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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Konnor Gordon (ranked 3439 p4p, 4673 weight class) and Bryan McLawhorn (ranked 347 p4p, 413 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konnor Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan McLawhorn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLawhorn gets a clinch.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gordon missing with knees to the body.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but McLawhorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLawhorn looking to throw knees to the head but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Gordon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLawhorn.
McLawhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLawhorn throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLawhorn.
McLawhorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLawhorn breaks the clinch.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon moves into range and clinches up with McLawhorn.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by McLawhorn.
Gordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLawhorns head.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from McLawhorn fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
McLawhorn tries to stall but Gordon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McLawhorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLawhorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLawhorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon lands with a cross.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLawhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLawhorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gordon circles away.
McLawhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLawhorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLawhorn wants to clinch up but Gordon keeps it at a distance.
McLawhorn misses with a two punch combination.
McLawhorn tries to clinch but Gordon moves away
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLawhorn tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
McLawhorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Gordon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gordon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gordon connects with the punch.
Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLawhorn tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
McLawhorn drives through and clinches with Gordon against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
McLawhorn dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konnor Gordon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gordon pushes McLawhorn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordon displaying some good clinch control by pressing McLawhorn up against the ropes.
Gordon is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLawhorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
McLawhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon moves into the clinch successfully.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLawhorn can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McLawhorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gordon's brow.
Gordon slows down the pace here.
McLawhorn blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon avoiding damage.
Gordon avoiding damage.
McLawhorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon closes the distance and pushes McLawhorn back into the ropes.
McLawhorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLawhorn tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McLawhorn.
A nice combination there by McLawhorn.
 It looks like Konnor Gordon has been cut.
McLawhorn throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gordon blocks the body kick.
A combination from McLawhorn does no damage.
McLawhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Gordon throws a one two combo.
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged McLawhorn in a clinch.
McLawhorn blocks a body shot from Gordon.
McLawhorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLawhorn blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by McLawhorn.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konnor Gordon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konnor Gordon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McLawhorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLawhorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon rushes McLawhorn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLawhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
McLawhorn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gordon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McLawhorn can turn it around.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McLawhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by McLawhorn.
McLawhorn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gordon clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLawhorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
McLawhorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLawhorn.
Konnor Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLawhorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLawhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLawhorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLawhorn tries to clinch but Gordon is having none of it.
Konnor Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon has closed the distance and engaged McLawhorn in a clinch.
McLawhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLawhorn tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
McLawhorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
McLawhorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McLawhorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLawhorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLawhorn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konnor Gordon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gordon 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konnor Gordon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2658 p4p, 2656 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 268 p4p, 266 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 38 - 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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora slips a jab from Hetfield.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadadora shrugs it off.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Hetfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a series of strikes. Nadadora will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Hetfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hetfield lands a front kick.
Nadadora walks into a jab.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hetfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora drops his hands momentarily and Hetfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Hetfield 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Hetfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hetfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Hetfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hetfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hetfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nadadora's knee momentarily.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hetfield let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield with a jab.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hetfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hetfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hetfield unleashes a big counter combination but Nadadora bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hetfield tries a head kick but it misses.
As Hetfield looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Hetfield just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a left to the body.
Hetfield lands a really nice looking cross but Nadadora seems unphased.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Nadadora backs off Hetfield throws a huge counter combo but Nadadora manages to avoid it all.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Hetfield moves out of range.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Hetfield is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nadadora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadadora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield scores with a nice head shot.
Nadadora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Hetfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a left and a right that stings Nadadora.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the body.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hetfield. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield feints a jab promting Nadadora to slip. Hetfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nadadora slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hetfield is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Nadadora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Hetfield.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nadadora throws a series of strikes that have Hetfield backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield thuds a left hand into Nadadora's body.
James Hetfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hetfield. Hetfield obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hetfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nadadora is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadadora lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hetfield backs up against the ropes.
 It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Hetfield - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Hetfield.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
Hetfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a low kick, right behind Nadadora 's knee.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Hetfield moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nadadora thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nadadora thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a head kick that half lands.
Nadadora walks into a straight right hand from Hetfield.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Nadadora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hetfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Hetfield jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nadadora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hetfield digs a good hook to Nadadora's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield works the jab nicely.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hetfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Hetfield.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Hetfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hetfield also avoids with ease.
Hetfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
James Hetfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hetfield 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hetfield!
James Hetfield made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Nothing else matters'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pattaya D Krusai (ranked 25351 p4p, 2680 weight class) and Rahim Johnson (ranked 355 p4p, 219 weight class). Johnson has chosen Gone Guru- Lifeseeker 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pattaya D Krusai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rahim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Krusai.
D Krusai darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
D Krusai keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D Krusai lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from D Krusai.
D Krusai lands a nice elbow.
D Krusai missing with knees to the body.
D Krusai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
D Krusai lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
D Krusai lands a left hand.
D Krusai scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
A hook to the body from D Krusai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D Krusai missing with knees to the body.
D Krusai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Krusai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
D Krusai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
D Krusai tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
D Krusai lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rahim Johnson has been cut.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from D Krusai.
D Krusai missing with knees to the body.
D Krusai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
D Krusai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson's coach down at Golden Tiger Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
D Krusai lands with a right to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Krusai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Krusai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
 Johnson is rocked!
D Krusai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can D Krusai finish him?
D Krusai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
D Krusai lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
D Krusai misses with the head strike.
D Krusai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D Krusai lands a knee to the body.
D Krusai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from D Krusai, against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
D Krusai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rahim Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
D Krusai connects with the punch.
D Krusai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
D Krusai clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from D Krusai.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
D Krusai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from D Krusai.
D Krusai scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
D Krusai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Krusai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D Krusai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Krusai creates a bit of distance and cracks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson goes down! The referee pushes D Krusai away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Johnson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! D Krusai takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pattaya D Krusai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ippo Takamura (ranked 5468 p4p, 25257 weight class) and Jovan Chase (ranked 462 p4p, 484 weight class). Takamura comes to the ring accompanied by Inner Light- Shocking Lemon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovan Chase!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Takamura misses the target.
Chase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chase connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Ippo Takamura has been cut.
Chase throws a head kick but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Chase has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chase throws a jab when Takamura was well out of range.
Takamura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Takamura.
A slow jab from Chase misses its intended target.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Takamura moved out of range.
Takamura connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takamura lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Chase.
Chase throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takamura.
Chase slips under a jab.
Chase throws the left hand but Takamura avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Chase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takamura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chase uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takamura.
Chase scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Takamura to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 Takamura is rocked!
Takamura get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Takamura stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Chase runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jovan Chase!
Jovan Chase spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 3597 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 337 p4p, 254 weight class). Kruczek has chosen Born To Raise Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek lands a right hook to the body.
Kruczek throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Kruczek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adofo doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Kruczek.
Kruczek misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
Kruczek throws a low kick, looking for Adofo's leg but Adofo calmly moves out of range.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but Adofo checks it.
Kruczek scores with a punch to the head.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adofo.
Adofo throws a shot from downtown. Kruczek moves away and avoids it.
Adofo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruczek throws a combination that misses
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek misses the shot to the body.
Kruczek avoids the body shot from Adofo.
Kruczek lands a right hook to the body.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo slips under a jab from Kruczek.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Kruczek manages to avoid it.
Kruczek scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kruczek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kruczek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo backing away here, and Kruczek unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruczek scores with a leg kick.
Kruczek staying out of range there.
Adofo throws a hook but Kruczek blocks it.
Adofo connects with a crisp jab.
Kruczek has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adofo throws a hook but Kruczek blocks it.
A jab from Adofo misses.
Kruczek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kruczek lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Kruczek.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adofo!
A big right from Adofo misses.
Kruczek slips a jab from Adofo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Kruczek.
Kruczek jabs Adofo right on the nose. Adofo blinks but takes it well.
Adofo avoids the body shot from Kruczek.
Kruczek misses with a hook.
Kruczek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adofo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruczek.
Adofo loads up on a big right hand but Kruczek slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo motions for Kruczek to come forward. Adofo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruczek tries a quick counter leg kick but Adofo is wise to it.
Adofo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kruczek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kruczek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Kruczek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Kruczek does it's job there.
Adofo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruczek cracks Adofo with a good jab.
Kruczek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Adofo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruczek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adofo.
Adofo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kruczek throws a good cross that connects.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Adofo thuds his right hand into Kruczek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruczek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Kruczek ducks down to avoid it.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adofo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruczek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adofo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruczek.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Kruczek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adofo.
Kruczek loads up on a big right hand but Adofo slips the punch.
Kruczek lands with a cross.
Kruczek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adofo throws out the jab.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruczek throws a sloppy body shot
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruczek lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Kruczek finds it's target.
Adofo looks to throw the jab but Kruczek is out of range.
Adofo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruczek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adofo scrambles back to his feet.
Kruczek ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruczek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruczek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adofo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruczek.
Kruczek tries to bum rush Adofo with a series of wild strikes but Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adofo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruczek jabs Adofo right on the nose. Adofo blinks but takes it well.
Adofo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruczek's head.
Kruczek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adofo backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adofo has time to react.
Adofo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kruczek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kruczek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruczek misses with a straight right.
Adofo throws a right and a left that Kruczek avoids nicely.
Kruczek dodges the punch combination from Adofo.
Kruczek lands a glancing blow to the side of Adofo's head.
Kruczek swings widly with a right hand
and Kruczek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruczek.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kruczek cracks Adofo with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Kruczek.
Kruczek just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAdofo.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adofo takes one to the chin there.
Kruczek throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
A jab from Kruczek misses.
Kruczek throws a hook but Adofo blocks it.
Adofo is looking to chop away at Kruczek's legs.
Kruczek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kruczek lands a slapping body shot.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruczek throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Kruczek lands a jab to the nose.
Kruczek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Kruczek finds it's target.
Adofo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adofo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adofo throws a hook but Kruczek avoids it easily.
A big left from Adofo misses.
Kruczek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruczek moves away from the strike by Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adofo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yanga Adofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dionizy Kruczek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruczek lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruczek tests Adofo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruczek lands with a hook. Adofo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruczek throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Kruczek scores with a leg kick.
Kruczek throws a right and a left that Adofo avoids nicely.
Kruczek misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruczek lands with an uppercut that bounces Adofo off the ropes and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruczek as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Kruczek unleashes a big counter combination but Adofo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kruczek throws out a leg kick but Adofo moves out of range and Kruczek only half commits.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruczek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruczek misses with a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek swings for the body but Adofo moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Kruczek connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kruczek.
Kruczek throws a big shot that misses.
Kruczek misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kruczek misses.
Kruczek slips a straight right by Adofo.
Kruczek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Adofo backs off Kruczek throws a huge counter combo but Adofo manages to avoid it all.
Adofo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruczek clobbers Adofo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruczek throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruczek takes a swing at Adofo's ribcage but misses.
Adofo misses with a looping left.
Kruczek staying out of range there.
Adofo throws a jab when Kruczek was well out of range.
Adofo throws a hook but Kruczek avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo throws a nice looking combination but Kruczek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruczek works over Adofo's head and body with a nice combination.
Kruczek scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Kruczek.
Kruczek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruczek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adofo.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kruczek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Adofo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kruczek's head backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Adofo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kruczek lands a nice hook to Adofo's body. Adofo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruczek jabs at Adofo's body.
Adofo wants to slow Kruczek down by chopping away at his legs.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Kruczek looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Adofo throws a shot from downtown. Kruczek moves away and avoids it.
Adofo with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionizy Kruczek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kruczek 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionizy Kruczek!
After the big win, Dionizy Kruczek made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ollie Finn Malaki (ranked 3664 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Mauricio Zhang (ranked 367 p4p, 217 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ollie Finn Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang is looking to clinch.
Zhang closes the distance and clinches.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Malaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
Malaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhang controls his hands.
Zhang gets through Malaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malaki tries to work over Zhang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhang struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaki controls his hands.
Zhang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Zhang blocks a body shot from Malaki.
A short right from Malaki on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
A short right from Malaki on the inside.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Zhang scores with a shot to the side of Malaki's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki misses with the head strike.
Malaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Malaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhang's elbow.
Malaki tries a body shot but Zhang blocks it.
Malaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhang prevents a body shot from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a punch to the body.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Malaki.
Zhang blocks a body shot from Malaki.
Malaki blocking some punches.
Zhang tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zhang can't find room to land a body shot as Malaki controls the action.
Malaki tries to work over Zhang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhang lands a shot to the body.
Zhang working aggressively here.
Malaki cracks Zhang with a nice body shot.
Malaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malaki tries to throw a body punch but Zhang avoids it by throwing Malaki back against the ropes.
Malaki throws a head punch that misses.
Malaki blocking some punches.
Malaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhang takes a shot to the head.
Zhang scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhang tries a body shot but Malaki blocks it.
Malaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhang's elbow.
Malaki working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhang tries a body shot but Malaki blocks it.
Malaki lands a shoulder strike.
Zhang swings wildly with an uppercut but Malaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki digs a right hand into Zhang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhang's gas tank.
Zhang looks winded!
Malaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhang controls his hands.
Malaki pushes Zhang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Malaki tries a body shot but Zhang blocks it.
Zhang misses with a punch to the body.
Zhang blocks a body shot from Malaki.
Malaki tries a body shot but Zhang blocks it.
Malaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
Malaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
Zhang struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaki controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhang prevents a body shot from Malaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ollie Finn Malaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhang tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhang is looking to clinch.
Zhang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhang can do to turn this around?
Malaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhang tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malaki.
Zhang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhang tries to work over Malaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
Malaki lands an uppercut.
Zhang is rocked!
Malaki lands a body shot.
Zhang is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaki finish him?
Malaki breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Zhang with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Zhang looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Zhang get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ollie Finn Malaki!
Ollie Finn Malaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Irlav Jarol (ranked 24551 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Dominic Action (ranked 425 p4p, 163 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Irlav Jarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Action!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jarol connects with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Jarol.
Jarol clinches with his opponent.
Jarol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarol throws a head kick but Action moves out of range.
Action tries to score with a low kick but Jarol moves his leg out of the way.
Action on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jarol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Action attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jarol throws a head kick that misses.
Action only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Action steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarol.
Jarol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Action.
Action fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jarol is out of range.
Action throws a body punch but Jarol moves out of range.
Jarol tries a head kick but it misses.
Action misses with a low kick.
Action walks into a straight right hand from Jarol.
Jarol throws a body shot but no joy.
Action scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Action throws a leg kick but Jarol sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Action getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jarol jabs at Action's body.
Nice shot by Action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Action. That's going to slow Jarol down.
Jarol cracks Action with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Action is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarol.
Jarol tried to counter with a leg kick but Action avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jarol checks a leg kick.
Jarol wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Action throws a body kick that misses
and Action takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Action avoids the head kick by Jarol.
Jarol does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Action tries to work over Jarol's front leg with a kick but Jarol checks it.
Action swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarol.
Jarol blocks a leg kick.
Action misses with a low kick.
Jarol scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Action doesn't seem bothered though.
Jarol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Action misses with an attempted mid kick.
Action throws a lazy right hand but Jarol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irlav Jarol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Action cracks Jarol with a good jab.
Jarol slips under a jab.
Jarol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Action misses with a right hand
enabling Jarol to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Jarol finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Action.
Action drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Action connects with an inside leg kick.
Action looks to land a body kick but Jarol moved away.
Action displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarol throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Action throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Action swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jarol to counter with a crisp jab.
Action misses with a left hand
and Jarol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarol tries to clinch up.
Action tries to keep at a distance but Jarol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Action avoiding damage as Jarol throws knees to the body.
Jarol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Action managing to block the knees to the body from Jarol.
Jarol throws a head punch that misses.
Jarol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jarol keeps control of Action as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jarol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Action's elbow.
Jarol misses with a punch to the body.
Jarol lands a shoulder strike.
Jarol working aggressively here.
Action managing to block the knees to the body from Jarol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarol misses with a knee to the head.
Jarol prevents Action from breaking the clinch.
Action has had enough of the clinch but Jarol keeps him there for the moment.
Action has had enough of the clinch but Jarol keeps him there for the moment.
Jarol tries a body shot but Action blocks it.
Jarol digs a right hand into Action's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Action's gas tank.
Action is trying to force a seperation but Jarol has the dominant position.
Jarol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Action.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Action.
Jarol misses with a knee to the head.
Dominic Action has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Action.
Jarol misses with a knee strike.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Action.
A frustrated look appears on Action's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Action breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irlav Jarol dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jarol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irlav Jarol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Action can pounce on him.
Jarol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Action.
Action chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Action misses with a body shot.
Jarol tried to counter with a leg kick but Action avoided it.
Action just misses with a punch to the body.
Action misses with a low kick.
Action throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jarol counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jarol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Action takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarol clinches with his opponent.
Action is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Action's efforts to push away.
Jarol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Action can do to turn this around?
Action wants to get back to striking at distance but Jarol won't allow it.
Jarol tries to throw a body punch but Action avoids it by throwing Jarol back against the ropes.
Action tries to break the clinch but Jarol is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Action is looking to break free of the clinch but Jarol has double underhooks.
Action is trying to break free.
Action is trying to break the clinch but Jarol is controlling him.
Action wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Action is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good body shot from Jarol.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irlav Jarol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarol 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irlav Jarol!
During a confident post fight interview, Irlav Jarol thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Sack (ranked 1894 p4p, 3862 weight class) and Walter Francis (ranked 161 p4p, 291 weight class). Sack comes to the ring accompanied by DaBobby - BOP in Arlen. Francis has chosen Battle of The Gemini as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Francis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Sack.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis walks into a left hand.
Sack thuds his shin into the meat of Francis's side.
Sack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
A counter left hand to the body from Sack misses its target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sack.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Sack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sack misses with a body shot.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Sack counters with a head kick.
Sack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Francis works Sack's body with a nice hook.
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!
Francis works the jab nicely.
Francis looks to throw the jab but Sack is out of range.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Sack drives through and clinches with Francis against the ropes.
Sack pushes Francis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sack circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis ducks right into an uppercut from Sack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Francis throws out a powerful jab.
Sack misses with a low kick.
Sack scores with a jab to the head.
Sack with a nice cross.
Francis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sack circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Sack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Francis is rocked!
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack finish him?
Sack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Francis seems to have recovered his senses.
Sack blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack throws a head kick that misses.
Sack connects with a right hand. Francis shakes it off.
A big right from Francis misses.
Sack misses the shot to the body.
Francis misses with a hook. Sack ducked under it nicely.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Francis takes a step back to recover.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack lands a nice looking body kick.
Francis looks winded!
Sack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sack misses with an elbow over the top.
Sack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francis.
Sack manages to break the clinch.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sack staying out of range there.
That kick from Sack tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
Sack lands a jab to Francis's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Francis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sack doesn't seem phased though.
Sack thuds his right hand into Francis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sack 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.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Sack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Sack tries to land a leg kick but Francis saw it coming and moves away.
Francis tries to bum rush Sack with a series of wild strikes but Sack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sack lands a nice hook to Francis's body. Francis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Sack counters with a right hand to the body.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Sack's shoulder, as Sack tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sack.
Sack misses with a body kick.
Sack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sack has managed to clinch.
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Francis avoiding damage as Sack throws knees to the body.
Sack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sack.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack missing with knees to the body.
Sack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
Francis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Francis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sack scores with a hook to the body.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from Sack.
Sack tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Sack lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Sack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Francis wants to break free but Sack has control.
Sack lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Sack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Francis avoids the head kick by Sack.
Francis moves out of range as Sack throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a nice looking combination but Sack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sack throws a quick counter kick to the body but Francis avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Sack moved out of range nicely.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roger Sack is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis connects with a right hand. Sack shakes it off.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sack.
A little feinted left hand from Sack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sack is looking to wear down Francis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sack with a hook.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sack.
Sack moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Sack prevents a body shot from Francis.
Sack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Sack breaks the clinch.
Sack ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Sack tried to counter with a leg kick but Francis avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sack moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sack.
Sack lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sack slips a straight right by Francis.
Sack throws a body shot but no joy.
Sack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Sack.
Nice body punch from Sack.
A jab from Sack does it's job there.
Francis takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Sack moved out of range.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sack counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Francis goes down! Will Francis beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roger Sack!
An out of breath Roger Sack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Han Cholo (ranked 2423 p4p, 831 weight class) and Roberto Heredia (ranked 94 p4p, 25 weight class). Heredia has chosen Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Cholo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heredia with a nice cross.
Cholo closes the distance and clinches.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heredia taking a breather.
Cholo working Heredia over with knees to the body.
Heredia takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Roberto Heredia has been cut.
Heredia swings wildly with an uppercut but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
Heredia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cholo controls his hands.
Cholo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heredia.
Heredia presses Cholo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Nice body punch from Heredia.
Heredia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cholo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heredia moves to clinch but Cholo breaks away
and Cholo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heredia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo looks to land a left hand but Heredia moved out of range nicely.
Heredia throws a right and a left that Cholo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo moves away from the strike by Heredia.
A big left from Heredia misses.
Cholo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heredia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cholo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Heredia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cholo.
Cholo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heredia throws a combination that misses
and Heredia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo moves out of range as Heredia strikes.
Cholo scores with a push kick.
Heredia throws a jab when Cholo was well out of range.
Cholo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cholo lands a nice looking body kick.
Cholo misses with a kick to the body.
Heredia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cholo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia throws a looping overhand right but Cholo ducks down to avoid it.
Heredia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cholo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heredia misses with a body shot
and Cholo counters with an inside leg kick.
Heredia misses with a looping left.
Cholo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heredia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heredia throws a shot from downtown. Cholo moves away and avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cholo - that will leave a mark!
Heredia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cholo counters with a low kick, right behind Heredia 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Heredia.
Heredia misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Heredia.
It looks like Han Cholo has been cut.
Cholo defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cholo connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Han Cholo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heredia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heredia tries to bum rush Cholo with a series of wild strikes but Cholo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It appears Cholo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cholo instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Heredia.
Still in the clinch, Heredia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heredia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heredia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cholo controls his hands.
Heredia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cholo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heredia can turn it around.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Cholo lands a knee to the head.
Cholo scores with a knee to the head.
Heredia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Cholo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
Heredia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heredia misses with a looping left.
Roberto Heredia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heredia throws a series of punches but Cholo avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Cholo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heredia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heredia moves in looking to clinch but Cholo pushes him off.
Heredia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cholo counters with a stiff right hand.
Heredia throws a right hand that misses
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Heredia lands with a nice body punch.
Cholo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heredia.
Heredia misses with a looping right.
Heredia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Heredia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholo throws a counter high kick but Heredia was just alert enough to avoid it.
Heredia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Cholo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Heredia tries to bum rush Cholo with a series of wild strikes but Cholo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heredia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heredia misses with a looping right.
As Heredia backs away, Cholo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a straight right.
Cholo throws a body kick that misses.
Heredia throws a hook but Cholo blocks it.
Cholo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heredia looks to land a right hand but Cholo moved out of range.
Cholo throws a quick counter head kick but Heredia was just out of range.
Heredia with a jab.
Cholo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heredia.
Cholo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heredia.
Heredia throws a series of punches but Cholo avoids them all with ease.
Cholo defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand.
Cholo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heredia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big left from Heredia misses.
Cholo lands with an uppercut that bounces Heredia off the ropes and back into range.
A combination from Heredia does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Heredia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Cholo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cholo scores with a head kick.
Heredia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heredia throws a lazy uppercut
and Cholo counters with a thumping low kick.
Heredia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cholo counters with a body kick that stops Heredia in his tracks momentarily.
Heredia moves out of range of the body kick.
Cholo with a nice calf kick.
Cholo ducks under a wild hook from Heredia.
Heredia missing with a left hand there. Cholo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heredia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Heredia misses.
Heredia avoids a kick to the body.
Heredia misses with a body shot
and Cholo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heredia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia lands a nice shot to the body.
Heredia misses with a looping left.
Cholo defending well as Heredia loads up on a big left hand.
Cholo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heredia swings for the body but Cholo moves out of range.
Heredia gets tackled into the ropes by Cholo. Cholo maintains the clinch.
Cholo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heredia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heredia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cholo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cholo trying to land knees to the body.
Heredia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cholo scores with a knee to the head.
Cholo crunches a lovely knee into Heredia's ribcage.
Cholo landing knees to the body.
Heredia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cholo.
Cholo connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Heredia avoids the damage to the body.
Cholo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heredia is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Heredia avoids the damage to the body.
Heredia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heredia working aggressively here.
Heredia has a couple of punches blocked by Cholo.
Heredia lands an uppercut.
Cholo with a knee to the head.
Heredia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Heredia.
Heredia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heredia misses with a body shot.
Cholo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heredia misses with a body punch
and Cholo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heredia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cholo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cholo misses with a kick to the body.
Cholo slips a jab and a cross from Heredia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Cholo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heredia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heredia throws a lazy uppercut
and Cholo counters with a good, hard body kick but Heredia shrugs it off.
Cholo is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Heredia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cholo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cholo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heredia throws out the jab.
Cholo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Heredia avoids it.
Cholo moves away from the strike by Heredia.
Cholo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heredia throws a hook but Cholo blocks it.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with an outside leg kick.
Heredia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cholo throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo moves into the clinch.
Cholo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heredia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heredia managing to block the knees to the body from Cholo.
Heredia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cholo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cholo.
Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Cholo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cholo throws a front kick that sends Heredia stumbling back into the ropes.
Heredia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Heredia lands a nice shot to the body.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heredia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cholo ducks under a wild hook from Heredia.
And Cholo counters with a quick kick to the body but Heredia blocks it.
Cholo scores with a head kick.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Heredia moves out of range easily.
Heredia throws a right hand that Cholo ducks under and follows up with a left that Cholo also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Cholo lands but Heredia takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heredia misses the body punch
and Cholo counters with a head kick. That will keep Heredia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Heredia throws out a loose jab but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia loads up on a big right hand but Cholo slips the punch.
Cholo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cholo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heredia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roberto Heredia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heredia misses with an uppercut
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo scores with a head kick.
Heredia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cholo slips a jab from Heredia.
Cholo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Heredia throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heredia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cholo is just out of range.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heredia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Cholo had his way with Roberto Heredia in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Heredia throws a right hand that misses
and Cholo counters with a nice leg kick.
Roberto Heredia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cholo scores with a push kick.
Cholo blocks a jab.
Cholo tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Heredia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cholo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heredia looks to land a left hand but Cholo moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Heredia misses.
Heredia misses with an uppercut. Cholo saw that one coming.
A jab from Heredia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Heredia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cholo counters with a good, hard body kick but Heredia shrugs it off.
Cholo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heredia swings widly with a right hand
and Cholo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a wild combination.
Heredia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heredia misses the body punch
and Cholo counters with a nice leg kick.
Heredia misses with a right hand
enabling Cholo to counter with a crisp jab.
Heredia misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a leg kick.
Heredia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heredia misses with a left hand
and Cholo counters with a good, hard body kick but Heredia shrugs it off.
Heredia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heredia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cholo!
Cholo rushes Heredia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cholo tries to land knees in the clinch but Heredia avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Heredia.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heredia misses with the head strike.
Cholo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Cholo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heredia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heredia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Heredia lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cholo obliges.
Cholo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heredias head.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cholo.
Heredia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cholo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Heredia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heredia trying to stall but Cholo improves his position.
Cholo misses with a knee strike.
Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Cholo avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the ropes.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heredia can do to turn this around?
Heredia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Han Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cholo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Cholo!
Han Cholo is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Han Cholo 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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