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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Bravo (ranked 17081 p4p, 654 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 2676 p4p, 314 weight class). Bravo comes to the ring accompanied by Booyakasha. Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jako throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bravo swings for the body but Jako moves out of range.
Jako stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jako blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jako prevents Bravo from breaking the clinch.
Bravo can't find room to land a body shot as Jako controls the action.
Jako misses with a body punch.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jako's head.
Bravo throws a nice head kick!
Jako tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Jako.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jako instigates a clinch.
Bravo works on Jako's body with a couple of short punches.
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jako stalks Bravo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bravo's face. Bravo staggers backwards, shaken.
Jako closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bravo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jako can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
Bravo looking to stall.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jako.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
It seemed like Jako was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jako misses with a wild combination.
Bravo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jako throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bravo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jako lands with a kick to the temple. Bravo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jako throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bravo misses with a low kick.
Bravo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bravo duly obliges.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Jako throws a lazy right hand but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jako connects with a leg kick. Bravo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jako clinches.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Jako wants to clinch
and Bravo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Jako keeps it at a distance.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jako manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jako looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jako throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo throws a right hand that Jako ducks under and follows up with a left that Jako also avoids with ease.
Bravo lands a right hook to the body.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jako moves away.
Jako throws a counter combo.
A combination from Jako does no damage.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Jako.
Bravo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bravo scores with a kick to the body.
Jako fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Jako, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bravo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jako circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Bravo backs off Jako throws a huge counter combo but Bravo manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo slips under a jab from Jako.
Jako lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravo circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo stalks Jako and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jako's face. Jako staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Jako.
Bravo connects with a looping right hand.
Jako looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
It looked like Bravo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jako.
Jako on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jako misses with a hook
and Bravo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Jako keeps it at a distance.
Bravo swings for the body but Jako moves out of range.
Bravo stuns Jako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jako is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Jako throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako gets a clinch.
Bravo tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khru Jako will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Jako does no damage.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Jako throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Jako lands a high kick!
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.
Jako cracks Bravo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Khru Jako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jako throws a big shot that misses.
Jako fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bravo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jako jabs at Bravo's body.
Bravo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jako takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo jabs Jako to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Jako.
Bravo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khru Jako seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo scores with a leg kick.
Bravo drives through and clinches with Jako against the ropes.
Bravo tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Jako doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.
Jako scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bravo - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jako softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jako has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jako manages to break the clinch.
Tony Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Bravo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bravo is looking to wear down Jako with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jako takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
Jako throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bravo tries to land a leg kick but Jako saw it coming and moves away.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jako is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Bravo.
Jako comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bravo swings for the body but Jako moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravo is just out of range.
Jako scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jako misses with a shot to the body
and Bravo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bravo moves out of range as Jako throws a body kick.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bravo swinging wildly here.
Bravo has Jako up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Bravo wants to stall.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako blocks a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jako breaks from the clinch.
Jako misses with a body kick.
Jako swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jako throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Jako.
Bravo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bravo lands a slapping body shot.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Jako pushes him off.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Jako.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khru Jako will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Jako.
Bravo throws a counter high kick but Jako was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bravo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jako shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jako misses with a body shot.
Bravo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jako with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bravo instigates a clinch.
Jako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.
Bravo is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jako lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Bravo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jako.
Bravo closes the distance but Jako moves to the side
letting Jako counter with a right hand.
Jako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jako wants to clinch.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Jako.
Bravo lands with a good body shot.
Jako takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jako manages to avoid it.
Bravo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jako misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jako throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jako paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo digs a good body shot into Jako's ribs.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jako circles away.
Bravo misses the shot to the body.
Jako misses with an uppercut
and Bravo counters with a nice body kick.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Jako does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jako misses with a body shot.
Jako throws a sloppy head kick
and Bravo counters with a straight right hand.
Jako is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Bravo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jako throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Jako.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Jako.
Jako throws the kick towards the body but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Jako wants to clinch.
Jako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Bravo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jako circles away.
Bravo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jako in his tracks.
Tony Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jako circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Jako lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jako swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Jako misses.
Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Khru Jako is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Jako.
Bravo digs a right hand into Jako's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jako's gas tank.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
Bravo tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jako has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Khru Jako!
Khru Jako 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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