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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio Cuervo (ranked 3615 p4p, 4545 weight class) and Kyotaro Fujimoto (ranked 403 p4p, 460 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuervo. Fujimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuervo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuervo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fujimoto misses with a body kick.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cuervo moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cuervo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fujimoto - the referee stops the clock and Cuervo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fujimoto. Cuervo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuervo walks into a left hand.
Cuervo throws a combination that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Fujimoto.
Cuervo misses the jab.
Fujimoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuervo.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cuervo moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Cuervo lands a head kick. Fujimoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Kyotaro Fujimoto has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
Cuervo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cuervo throws a looping overhand right but Fujimoto ducks down to avoid it.
Cuervo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cuervo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
A swing and a miss from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuervo.
Cuervo staying out of range there.
Fujimoto throws the left hand but Cuervo avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Cuervo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kyotaro Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuervo scores with a sloppy right hand. Fujimoto should have avoided that one.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Cuervo.
Fujimoto throws a big counter head kick but Cuervo avoids it with no problem.
Fujimoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimoto walks into a jab.
Cuervo misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Fujimoto finds it's way through Cuervo's defenses.
Fujimoto lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuervo off the ropes and back into range.
Fujimoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cuervo throwing a counter right hand but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Cuervo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fujimoto.
Cuervo looks to throw the jab but Fujimoto is out of range.
Cuervo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cuervo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyotaro Fujimoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujimoto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuervo cracks a nice hook into Fujimoto's ribs.
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut.
Fujimoto looks to throw a body kick
and Cuervo counters with a two punch combo.
Cuervo lands with an overhand left.
Cuervo throws a big shot that misses.
Cuervo punishes Fujimoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Fujimoto misses with a hook.
Cuervo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fujimoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Fujimoto is looking to land body kicks.
Cuervo misses the shot to the body.
Cuervo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuervo. Fujimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuervo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fujimoto in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuervo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuervo moves out of range as Fujimoto strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cuervo scores with a hook to the body. Fujimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a leg kick
and Cuervo counters with a two punch combo.
Fujimoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cuervo moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Fujimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuervo throws out the jab.
Julio Cuervo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuervo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Cuervo.
Fujimoto lands a lovely overhand right.
Fujimoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fujimoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuervo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuervo misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo dips to his left and cracks Fujimoto with an uppercut!
Fujimoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Fujimoto lands but Cuervo takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Julio Cuervo has been cut.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cuervo can pounce on him.
Cuervo moves out of range of the body kick.
Cuervo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fujimoto is able to avoid easily.
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuervo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick from Fujimoto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto lands a head kick!
Cuervo throws a wild body kick that Fujimoto sees coming a mile off.
Cuervo tests Fujimoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cuervo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Cuervo moves out of range.
Fujimoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cuervo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuervo finds it's way round the side to connect with Fujimoto's head.
Fujimoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Fujimoto is rocked!
Fujimoto walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Julio Cuervo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Sullivan Lopes (ranked 2820 p4p, 3275 weight class) and Harry Payne (ranked 336 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sullivan Lopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Payne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopes looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Payne is looking for the big counter here.
Lopes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lopes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lopes pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Lopes.
Lopes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne tries to circle away but Lopes has him pinned against the ropes.
Lopes keeps control of Payne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopes is struggling to control the position.
Lopes is leaning against Payne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lopes scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes lands an uppercut.
Lopes landing knees to the head.
Payne is rocked!
Payne blocking some punches.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Lopes closes the distance and clinches.
Lopes lands with a right to the head.
Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopes finish him?
Payne blocking some punches.
Lopes throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Lopes throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Nice body punch from Lopes - that landed with a thud.
Lopes has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Lopes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopes throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Lopes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopes is struggling to control the position.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopes misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lopes misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopes misses with the head strike.
Payne trying to control the position but instead, Lopes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payne into the ropes.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Lopes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Lopes blocks it.
Lopes misses with the head strike.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Lopes has him pressed against the ropes.
Lopes misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopes has him pressed against the ropes.
Payne seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopes lands an uppercut.
Payne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopes lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Lopes creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Payne crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Payne face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Lopes takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sullivan Lopes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Trent Denton (ranked 21501 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 469 p4p, 173 weight class). Denton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Gonna Give You Up (2022 Remaster). The crowd seem to be enjoying Prince's choice of entrance music: Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denton misses with a straight left.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Denton.
Prince clinches.
Denton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denton lands with a short shot to the head.
Prince lands a nice uppercut.
Denton working Prince over with knees to the body.
Denton misses with a body punch.
Denton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Prince is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Denton as Prince tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Prince to work.
Denton misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prince backwards.
Prince gets through Denton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince blocking some punches.
Denton cracks Prince with a nice body shot.
Denton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denton throws a head punch that misses.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Denton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denton lands a shoulder strike.
Prince tries to stall but Denton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Denton struggles to land a body shot inside as Prince controls his hands.
Prince blocking some punches.
Prince prevents a body shot from Denton.
Denton lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Denton throws an elbow but misses.
Prince is trying to maintain a safe position but Denton gets an underhook and turns Prince into the ropes.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Denton.
Good body shot from Denton.
Denton swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denton lands an elbow just above Prince 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prince avoids a wild elbow strike from Denton.
Denton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denton throws an elbow that misses.
Denton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Denton 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.
Denton throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Denton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Denton slips a jab from Prince.
Denton staying out of range there.
Prince walks into a jab.
Prince takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prince tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Denton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Denton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prince counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Denton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Denton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prince blocks a head kick by Denton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denton misses with an uppercut
letting Prince counter with a right hand.
Denton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prince throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Denton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prince.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prince looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Denton.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Denton.
Prince throws a lazy right hand but Denton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Denton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Denton.
Prince throws a lazy right hand but Denton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denton checks a low kick from Prince.
Denton rushes Prince and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Denton working Prince over with knees to the body.
Denton blocks an uppercut.
Denton misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Denton on the inside.
Denton throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denton lands an elbow inside that Prince shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince pushes Denton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince dodges an elbow strike from Denton.
Denton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Denton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Denton blocking some punches.
Prince looking to stall.
Prince lands a left hand.
Denton blocks an uppercut.
Denton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prince has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Denton tries to land knees in the clinch but Prince avoids the damage to the body.
Prince blocking some punches.
Denton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Denton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Denton as Prince tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Denton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Denton avoids the head kick by Prince.
Prince tries to clinch but Denton moves away
and Denton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Denton - just one landing.
Prince throws a body punch but Denton moves out of range.
Denton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prince can do to turn this around?
Prince sizes up Denton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denton scores with a body shot.
Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prince pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denton lunges at Prince with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prince's hand.
Denton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denton throws a lazy head kick
letting Prince counter with a right hand.
Prince fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Denton checks it well.
Prince tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denton throws a poor cross that misses
and Prince connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Denton.
Jab from Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton blocks a jab.
Prince tries to clinch but Denton moves out of range.
Denton throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denton walks into a stiff left hand from Prince.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prince misses with a right hand
and Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prince misses with a hook.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denton moves away.
Denton throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denton drives through and clinches with Prince against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prince backwards.
Nasir Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Denton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Prince's brow.
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!
Prince trying to stall but Denton improves his position.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denton backwards.
Prince blocks an uppercut.
Denton tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Denton back against the ropes.
Denton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trent Denton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denton missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Denton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denton lands a right hand.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trent Denton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denton cracks Prince with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prince avoids it.
Denton blocks an uppercut.
Denton blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trent Denton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Denton, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Denton!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Denton 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 Ollie Finn Malaki (ranked 3343 p4p, 25240 weight class) and Allen Douglas (ranked 388 p4p, 553 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Douglas's choice of entrance music: Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ollie Finn Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Malaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Malaki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Malaki moved out of range.
Malaki is looking to counter punch.
Douglas takes a swing at Malaki's ribcage but misses.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Malaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas is looking to slow Malaki down with leg kicks.
Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Malaki in a clinch.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Malaki misses with some punches.
Douglas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas effectively controlling the action here.
Malaki is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the ropes.
Malaki misses with a punch to the body.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Malaki.
Malaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malaki tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Malaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a hook
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Allen Douglas has been cut.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Malaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Douglas.
Malaki ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allen Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Douglas.
Both fighters circling a little - Douglas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Malaki forces Douglas back against the ropes and clinches.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the ropes.
Malaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Malaki.
Malaki tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Malaki.
Malaki lands a right hand.
Malaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Malaki can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Malaki lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malaki misses with some punches.
Malaki lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malaki.
A right hook to the body lands for Malaki.
Malaki tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malaki fails to land.
Malaki gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas is looking to control Malaki's arms but Malaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Douglas has his back to the ropes.
Douglas tries to stall but Malaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Douglas is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Malaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Malaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Douglas tries to stall but Malaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Douglas is trying to maintain a safe position but Malaki gets an underhook and turns Douglas into the ropes.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Malaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Allen Douglas.
Douglas moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malaki gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Malaki avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ollie Finn Malaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Allen Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Malaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malaki, pushing him back against the ropes.
Malaki lands with a light punch inside.
Malaki managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malaki blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the ropes.
Malaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Malaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Malaki avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Malaki.
Malaki tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Malaki misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Malaki.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Malaki.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Ollie Finn Malaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malaki misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malaki tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas wants to stall.
Malaki misses with the head strike.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas blocks a body shot from Malaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Malaki lands an uppercut.
Malaki throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Douglas.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Douglas taking a breather.
Douglas tries to stall but Malaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Malaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ollie Finn Malaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malaki 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ollie Finn Malaki!
Ollie Finn Malaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaladin Hinson (ranked 3346 p4p, 4544 weight class) and Rodtang Jitmuangnon (ranked 274 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaladin Hinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodtang Jitmuangnon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinson staying out of range there.
Hinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jitmuangnon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jitmuangnon misses the shot to the body.
Jitmuangnon looks to land a combination but Hinson avoids it well.
Jitmuangnon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jitmuangnon cracks Hinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jitmuangnon connects with a crisp jab.
Jitmuangnon lands a body shot.
Jitmuangnon closes the distance and pushes Hinson back into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Jitmuangnon.
Hinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kaladin Hinson has been cut.
Hinson is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Jitmuangnon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jitmuangnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Hinson is rocked!
Hinson misses with some punches.
Jitmuangnon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Hinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jitmuangnon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jitmuangnon has control of Hinson and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Hinson crashing to the mat! Hinson looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Jitmuangnon looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Rodtang Jitmuangnon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Soibler (ranked 1919 p4p, 3177 weight class) and Konnor Gordon (ranked 235 p4p, 372 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Konnor Gordon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Soibler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konnor Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soibler misses with a hook.
Gordon misses the jab.
Soibler scores with a body shot.
Soibler misses with a straight right.
Soibler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soibler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soibler throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon misses with a double jab
enabling Soibler to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Soibler connects with a body shot that sends Gordon's belly button to the back.
Soibler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soibler.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soibler!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Soibler as he connects with a hook.
Soibler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Konnor Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soibler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Soibler misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Gordon looks to land a combination but Soibler avoids it well.
Soibler misses the jab.
Gordon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Soibler back to the ropes. Gordon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soibler throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Soibler dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Soibler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Soibler misses with a straight right.
Soibler connects with the punch.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soibler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Soibler finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soibler drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Soibler misses.
A big left from Soibler misses.
Gordon works over Soibler's head and body with a nice combination.
Soibler is rocked!
Soibler walks straight into a big right, left combination from Gordon and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Gordon as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Konnor Gordon!
Jordan Soibler spoke after the fight, saying 'Well it went wrong for me tonight but I’m not going anywhere,thanks for opportunity'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Spong (ranked 1768 p4p, 1190 weight class) and Richie Aprile (ranked 65 p4p, 58 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by In Loving Memory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Aprile!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong is looking to slow Aprile down with leg kicks.
Spong throws the kick towards the body but Aprile avoids it.
Spong misses with an uppercut.
Aprile takes one to the chin there.
Spong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spong connects with a jab.
Spong tries to clinch but Aprile moves away
and Aprile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jerome Spong has been cut.
Spong tries to clinch up
and Aprile counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aprile scores with a body shot.
Aprile scores with a sloppy right hand. Spong should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong misses with a left hand
and Aprile counters with a nice uppercut that drops Spong onto his backside! Spong bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Aprile throws an off balance right hand
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Aprile cracks Spong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spong is rocked!
Aprile circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Spong tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Aprile wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Aprile!
A relieved looking Richie Aprile thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Panda Cuchi (ranked 2084 p4p, 1772 weight class) and Roger Sack (ranked 184 p4p, 159 weight class). Sack has chosen DaBobby - BOP in Arlen as his entrance music. Roger Sack acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sack. Beautiful body shot.
Sack cracks a nice hook into Cuchi's ribs.
Sack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sack forces Cuchi back against the ropes and clinches.
Sack misses with a knee to the head.
Sack lands a damaging elbow.
Sack scores a nice knee to the body.
Sack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Sack misses.
A quick step to the side and Cuchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sack misses the shot to the body.
Cuchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sack throws a looping overhand right but Cuchi ducks down to avoid it.
Cuchi ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
Cuchi appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sack.
Sack misses with a body shot.
Cuchi walks into a left hand.
Sack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sack drives through and clinches with Cuchi against the ropes.
Cuchi can't find room to land a body shot as Sack controls the action.
Sack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuchi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cuchi prevents a body shot from Sack.
Sack breaks from the clinch.
Sack has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cuchi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sack clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sack lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack prevents a body shot from Cuchi.
Sack breaks the clinch.
Sack moves into the clinch.
Sack missing with knees to the body.
Sack is controlling Cuchi's neck. Sack unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Cuchi goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Roger Sack!
Roger Sack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 2925 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 306 p4p, 121 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Sgt MacKenzie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln . That's going to slow Adofo down.
Adofo with a hook.
It looks like Alexander Lincoln has been cut.
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Adofo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Lincoln throws out a leg kick but Adofo moves out of range and Lincoln only half commits.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Adofo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lincoln doesn't seem phased though.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adofo misses with a leg kick
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Adofo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Adofo blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Lincoln .
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln .
Lincoln tried to score with a low kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Adofo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Adofo.
Adofo throws a hook but Lincoln avoids it easily.
Adofo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Adofo throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Lincoln was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo tries to clinch up.
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adofo's head.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Adofo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
Adofo 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln .
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adofo lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Lincoln misses
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln lands with a slapping head kick.
Adofo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Lincoln stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Lincoln walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Adofo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln .
Adofo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lincoln is rocked!
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adofo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincoln on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adofo misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yanga Adofo should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Adofo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Adofo is having none of it.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Adofo throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln slips a straight right by Adofo.
Adofo scores with a body shot.
A jab from Lincoln does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adofo.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
Yanga Adofo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adofo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adofo.
Adofo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adofo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Lincoln looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Adofo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adofo is looking to slow Lincoln down with leg kicks.
Adofo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln .
Adofo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lincoln . Lincoln obviously looking to wear him down.
Adofo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lincoln 's head backwards.
Lincoln connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adofo's hands.
Adofo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Adofo moves out of range easily.
Adofo clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lincoln throws a front kick that sends Adofo stumbling back into the ropes.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lincoln has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lincoln lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lincoln tries to score with a low kick but Adofo moves his leg out of the way.
Adofo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adofo scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Adofo is having none of it.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lincoln defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Adofo misses with a straight right.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo tries to clinch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adofo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln clinches up against the ropes.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Yanga Adofo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lincoln , as that shot connected.
Adofo loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Adofo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln seems to have recovered his senses.
Lincoln avoids the head kick by Adofo.
Lincoln throws a nice head kick!
Adofo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Adofo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adofo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Adofo. That's going to slow Lincoln down.
Lincoln thows a body kick. Adofo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adofo 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.
Lincoln moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adofo. Adofo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Adofo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lincoln throws a head kick but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Lincoln 's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln clobbers Adofo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adofo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adofo is rocked!
Good leg kick by Adofo.
Oh Adofo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln lands an overhand right.
Lincoln with a jab.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Adofo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Lincoln was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Adofo blocks a head kick by Lincoln .
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Adofo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lincoln .
Adofo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lincoln throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Lincoln .
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adofo checks a low kick from Lincoln .
Adofo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lincoln on the side of the head.
Adofo thuds his right hand into Lincoln 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alexander Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Lincoln .
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Adofo with an uppercut!
Adofo avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
Adofo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Adofo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo throws a low kick but Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Adofo catches Lincoln with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln lands a nice looking body kick.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Adofo seems to have got his legs back now.
Adofo swings widly with a right hand
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adofo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanga Adofo!
Yanga Adofo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giang Hao (ranked 1472 p4p, 1992 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 68 p4p, 79 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giang Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao punishes Roth's body with a nice straight punch.
Roth throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hao counter with a right hand.
Roth misses with a double jab.
Hao slips a straight right by Roth.
Hao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hao throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roth lands with a good body shot.
Hao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roth looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Hao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roth.
Roth misses with a hook.
Hao lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Philip Roth has been cut.
Hao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roth.
Roth throws a looping overhand right but Hao ducks down to avoid it.
Hao is looking for a counter combo.
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!
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Hao.
Roth cracks Hao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roth lands a jab to the head.
Roth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hao throws out the jab.
Hao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Roth does no damage.
Roth misses the jab.
Hao misses with an uppercut
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roth 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.
Roth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roth lands with a cross.
Roth throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giang Hao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roth takes a swing at Hao's ribcage but misses.
Hao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth misses with a body punch
and Hao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hao. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
As Hao backs off Roth throws a huge counter combo but Hao manages to avoid it all.
Hao cracks Roth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
Hao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth throws a right hand that misses
and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hao lands a jab to Roth's midsection.
Roth throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily.
Hao throws a combination. Roth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Giang Hao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roth throws a shot from downtown. Hao moves away and avoids it.
Hao avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hao is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roth.
Philip Roth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao clips Roth with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Roth a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Hao avoids the body shot from Roth.
Hao throwing a counter right hand but Roth manages to avoid it.
Roth misses with a right hand
and Hao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Roth drops his guard momentarily, allowing Hao to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Roth! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Hao takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giang Hao!
Giang Hao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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