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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryan McLawhorn (ranked 4378 p4p, 5426 weight class) and Jeremy WonderMan (ranked 416 p4p, 470 weight class). Jeremy WonderMan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan McLawhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy WonderMan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLawhorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
WonderMan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McLawhorn tries to clinch up but WonderMan circles away and keeps his distance.
WonderMan misses with a double jab.
WonderMan misses with a series of wild punches.
WonderMan throws a right hand that McLawhorn ducks under and follows up with a left that McLawhorn also avoids with ease.
McLawhorn throws a big counter combination but WonderMan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McLawhorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of WonderMan's head.
WonderMan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLawhorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from WonderMan. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WonderMan throws a right and a left that both miss.
WonderMan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McLawhorn with a nice calf kick.
WonderMan looks to land a combination but McLawhorn avoids it well.
McLawhorn throws a series of punches but WonderMan avoids them all with ease.
WonderMan misses with a series of wild punches.
McLawhorn has closed the distance and engaged WonderMan in a clinch.
WonderMan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLawhorn avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WonderMan missing with knees to the body.
WonderMan manages to break the clinch.
McLawhorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but WonderMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
WonderMan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLawhorn appears to be looking for a big counter.
WonderMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
WonderMan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
WonderMan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
WonderMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
WonderMan throws a nice looking combination but McLawhorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLawhorn drives through and clinches with WonderMan against the cage.
WonderMan manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for WonderMan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
WonderMan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McLawhorn backs up against the cage.
WonderMan looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLawhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLawhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLawhorn tries to close the distance and clinch but WonderMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLawhorn tries to clinch there but WonderMan circles away.
WonderMan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WonderMan misses with a two punch combination.
McLawhorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLawhorn gets a clinch.
WonderMan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLawhorn has WonderMan pushed against the cage.
McLawhorn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
WonderMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WonderMan keeps the fight on the outside.
McLawhorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy WonderMan dominated that round.
That's time! McLawhorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McLawhorn tries to clinch up.
McLawhorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLawhorn wants to clinch up but WonderMan keeps it at a distance.
WonderMan misses with a two punch combination.
Jeremy WonderMan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
WonderMan throws a nice looking combination but McLawhorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLawhorn thinks about countering with a head kick.
McLawhorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
McLawhorn lands with an uppercut that bounces WonderMan off the cage and back into range.
McLawhorn has WonderMan up against the cage in a clinch.
WonderMan manages to break the clinch.
WonderMan throws a right and a left that McLawhorn avoids nicely.
McLawhorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLawhorn wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - McLawhorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McLawhorn lands with a kick to the temple. WonderMan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLawhorn throws a switch kick that catches WonderMan on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! WonderMan looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as WonderMan flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bryan McLawhorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tauski Mountain (ranked 1642 p4p, 2084 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 70 p4p, 77 weight class). Philip Roth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tauski Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Roth misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheers as Roth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mountain doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Roth's leg. Roth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roth lands a glancing blow to the side of Mountain's head.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Roth saw that one coming.
Philip Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mountain tries to clinch but Roth is having none of it.
Roth lands with a cross.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mountain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roth.
Roth scores with a nice right hand.
Tauski Mountain's cut is getting worse.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth clips Mountain 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 Mountain a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
 Mountain is rocked!
Roth closes the distance and catches Mountain with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mountain is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mountain is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mountain is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Roth takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Philip Roth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 22488 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 208 p4p, 59 weight class). Kronke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feuer Frei. On his way into the cage it seems that Eric Kronke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eric Kronke 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slim throws the left hand but Kronke avoids the punch easily.
Kronke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kronke throws a poor cross that misses
and Slim counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Kronke misses.
Kronke throws a leg kick but Slim checks it.
Kronke looks to land a combination but Slim avoids it well.
Slim instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Slim.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Slim controls his hands.
Slim prevents a body shot from Kronke.
Kronke lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
Slim landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slim.
A shot in the inside from Slim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Slim.
Slim lands an uppercut.
Slim scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Slim.
Kronke is breathing heavily.
Kronke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slim blocking some punches.
Slim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slim.
Slim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slim tries a knee to the head but Kronke blocks it.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
Kronke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slim lands an uppercut.
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
Slim tries a knee to the head but Kronke blocks it.
Slim lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Slim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slim digs a right hand into Kronke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kronke's gas tank.
Slim lands a knee to the head.
Slim lands a body punch.
Slim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kronke is rocked!
Slim digs a right hand underneath Kronke's ribcage. Kronke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim drops Kronke on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Kronke bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Oh Kronke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slim scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Kronke beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Kronke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kronke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slim - the referee stops the clock and Kronke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slim. Kronke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kronke is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Slim doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kronke crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kronke's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barbados Slim!
A very excited looking Barbados Slim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Catari Blacki (ranked 4514 p4p, 1812 weight class) and Roger Sack (ranked 334 p4p, 159 weight class). Sack has chosen DaBobby - BOP in Arlen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Catari Blacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blacki.
Roger Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blacki lands the left hand.
Blacki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sack.
Sack jabs at Blacki's body.
Sack lands an overhand right.
Sack thuds his right hand into Blacki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blacki throws a looping overhand right but Sack ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Blacki misses.
Blacki backing away here, and Sack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blacki misses with a left hand
and Sack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blacki.
Sack is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blacki is rocked!
It looks like Catari Blacki has been cut.
Blacki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sack cracks Blacki with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Blacki 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. Blacki looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Oh Blacki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sack weaves into range and cracks Blacki right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Blacki goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sack is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Sack!
A relieved looking Roger Sack 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2382 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Fung Hao Ming (ranked 248 p4p, 307 weight class). Hao Ming has chosen New Authentic - Places You Go as his entrance music. Rapido Nadadora had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 31 - 37 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao Ming lands a jab to the head.
Nadadora slips a jab from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Hao Ming bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hao Ming instigates a clinch.
Nadadora misses with a body punch.
Hao Ming lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nadadora blocking some punches.
Hao Ming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hao Ming misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming lands a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming gets through Nadadora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming prevents Nadadora from breaking the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to push Hao Ming away but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nadadora is looking to break free of the clinch but Hao Ming has double underhooks.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Hao Ming is controlling the position.
Nadadora wants to break free but Hao Ming has control.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hao Ming throws a head punch that misses.
Hao Ming scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao Ming clobbers Nadadora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Hao Ming gets a clinch.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao Ming lands a nice uppercut.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadadora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Hao Ming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nadadora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nadadora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao Ming.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hao Ming counter with a right hand.
Nadadora gets a clinch.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Hao Ming won't allow it.
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nadadora works on Hao Ming's body with a couple of short punches.
Hao Ming lands with a light punch inside.
Hao Ming throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Hao Ming keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Hao Ming.
A right hook to the body lands for Hao Ming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao Ming throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora misses with a punch to the body.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
Hao Ming has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nadadora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hao Ming can turn it around.
Hao Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fung Hao Ming dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Hao Ming throws out a counter right but Nadadora avoids it with no problem.
Hao Ming waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadadora.
Nadadora moves away from the strike by Hao Ming.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hao Ming counters with a nice body shot.
Hao Ming scores with a one two! Nadadora had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hao Ming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Hao Ming wants to clinch up but Nadadora keeps it at a distance.
As Hao Ming looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Hao Ming just gets out of the way.
Hao Ming looks to land a combination but Nadadora avoids it well.
Nadadora went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hao Ming misses with a hook. Nadadora ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadadora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hao Ming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Hao Ming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao Ming avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming scores with a hook.
Nadadora wants to clinch but Hao Ming slips to the side
enabling Hao Ming to counter with a crisp jab.
Hao Ming clinches up against the cage.
Nadadora lands with a light punch inside.
Hao Ming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Hao Ming throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora wants to break free but Hao Ming has control.
A short right from Hao Ming on the inside.
Hao Ming misses with some punches.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Hao Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nadadora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hao Ming scores with a shot to the side of Nadadora's head.
Hao Ming misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadadora is trying to push Hao Ming away but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hao Ming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hao Ming lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Hao Ming is controlling the position.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Nadadora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Hao Ming has the dominant position.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hao Ming keeps control of Nadadora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Hao Ming.
Nadadora is trying to push Hao Ming away but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hao Ming lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Nadadora tries a body shot but Hao Ming blocks it.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Hao Ming has the dominant position.
Hao Ming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nadadora throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fung Hao Ming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hao Ming clinches up with Nadadora and pushes him back against the cage.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hao Ming scores with a shoulder strike.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hao Ming throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadadoras head.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora wants to break free but Hao Ming has control.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Hao Ming is controlling the position.
Nadadora tries to break free but Hao Ming pushes him back against the cage.
Nadadora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hao Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Hao Ming has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hao Ming to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hao Ming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Hao Ming misses.
Nadadora swinging wildly here.
Hao Ming looks low and kicks high, catching Nadadora right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Nadadora is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming looks to land a left hand but Nadadora moved out of range nicely.
Nadadora went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hao Ming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming tries to clinch there but Nadadora circles away.
Hao Ming forces Nadadora back against the cage and clinches.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora can't find room to land a body shot as Hao Ming controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hao Ming creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hao Ming fails to land.
Hao Ming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hao Ming.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hao Ming.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
Hao Ming tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao Ming lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hao Ming.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nadadora tries to bum rush Hao Ming with a series of wild strikes but Hao Ming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Hao Ming avoids nicely.
Hao Ming misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Nadadora both land. Nice combination.
Fung Hao Ming seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao Ming throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hao Ming works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nadadora moves forwards but Hao Ming connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Hao Ming connects with a crisp jab.
Fung Hao Ming is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hao Ming wants to clinch up but Nadadora keeps it at a distance.
Hao Ming instigates a clinch.
Nadadora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fung Hao Ming comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hao Ming 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fung Hao Ming!
A victorious Fung Hao Ming thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lerouch Vanitis (ranked 5215 p4p, 4827 weight class) and Ippo Takamura (ranked 459 p4p, 438 weight class). Takamura has chosen Inner Light- Shocking Lemon as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lerouch Vanitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanitis thuds a left hand into Takamura's body.
Vanitis misses with a two punch combination.
Vanitis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takamura with a hook.
Takamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanitis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vanitis moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanitis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanitis.
Takamura throws a hook but Vanitis avoids it easily.
Vanitis checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanitis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takamura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vanitis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanitis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takamura to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura throws an overhand right that lands on Vanitis's shoulder, as Vanitis tries to avoid the shot.
Vanitis is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Vanitis as he checks the leg kick.
Vanitis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanitis moves away from the strike by Takamura.
Vanitis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Takamura misses the jab.
Takamura throws a lazy head kick
and Vanitis counters with a three punch combo that has Takamura backing up. Takamura nods at Vanitis to acknowledge the strikes.
Vanitis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
A combination from Takamura does no damage.
Takamura throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanitis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takamura throws an off balance right hand
and Vanitis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura throws a jab when Vanitis was well out of range.
Vanitis throwing a counter right hand but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanitis circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Vanitis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanitis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takamura throws a jab when Vanitis was well out of range.
Takamura misses with a hook. Vanitis ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Vanitis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
Vanitis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanitis.
Vanitis blocks the body kick.
Vanitis throws a big counter combination but Takamura scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vanitis misses with a few strikes there.
Takamura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vanitis will feel that in the morning.
Vanitis avoids the head kick by Takamura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ippo Takamura will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Takamura. Those never looked like landing.
Vanitis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Takamura has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vanitis misses with a two punch combination.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Takamura.
Takamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Vanitis off the cage and back into range.
Vanitis slips a straight right by Takamura.
Vanitis is looking to counter punch.
Takamura takes a swing at Vanitis's ribcage but misses.
Vanitis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vanitis moves away from the strike by Takamura.
Vanitis defending well as Takamura loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Takamura is predictable there
and Vanitis counters with a series of strikes. Takamura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ippo Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanitis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takamura loads up on a big right hand but Vanitis slips the punch.
Takamura misses with a hook
and Vanitis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lerouch Vanitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanitis fails to land with a series of punches.
Takamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Vanitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Takamura throws a lazy head kick
and Takamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takamura missing with a left hand there. Vanitis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanitis throws a hook but Takamura blocks it.
As Vanitis backs off Takamura throws a huge counter combo but Vanitis manages to avoid it all.
Vanitis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
Takamura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
Vanitis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Vanitis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vanitis slips a straight right by Takamura.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanitis.
Vanitis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura scores with a head kick.
Vanitis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
Takamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanitis connects with a body shot.
Takamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takamura throws a hook but Vanitis avoids it easily.
Vanitis is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vanitis closes the distance and pushes Takamura back into the cage.
Takamura takes a shot to the head.
Takamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanitis has double underhooks.
Takamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanitis won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ippo Takamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Takamura.
Takamura throws a combination that misses
and Vanitis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanitis ducks under a wild hook from Takamura.
Vanitis throws a big counter combination but Takamura scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Takamura looks to land a right hand but Vanitis moved out of range.
Vanitis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanitis clinches.
Nice elbow from Vanitis.
 It looks like Ippo Takamura has been cut.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanitis lands a shoulder strike.
 Takamura is rocked!
Takamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Vanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanitis cracks Takamura on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Takamura crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Lerouch Vanitis!
Lerouch Vanitis retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lerouch Vanitis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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