goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! WonderMan wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Binked Cold!
Binked Cold 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 Raul Castaneda (ranked 1917 p4p, 23982 weight class) and Rosalio Elisa (ranked 159 p4p, 385 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosalio Elisa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Castaneda misses.
Castaneda misses with an uppercut.
Elisa walks into a left hand.
A combination from Elisa does no damage.
Elisa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Elisa misses with a body punch
and Castaneda counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Elisa misses.
Castaneda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elisa.
Elisa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castaneda.
Elisa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castaneda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elisa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elisa tries to clinch up
and Castaneda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Castaneda misses.
Castaneda darts in and clinches Elisa up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elisa obliges.
Elisa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elisa can't find room to land a body shot as Castaneda controls the action.
Castaneda lands a left hand.
It looks like Rosalio Elisa has been cut.
Castaneda prevents a body shot from Elisa.
Castaneda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elisa tries to work over Castaneda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castaneda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castaneda scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Castaneda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elisa.
Elisa tries a knee to the head but Castaneda blocks it.
Castaneda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elisa working Castaneda over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castaneda.
Castaneda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castaneda lands a nice uppercut.
Castaneda lands a body shot.
Elisa looks winded!
Castaneda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Castaneda.
Castaneda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castaneda lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Castaneda.
Castaneda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castaneda lands an uppercut.
Castaneda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castaneda lands a hook that snaps the head of Elisa backwards.
Castaneda pushes Elisa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castaneda lands with a short shot to the head.
Castaneda gets through Elisa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elisa is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castaneda.
Elisa is still on wobbly legs! Can Castaneda finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castaneda.
Castaneda cracks Elisa with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Elisa goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Elisa wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Raul Castaneda!
During a confident post fight interview, Raul Castaneda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andy Perkasa (ranked 4303 p4p, 4731 weight class) and Jordon Winters (ranked 443 p4p, 466 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordon Winters!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkasa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Perkasa
and Winters counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordon Winters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 5164 p4p, 3230 weight class) and Oliver Baumgartner (ranked 492 p4p, 367 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Baumgartner!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baumgartner tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Baumgartner's defenses.
Gomi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baumgartner closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomi counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Baumgartner on his ass! Baumgartner wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Baumgartner is rocked!
Baumgartner glances at the clock... BAM! Gomi nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Baumgartner crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Baumgartner is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Musa Keita (ranked 5267 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 509 p4p, 510 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spence's choice of entrance music: He's A Mental Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence misses the jab.
Keita is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spence.
Spence walks into a stiff left hand from Keita.
Keita moves into the clinch successfully.
Spence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Keita - that landed with a thud.
Keita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keita lands a nice uppercut.
Keita lands a shot to the body.
Keita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spence can't break the clinch.
Spence is trying to break the clinch but Keita has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Keita.
Keita prevents Spence from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Keita lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keita lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keita scores with a shot to the side of Spence's head.
Spence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keita has him pressed against the cage.
Spence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita digs a right hand underneath Spence's ribcage. Spence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Spence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence is trying to break the clinch but Keita is controlling him.
Keita lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keita lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Keita.
Spence's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spence's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Keita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keita.
Keita pushes Spence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Spence wants to break free but Keita has control.
Keita throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spence working hard to break the clinch.
Keita gets through Spence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Keita breaks from the clinch.
Keita closes the distance and clinches.
Spence is trying to break the clinch but Keita is controlling him.
Spence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keita buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keita moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keita.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Keita ducks down to avoid it.
Spence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Keita.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Spence tries to get set, Keita tries to push him back and clinch up but Spence manages to avoid the attempt.
Keita with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Keita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spence's corner calls for a 1-2. Spence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keita avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence. Keita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence digs a good hook to Keita's body.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keita.
Keita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keita catches Spence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keita moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Keita wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spence scores with a hook.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spence throws a series of punches but Keita moves out of range.
Keita fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spence just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keita counters with a nice uppercut.
Spence looks to land a combination but Keita avoids it well.
Keita ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Keita moves away and avoids it.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Keita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence 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.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Keita makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spence really felt that one!
Keita blocks a head kick by Spence.
Keita blocks a jab.
Keita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
Spence throws a right hand that misses
and Keita counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Keita.
Keita digs a right hand into Spence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spence's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Keita tries to throw a body punch but Spence avoids it by throwing Keita back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Keita.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spence tries to circle away but Keita has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Keita - that landed with a thud.
Keita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence's elbow.
Spence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spence.
Keita lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spence or not.
Keita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keita scores with a shot to the side of Spence's head.
A nice left hand lands by Keita.
Spence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Keita dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence misses with a hook.
Keita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence.
A big left from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a double jab
and Keita counters with a nice body kick.
Spence throws a leg kick
letting Keita counter with a right hand.
Keita thumps Spence with a low kick.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Keita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spence misses with a hook
and Spence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spence throws a hook but Keita avoids it easily.
Keita lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spence is rocked!
Spence takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Keita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keita wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spence is still on wobbly legs! Can Keita finish him?
Keita has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Keita.
Keita lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keita breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Spence with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Spence looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Spence get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Musa Keita!
Our winner, Musa Keita, 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bedri Ayax (ranked 5329 p4p, 25829 weight class) and Bram Visser (ranked 516 p4p, 557 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedri Ayax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bram Visser!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ayax misses with a left hand
and Visser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ayax ducks under a wild hook from Visser.
Visser misses with a looping right.
Ayax throws a lazy uppercut
letting Visser counter with a right hand.
Ayax misses with a lunging right hand
letting Visser counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ayax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ayax tries to work over Visser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayax lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ayax.
Ayax is working Visser over against the cage.
Ayax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Visser or not.
Ayax lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ayax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Visser looks winded!
Visser tries to break the clinch but Ayax is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ayax.
A short right from Ayax on the inside.
Visser lands a nice elbow.
Ayax avoids the elbow strike from Visser, against the cage.
Ayax lands a nice uppercut.
Ayax lands with a left to the head.
Ayax blocks an elbow strike.
Ayax blocks an elbow strike.
Ayax dodges an elbow strike from Visser.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ayax creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Visser is rocked!
Ayax digs a right hand underneath Visser's ribcage. Visser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Visser is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayax finish him?
Ayax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Visser throws an elbow but misses.
Ayax cracks Visser with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Visser goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Visser wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bedri Ayax!
Bedri Ayax 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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