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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sung Jing Woo (ranked 4667 p4p, 4969 weight class) and Sergio Santos Pereira (ranked 471 p4p, 486 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Jing Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Santos Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jing Woo moves away.
Jing Woo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sergio Santos Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jing Woo slips under a jab from Santos Pereira.
Jing Woo tries to counter by clinching up but Santos Pereira breaks away and moves out of range.
Jing Woo misses with a straight right.
Santos Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos Pereira misses with a hook
and Jing Woo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos Pereira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santos Pereira avoiding damage as Jing Woo throws knees to the body.
Santos Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Jing Woo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jing Woo blocks an elbow strike from Santos Pereira.
Good body shot from Jing Woo.
Jing Woo avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos Pereira.
Jing Woo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jing Woo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos Pereira avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jing Woo scores with a shot to the side of Santos Pereira's head.
Jing Woo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jing Woo pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jing Woo.
Jing Woo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos Pereira backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jing Woo obliges.
Santos Pereira landing knees to the head.
Jing Woo lands an elbow just above Santos Pereira 's eye.
Jing Woo lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Santos Pereira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jing Woo's brow.
Jing Woo crunches a lovely knee into Santos Pereira's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jing Woo throws an elbow that misses.
Jing Woo lands an elbow just above Santos Pereira 's eye.
Santos Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Jing Woo blocks an elbow strike.
Jing Woo avoiding damage as Santos Pereira throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jing Woo.
Jing Woo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jing Woo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos Pereira landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jing Woo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jing Woo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jing Woo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
Santos Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Jing Woo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jing Woo dodges an elbow strike from Santos Pereira.
Jing Woo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Jing Woo avoids the damage to the body.
Jing Woo lands a damaging elbow.
Jing Woo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos Pereira with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jing Woo.
Santos Pereira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jing Woo is defending well for now.
Jing Woo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jing Woo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos Pereira.
Nice body punch from Jing Woo - that landed with a thud.
Jing Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Jing Woo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jing Woo gets a clinch.
Jing Woo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos Pereira is defending well for now.
Jing Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jing Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos Pereira missing with knees to the body.
Jing Woo is working Santos Pereira over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Jing Woo.
Santos Pereira avoiding damage as Jing Woo throws knees to the body.
Santos Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Jing Woo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos Pereira backwards.
Santos Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Jing Woo blocks an elbow strike from Santos Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jing Woo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
Jing Woo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Jing Woo avoids the damage to the body.
Jing Woo tries a knee to the head but Santos Pereira blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Jing Woo.
Jing Woo managing to block the knees to the body from Santos Pereira.
Jing Woo tries a body shot but Santos Pereira blocks it.
Santos Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Jing Woo.
Santos Pereira throws an elbow but it misses.
Jing Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos Pereira backwards.
Jing Woo lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jing Woo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos Pereira's brow.
Santos Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Jing Woo, against the ropes.
Santos Pereira lands an elbow inside.
Santos Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jing Woo's defenses.
Jing Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos Pereira can do to turn this around?
Santos Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Jing Woo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos Pereira backwards.
Jing Woo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jing Woo lands an elbow inside.
Jing Woo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos Pereira's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jing Woo lands a knee to the head.
Jing Woo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jing Woo avoids the elbow strike from Santos Pereira, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jing Woo.
Sung Jing Woo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jing Woo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jing Woo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Santos Pereira is rocked!
Jing Woo is controlling Santos Pereira's neck. Jing Woo unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Santos Pereira 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 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sung Jing Woo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Richman (ranked 3792 p4p, 3558 weight class) and Benedict Dubois (ranked 416 p4p, 402 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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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Richman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benedict Dubois!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dubois misses with a low kick as Richman jumps back.
Richman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Richman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dubois takes a swing at Richman's ribcage but misses.
Dubois cracks a nice hook into Richman's ribs.
Richman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubois.
Dubois rushes Richman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dubois.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubois gets through Richman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dubois.
Dubois misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dubois.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richman can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubois's elbow.
Richman is trying to force a seperation but Dubois has the dominant position.
Dubois lands a nice uppercut.
Dubois lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubois has him pressed against the ropes.
Dubois creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Richman 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! Richman face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Dubois takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benedict Dubois!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dongie Skrong (ranked 4571 p4p, 3491 weight class) and Steve Ballamer (ranked 463 p4p, 391 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dongie Skrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Ballamer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballamer closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Skrong trying to control the position but instead, Ballamer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skrong into the ropes.
Skrong just leaning against Ballamer, taking a breather.
Ballamer misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ballamer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballamer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballamer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skrong controlling the action here for a moment.
Skrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballamer is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skrong tries a knee to the head but Ballamer blocks it.
Skrong is looking to control Ballamer's arms but Ballamer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skrong has his back to the ropes.
Ballamer has a couple of punches blocked by Skrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballamer misses with a punch to the body.
Ballamer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Ballamer on the inside.
 It looks like Dongie Skrong has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballamer as Skrong tries to tie him up.
Skrong takes a shot to the head.
Ballamer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skrong backwards.
Skrong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skrong taking a breather.
Ballamer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skrong tries to land a knee to the head but Ballamer blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skrong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballamer.
Good body shot from Ballamer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballamer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballamer has a couple of punches blocked by Skrong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballamer is working Skrong over against the ropes.
Skrong is breathing heavily.
Ballamer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballamer lands with a left to the head.
Skrong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ballamer is keeping busy.
Skrong prevents a body shot from Ballamer.
Ballamer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skrong backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ballamer.
Skrong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballamer blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Ballamer.
Ballamer lands with a right to the head.
Skrong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballamer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ballamer lands a shoulder strike.
Skrong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ballamer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dongie Skrong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballamer clinches up against the ropes.
Ballamer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballamer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ballamer lands with a right to the head.
Ballamer lands with a light punch inside.
Skrong taking a breather.
Ballamer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skrong.
Ballamer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballamer digs a right hand underneath Skrong's ribcage. Skrong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ballamer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skrong tries a knee to the head but Ballamer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballamer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballamer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skrong, pushing him back against the ropes.
Skrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballamer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballamer lands a nice shot to the body.
Skrong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ballamer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballamer lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballamer.
Ballamer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballamer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrongs head.
Dongie Skrong's cut is getting worse.
Ballamer creates a bit of space and cracks Skrong with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Skrong is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
 Skrong is rocked!
Skrong glances at the clock... BAM! Ballamer nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Skrong crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Skrong is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Ballamer!
A less than humble Steve Ballamer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Timothy Spence (ranked 5398 p4p, 2419 weight class) and Robin Van Zegelaar (ranked 514 p4p, 286 weight class). Spence comes to the ring accompanied by He's A Mental Giant. On his way into the ring it seems that Timothy Spence has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Timothy Spence seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Van Zegelaar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Zegelaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spence cracks Van Zegelaar with a good jab.
Spence scores with the left hand. Van Zegelaar knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Zegelaar slips a straight right by Spence.
Van Zegelaar slips under a jab from Spence.
Spence misses with a hook. Van Zegelaar ducked under it nicely.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Van Zegelaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spence scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Zegelaar's head backwards.
Van Zegelaar walks into a stiff left hand from Spence.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Van Zegelaar 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!
Spence throws an off balance right hand
letting Van Zegelaar counter with a right hand.
Van Zegelaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spence.
Van Zegelaar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Spence.
A head kick by Spence misses
and Van Zegelaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Zegelaar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spence misses with an uppercut
enabling Van Zegelaar to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Zegelaar.
Spence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spence tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Zegelaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spence tries to land a leg kick but Van Zegelaar saw it coming and moves away.
Van Zegelaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence cracks Van Zegelaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Van Zegelaar tenderised Spence's leg. Spence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Spence misses with a hook.
Van Zegelaar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Spence blocks it well.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence throws a right and a left that Van Zegelaar avoids nicely.
Van Zegelaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence connects with a jab.
Van Zegelaar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Zegelaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Van Zegelaar.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Van Zegelaar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Spence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Zegelaar momentarily.
No joy there for Spence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Zegelaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Zegelaar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Zegelaar misses with an uppercut.
Van Zegelaar misses with a looping left.
Spence is looking for a counter combo.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Zegelaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Zegelaar slips a jab from Spence.
Van Zegelaar misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Van Zegelaar.
The fighters circling - Spence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Zegelaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Van Zegelaar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Zegelaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Zegelaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar slips a straight right by Spence.
Van Zegelaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Spence.
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!
Spence avoids the head kick by Van Zegelaar.
Spence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Zegelaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Spence misses the target.
Van Zegelaar ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Van Zegelaar slips under a jab.
Van Zegelaar avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Van Zegelaar.
Spence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Spence dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Zegelaar blocks a jab.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Van Zegelaar moved out of range.
Van Zegelaar tries a quick counter leg kick but Spence is wise to it.
Spence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Zegelaar momentarily.
Van Zegelaar missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timothy Spence is winning the standup battle so far.
Spence misses with a hook.
Van Zegelaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence.
Van Zegelaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence throws a right hand that misses
and Van Zegelaar counters with a straight right hand.
Spence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Zegelaar misses the shot to the body.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Van Zegelaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Zegelaar misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Spence checks a low kick from Van Zegelaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Van Zegelaar moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Zegelaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Zegelaar can do to turn this around?
Van Zegelaar wants to land a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Zegelaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spence slips a jab and a cross from Van Zegelaar.
Spence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Van Zegelaar stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Van Zegelaar walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Spence misses.
Van Zegelaar throws out a counter right but Spence avoids it with no problem.
Spence misses with a looping left.
Spence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Spence coming out on top.
Van Zegelaar is rocked!
Spence uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Zegelaar has time to react.
Van Zegelaar is still on wobbly legs! Can Spence finish him?
Van Zegelaar blocks a jab.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Zegelaar seems to have recovered his senses.
Spence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a straight right hand.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Van Zegelaar misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Zegelaar. Van Zegelaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Zegelaar slips a jab from Spence.
Van Zegelaar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Zegelaar moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Van Zegelaar slips the punch.
Van Zegelaar scores with a hook.
Van Zegelaar slips under a jab from Spence.
Spence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Zegelaar to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Spence finds it's way through Van Zegelaar's defenses.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Van Zegelaar ducks down to avoid it.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Spence.
Van Zegelaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Zegelaar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Zegelaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Van Zegelaar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Zegelaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Zegelaar throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spence lands a nice looking body shot.
Spence throws the kick towards the body but Van Zegelaar avoids it.
Spence throws a series of punches but Van Zegelaar avoids them all with ease.
Van Zegelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Spence will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Zegelaar takes one to the side of the head.
Van Zegelaar scores with a nice right hand.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and Van Zegelaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Zegelaar tries to bum rush Spence with a series of wild strikes but Spence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Van Zegelaar slips the punch.
Van Zegelaar throws a big counter head kick but Spence avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Van Zegelaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Zegelaar off the ropes and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Spence there.
Van Zegelaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence misses with a straight right.
Spence misses with a hook. Van Zegelaar ducked under it nicely.
Van Zegelaar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spence.
Spence with a jab.
Spence jabs at Van Zegelaar's body.
Van Zegelaar throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
It looked like Spence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Zegelaar throws a low kick but Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Van Zegelaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Zegelaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Zegelaar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Zegelaar checks the leg kick.
Van Zegelaar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Spence throws a front kick aimed at Van Zegelaar's knee but Van Zegelaar avoids it well.
Spence misses the jab.
Spence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Zegelaar on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spence lands with a straight right. Van Zegelaar didn't see that one coming.
Spence throws a sloppy head kick and Van Zegelaar moves out of range easily.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spence crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Zegelaar - the referee stops the clock and Spence gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Zegelaar. Spence manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Van Zegelaar's head but Van Zegelaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a three punch combo that has Spence backing up. Spence nods at Van Zegelaar to acknowledge the strikes.
Spence avoids the body shot from Van Zegelaar.
Spence misses with a hook to the body
and Van Zegelaar counters with a good low kick that Spence was not able to check.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Zegelaar is just out of range.
Spence scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Zegelaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Van Zegelaar lands but Spence takes it in his stride.
Van Zegelaar ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Zegelaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for Spence.
Robin Van Zegelaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spence misses with a body kick.
Spence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Zegelaar misses the target.
Spence throwing a counter right hand but Van Zegelaar manages to avoid it.
Van Zegelaar misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar walks into a left hand.
Spence stuns Van Zegelaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Zegelaar defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Spence connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Van Zegelaar onto his butt! Van Zegelaar bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Spence throws a right and a left that Van Zegelaar avoids nicely.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
Van Zegelaar moves away from the strike by Spence.
Spence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Zegelaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Van Zegelaar saw that one coming.
Robin Van Zegelaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timothy Spence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spence misses with a head kick.
Van Zegelaar flicks out a counter leg kick but Spence steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spence 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 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Spence!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Jackson (ranked 4096 p4p, 5371 weight class) and Jovan Chase (ranked 445 p4p, 508 weight class). Brandon Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jovan Chase's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovan Chase!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chase looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Chase looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jovan Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chase just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJackson.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chase.
Danga de danga de dang - Chase scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Chase moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chase.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
Jackson rushes Chase and presses him up against the ropes.
Chase lands a right hand.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chase looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chase is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Chase is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chase blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Chase creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Chase lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chase looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Chase lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chase as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chase looking to stall.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chase.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Chase dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chase lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Chase connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Jackson's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Jackson - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jovan Chase!
Jovan Chase bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 25269 p4p, 4789 weight class) and Jovany Fisher (ranked 582 p4p, 477 weight class). Campos comes to the ring accompanied by Fumafu. 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jovany Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos throws out a powerful jab.
Fisher throws the left hand but Campos avoids the punch easily.
Campos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisher's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Campos.
Jovany Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Campos.
Campos cracks Fisher with a good jab.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Campos checks it
and Campos counters with a stiff right hand.
Campos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fisher throws out the jab.
Fisher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos throws a poor cross that misses
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher moves out of range as Campos strikes.
Campos misses with a hook
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Fisher.
Fisher tries to work over Campos's front leg with a kick but Campos checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Campos. That snapped Fisher's head back.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campos looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Fisher slips under a jab from Campos.
Campos is looking to land body kicks.
Fisher throws a wild body kick that Campos sees coming a mile off.
Campos lands an overhand right.
Fisher throws a leg kick
and Campos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Campos counters with a nice uppercut that drops Fisher onto his backside! Fisher 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.
Fisher is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher drops his guard momentarily, allowing Campos to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Fisher! 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! Campos takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ezequiel Campos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Terrell Brooks (ranked 4860 p4p, 2571 weight class) and Vicente Krueger (ranked 357 p4p, 229 weight class). Brooks comes to the ring accompanied by Stronger - Kanye West. Vicente Krueger 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrell Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vicente Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws an off balance right hand
letting Krueger counter with a right hand.
Brooks misses with a shot to the body
enabling Krueger to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krueger.
Krueger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krueger lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brooks throws a hook but Krueger avoids it easily.
Brooks throws a hook but Krueger avoids it easily.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krueger swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Krueger tries to get set, Brooks tries to push him back and clinch up but Krueger manages to avoid the attempt.
Brooks throws a jab when Krueger was well out of range.
Krueger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brooks clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with some punches.
A short left from Krueger.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krueger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Krueger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krueger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krueger misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Krueger leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
A right hand to the body from Krueger.
Krueger misses with the head strike.
Krueger lands a left hand.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Krueger throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Krueger blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Krueger misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krueger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
Krueger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
Brooks gets through Krueger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krueger stalling in the clinch but Brooks improves position.
Krueger stalling in the clinch but Brooks improves position.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krueger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brooks wants to stall.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krueger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krueger taking a breather.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krueger.
Krueger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Krueger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Krueger counter with a right hand.
Krueger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krueger.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Krueger misses.
Krueger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Krueger counter with a right hand.
Krueger slips under a jab from Brooks.
Krueger throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks lands a jab.
Brooks lands the left hand.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Krueger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Krueger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches.
Krueger stalling in the clinch but Brooks improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krueger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Krueger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
A shot in the inside from Krueger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Krueger - that landed with a thud.
Krueger stalling against the ropes.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Krueger controls the action.
Krueger lands an uppercut.
Krueger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krueger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krueger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krueger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Krueger on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Krueger.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Krueger.
Krueger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vicente Krueger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krueger lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Krueger.
Brooks misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krueger lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Brooks tries a body shot but Krueger blocks it.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks cracks Krueger with a nice body shot.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Krueger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Brooks throws a hook but Krueger blocks it.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Krueger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
and Krueger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krueger prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Krueger lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Krueger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krueger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Krueger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krueger digs a right hand underneath Brooks's ribcage. Brooks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krueger looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger looking to slow down the pace here.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krueger has his back to the ropes.
Krueger lands with a short shot to the head.
Krueger tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Krueger back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krueger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Terrell Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Krueger avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the ropes.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike.
Krueger lands a right hand.
Krueger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Krueger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Krueger controls his hands.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Krueger controls his hands.
Krueger misses with some punches.
Krueger pushes Brooks back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.
Krueger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krueger lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger lands an uppercut.
Krueger trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krueger into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krueger tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krueger into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vicente Krueger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Krueger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krueger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Krueger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 3101 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 334 p4p, 255 weight class). Dunham has chosen Bubbles as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham scores with a punch to the head.
We've been informed that Dunham has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dunham lands a right and a left and another right! Ajuricaba goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pete Dunham!
Pete Dunham seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lotte Jansen (ranked 1792 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 65 p4p, 36 weight class). Mandiang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oliver Twist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lotte Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansen misses with an uppercut.
Jansen avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Jansen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jansen misses with a straight left.
Jansen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jansen throws a body punch but Mandiang moves out of range.
Jansen checks a leg kick.
Jansen needs to keep his hands up - Mandiang had a free shot at his head there.
Jansen misses the shot to the body.
Jansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Mandiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jansen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jansen throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Mandiang misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen moves out of range of the body kick from Mandiang.
Mandiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jansen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mandiang's hands.
Jansen tries to bum rush Mandiang with a series of wild strikes but Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandiang.
Mandiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.
Mandiang throws a wild body kick that Jansen sees coming a mile off.
Jansen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mandiang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jansen's hands.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Jansen moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Jansen.
Jansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang defending well as Jansen loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Jansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Jansen scores with a jab to the head.
 It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jansen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mandiang looks winded!
Mandiang swings for the body but Jansen moves out of range.
Jansen throws a good cross that connects.
Jansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
A nice side step and Mandiang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jansen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jansen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jansen lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jansen.
It seemed like Mandiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansen throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Jansen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lotte Jansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mandiang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jansen.
Jansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jansen connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Jansen.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Jansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jansen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jansen checks a leg kick.
Jansen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses
and Jansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jansen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mandiang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mandiang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lotte Jansen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mandiang is breathing heavily.
Mandiang throws an off balance right hand
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mandiang is rocked!
Jansen slips under a jab.
Mandiang is still on wobbly legs! Can Jansen finish him?
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Jansen.
Mandiang seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jansen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jansen tests Mandiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jansen misses with a two punch combination.
Jansen takes a swing at Mandiang's ribcage but misses.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Jansen moves out of range.
Mandiang misses with a hook
enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Mandiang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Jansen throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Jansen lands.
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Jansen slips under a jab from Mandiang.
Jansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandiang.
Jansen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jansen scores with a nice right hand.
Mandiang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jansen cracks Mandiang with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Mandiang get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Mandiang looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Jansen lunges at Mandiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mandiang's hand.
Mandiang walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Mandiang is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lotte Jansen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Heredia (ranked 790 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Reggie Sanders (ranked 24 p4p, 77 weight class). Heredia comes to the ring accompanied by Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta. Sanders has chosen Death On Me as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heredia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Reggie Sanders has been cut.
Heredia throws a good cross that connects.
Heredia clobbers Sanders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heredia throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Sanders appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sanders moves out of range as Heredia strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
A slow jab from Heredia misses its intended target.
Heredia catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Sanders stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Sanders walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heredia misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heredia scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Sanders to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Heredia away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Sanders got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Sanders is rocked!
Heredia swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Heredia misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Heredia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heredia cracks Sanders with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Sanders is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Sanders is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Sanders walks into a big right hand from Heredia and goes down! The referee sends Heredia to a neutral corner as Sanders gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Heredia finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Heredia. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanders jabs at Heredia's body.
Heredia lands a slapping body shot.
Sanders moves out of range as Heredia strikes.
Heredia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Heredia is just out of range.
Sanders staying out of range there.
Sanders throws a series of strikes that have Heredia backpedaling.
Sanders 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 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roberto Heredia!
Roberto Heredia retains his super heavyweight title!
Roberto Heredia took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Bueno pues ya emos ganao, aora viene lo bueno, BOOM. Fiesta, asta el domingo! BOOM Y voi a cojer un par de requetonas, y las voi a partir las bragas. BOOM'.
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