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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck has chosen Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tshering Wangchuck enters the cage!
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294 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Lumpio keeps it at a distance.
Lumpio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wangchuck forces Lumpio back against the cage and clinches.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Lumpio is blocking nicely.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Lumpio working Wangchuck over with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumpio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
Lumpio gets through Wangchuck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wangchuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck prevents Lumpio from breaking the clinch.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wangchuck leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Lumpio is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks with his arms.
Lumpio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lumpio avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the cage.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lumpio.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Lumpio in his tracks for a moment.
Lumpio avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the cage.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Lumpio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio blocking some punches.
Lumpio lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Wangchuck 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lumpio breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Wangchuck misses
and Lumpio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut. Wangchuck saw that one coming.
Wangchuck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
It looks like Armas Lumpio has been cut.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck tries to stall but Lumpio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lumpio blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wangchuck is defending well for now.
Lumpio lands with a left to the head.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck prevents a body shot from Lumpio.
Knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wangchuck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lumpio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lumpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck trying to control the position but instead, Lumpio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wangchuck into the cage.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wangchuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lumpio's brow.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lumpio blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck blocks the elbow strike.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lumpio manages to break the clinch.
Lumpio gets a clinch.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wangchuck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armas Lumpio will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wangchuck wants to clinch
and Lumpio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wangchuck 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.
Wangchuck moves into the clinch.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lumpio blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lumpio.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Wangchuck is blocking nicely.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wangchuck is trying to stall.
Lumpio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Lumpio in his tracks for a moment.
Lumpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into Lumpio's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Lumpio avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the cage.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Lumpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wangchuck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Wangchuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wangchuck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio blocks an elbow strike.
Lumpio takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lumpio.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lumpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lumpio blocks the elbow strike.
Lumpio lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lumpio.
Lumpio lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lumpio fails to land.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Lumpio 's eye.
Lumpio breaks from the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wangchuck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Lumpio there.
Wangchuck slips a jab from Lumpio.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands with a good body shot.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lumpio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lumpio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lumpio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lumpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wangchuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lumpio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wangchuck throws a sloppy head kick
and Lumpio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lumpio moves into range and clinches up with Wangchuck.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Lumpio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wangchuck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lumpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangchuck moves into range and clinches up with Lumpio.
Lumpio lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
Lumpio dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Lumpio to the canvas! Can Lumpio beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Lumpio throws the left hand but Wangchuck avoids the punch easily.
Wangchuck staying out of range there.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut. Wangchuck saw that one coming.
Lumpio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lumpio dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshering Wangchuck takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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! This is the final round!
Wangchuck pushes Lumpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio misses with some punches.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Wangchuck is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lumpio is defending well for now.
Lumpio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Lumpio.
Lumpio lands an elbow just above Wangchuck 's eye.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wangchuck is defending well for now.
Lumpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wangchuck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks it.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lumpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lumpio obliges.
Wangchuck takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wangchuck blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck tries to work over Lumpio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Lumpio as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wangchuck blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Wangchuck blocks with his arms.
Lumpio manages to break the clinch.
Wangchuck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lumpio counters with an inside leg kick.
Armas Lumpio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lumpio keeps the fight on the outside.
Lumpio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Armas Lumpio is winning the standup battle so far.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Lumpio is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lumpio misses its target.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lumpio is looking to counter the offense by Wangchuck and move into the clinch.
Wangchuck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lumpio.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Lumpio circles away and keeps his distance.
Lumpio tries to counter by clinching up but Wangchuck breaks away and moves out of range.
Lumpio connects with a leg kick. Wangchuck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wangchuck gets a clinch.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck has Lumpio pushed against the cage.
Lumpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Wangchuck avoids the damage to the body.
Lumpio blocks the elbow strike.
Lumpio blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lumpio blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
Lumpio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Lumpio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the body.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Tshering Wangchuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Wangchuck fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tshering Wangchuck.
I think Lumpio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tshering Wangchuck!
A victorious Tshering Wangchuck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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