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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Toshizo Saito (ranked 22607 p4p, 519 weight class) and Bahande Pornpipatpong (ranked 5018 p4p, 413 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshizo Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bahande Pornpipatpong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pornpipatpong.
Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pornpipatpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pornpipatpong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saito moves in looking to clinch but Pornpipatpong pushes him off.
Saito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bahande Pornpipatpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pornpipatpong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pornpipatpong.
Saito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pornpipatpong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pornpipatpong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pornpipatpong backs up against the ropes.
Pornpipatpong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saito tries to score with a low kick but Pornpipatpong moves his leg out of the way.
Pornpipatpong misses with a straight left.
Saito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pornpipatpong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pornpipatpong, as that shot connected.
Pornpipatpong lands with a kick to the temple. Saito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pornpipatpong lands a jab to the head.
Saito is looking to clinch but Pornpipatpong is avoiding it.
Saito throws a sloppy head kick and Pornpipatpong moves out of range easily.
Pornpipatpong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pornpipatpong scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Saito 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.
Saito is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Saito. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Saito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saito misses with a series of wild punches.
Saito seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saito staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pornpipatpong.
Good standup being displayed there by Pornpipatpong as he connects with a hook.
Pornpipatpong connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Saito's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Saito - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bahande Pornpipatpong!
After winning the bout, Bahande Pornpipatpong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazimir Yakov (ranked 6253 p4p, 470 weight class) and Pedro Scherer (ranked 6221 p4p, 467 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazimir Yakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Yakov misses
and Scherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakov's knee momentarily.
Scherer throws a leg kick but Yakov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yakov misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Scherer.
Yakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakov misses with the combination.
Scherer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yakov checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Yakov misses its target.
Scherer scoring well with a low kick there.
Scherer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yakov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakov.
It looks like Pedro Scherer has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Scherer.
Scherer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakov.
Scherer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yakov throws a body kick that misses
letting Scherer counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Scherer.
We've been informed that Scherer 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.
Scherer 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.
Yakov scores with a body shot.
Yakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scherer gets tackled into the ropes by Yakov. Yakov maintains the clinch.
Scherer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Yakov.
Scherer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scherer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scherer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Yakov on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yakov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scherer is trying to break free.
Scherer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakov controlling the action here for a moment.
Yakov lands with a right to the head.
Scherer takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakov lands with a left to the head.
Scherer is rocked!
Scherer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scherer is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakov finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Yakov.
Scherer seems to have recovered his senses.
Scherer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Scherer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scherer wants to break free but Yakov has control.
Yakov takes a shot to the head.
Scherer is trying to force a seperation but Yakov has the dominant position.
A short left from Yakov.
The referee calls for Yakov to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scherer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Yakov.
Yakov lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Yakov on the inside.
Yakov is stalling here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yakov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Scherer misses with the head strike.
Yakov cracks Scherer with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Yakov.
Scherer looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Yakov.
Yakov cracks Scherer with a nice body shot.
Scherer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yakov creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Scherer crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
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!
Yakov scores with a leg kick.
Scherer misses with a head kick.
Scherer tries to keep at a distance but Yakov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scherer takes a shot to the head.
Yakov creates a bit of distance and cracks Scherer with a big uppercut! Scherer goes down! The referee pushes Yakov away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Scherer make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Yakov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kazimir Yakov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 6681 p4p, 503 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 4356 p4p, 421 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great elbows
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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
48 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo looks to clinch
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dowiyogo takes a swing at Liaw's ribcage but misses.
Liaw avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Liaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liaw crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Liaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Liaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Liaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Dowiyogo in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liaw darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liaw. Liaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the body kick from Liaw.
Liaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liaw drives through and clinches with Dowiyogo against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo misses with a leg kick
letting Liaw counter with a right hand.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liaw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dowiyogo rather than just go for the knockout.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Liaw has managed to clinch.
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw clinches up against the ropes.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Dowiyogo in a clinch.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowiyogo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up
and Liaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but Liaw keeps it at a distance.
Liaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liaw moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Liaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Liaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Dowiyogo.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Liaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dowiyogo takes one on the button.
Liaw clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw clinches with his opponent.
Liaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
That's four 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!
Liaw darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Liaw blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Liaw avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw drives through and clinches with Dowiyogo against the ropes.
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo clinches.
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Liaw is having none of it.
Liaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liaw clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liaw.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liaw avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liaw lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Liaw. Beautiful body shot.
Liaw throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Liaw clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to work over Liaw'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.
Weimin Liaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dowiyogo 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.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Liaw thinks about the counter body kick.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Liaw pushes Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Liaw.
Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liaw thumps Dowiyogo with a low kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up
and Liaw counters with a beautiful hook that drops Dowiyogo to the mat! Will Dowiyogo be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Liaw to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Dowiyogo is up. He looks OK to continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liaw moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Weimin Liaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liaw lands a jab to Dowiyogo's midsection.
Nice body punch from Liaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liaw closes the distance and clinches.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liaw moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liaw rushes Dowiyogo and presses him up against the ropes.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dowiyogo looks to clinch
and Liaw counters with a straight right that drops Dowiyogo on his ass! Dowiyogo jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Dowiyogo walks into a big right hand from Liaw and goes down! The referee sends Liaw to a neutral corner as Dowiyogo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Dowiyogo is rocked!
Grover Dowiyogo's cut is getting worse.
Liaw moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw manages to break the clinch.
Liaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liaw ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Dowiyogo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weimin Liaw!
Weimin Liaw 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Moses Odongkara (ranked 24204 p4p, 456 weight class) and Hristo Mihailov (ranked 3586 p4p, 322 weight class). Hristo Mihailov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Odongkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odongkara slips a jab and a cross from Mihailov.
Mihailov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odongkara 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.
Mihailov tries to clinch but Odongkara moves out of range.
As Mihailov backs away, Odongkara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Odongkara connects with a solid leg kick.
Mihailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Odongkara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Odongkara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Odongkara's corner calls for a 1-2. Odongkara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mihailov tries to clinch but Odongkara is having none of it.
Odongkara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Odongkara slips a jab and a cross from Mihailov.
Odongkara instigates a clinch.
Odongkara misses with a punch to the body.
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihailov throws a nice looking combination but Odongkara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Odongkara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left and a right from Mihailov both land. Nice combination.
Odongkara circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Mihailov both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Odongkara can pounce on him.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mihailov moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Odongkara! Mihailov continues to tee off on Odongkara, landing with a left and a right! Mihailov connects with a right hand that leaves Odongkara sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Mihailov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hristo Mihailov!
An out of breath Hristo Mihailov 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 4021 p4p, 406 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 24002 p4p, 544 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Television - Marquee Moon. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith clobbers Thu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thu cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thu misses the jab.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thu misses with a combination
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thu looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Thu staying out of range there.
Thu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Thu.
Thu lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Thu cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thu momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thu.
Thu misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a jab when Thu was well out of range.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thu lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Thu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thu just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith sets himself, and Thu steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Thu cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Thu throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Jab from Smith.
Thu misses with a left hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Thu's shoulder, as Thu tries to avoid the shot.
Thu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Thu slaps the foot to one side.
Thu misses with a wild body shot.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Thu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Thu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Thu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith looks for the body kick but Thu saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thu.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Thu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thu moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith blocks a jab.
Thu throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Thu misses.
Smith throws a hook but Thu avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Thu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Thu is out of range.
Thu misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thu looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Thu tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thu scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thu staying out of range there.
Thu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Thu sees coming a mile off.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Thu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Thu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thu.
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 Bryant Smith will probably get the nod.
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.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Thu looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thu misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to work over Thu's front leg with a kick but Thu checks it.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Thu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Thu connects with an inside leg kick.
Thu throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Thu misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Thu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thu tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Thu tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Bryant Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thu.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Thu walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Thu throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith lands with a hook. Thu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thu with a hook.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Thu wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Thu avoids the head kick by Smith.
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!
Smith misses the jab.
Thu moves away from the strike by Smith.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
Thu moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Thu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Thu throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Thu ducks down to avoid it.
Thu throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Thu has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith taking a breather.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Thu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thu has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thu closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thu struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Thu lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu landing knees to the body.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Thu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thu wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bryant Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thu scoring well with a low kick there.
Thu closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith is looking to control Thu's arms but Thu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Thu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thu can turn it around.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thu as Smith tries to tie him up.
Thu misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu takes a shot to the head.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Thu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocking some punches.
Thu working Smith over with knees to the body.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith is working Thu over against the ropes.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Thu.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is looking to control Thu's arms but Thu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thu or not.
Thu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Thu scores with a shoulder strike.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thu misses with a straight right.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Thu throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu avoids a kick to the body.
Thu tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Thu slips a straight right by Smith.
Thu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Thu takes one to the chin there.
Thu misses with a straight right.
A cross from Smith lands.
Thu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maung Maung Thu.
I think Smith 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 2003 p4p, 34 weight class) and Rick Bomber (ranked 3485 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
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280 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimura swinging wildly here.
Ishimura is looking to chop away at Bomber's legs.
Bomber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishimura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bomber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bomber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishimura thuds a left hand into Bomber's body.
Bomber misses with a hook to the body
and Ishimura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishimura throws a head kick that Bomber semi-blocks.
Ishimura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Bomber misses the target.
Bomber throws a low kick, looking for Ishimura's leg but Ishimura calmly moves out of range.
Bomber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishimura.
Ishimura throws an overhand right that lands on Bomber's shoulder, as Bomber tries to avoid the shot.
Ishimura swings for the body but Bomber moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomber slips under a jab from Ishimura.
Bomber throws out a loose jab but Ishimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishimura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bomber blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura lands with an uppercut that bounces Bomber off the ropes and back into range.
Bomber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishimura.
Bomber moves out of range of the body kick.
As Ishimura backs off Bomber throws a huge counter combo but Ishimura manages to avoid it all.
Bomber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishimura jabs Bomber right on the nose. Bomber blinks but takes it well.
Ishimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bomber.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishimura takes one on the button.
Ishimura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ishimura misses with a head kick.
Ishimura moves out of range as Bomber strikes.
Bomber cracks Ishimura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bomber misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Ishimura misses
and Bomber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishimura is rocked!
Bomber dodges the punch combination from Ishimura.
Oh Ishimura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber tries to bum rush Ishimura with a series of wild strikes but Ishimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishimura seems to have got his legs back now.
Bomber throws a right hand that Ishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishimura also avoids with ease.
Bomber throws a nice looking combination but Ishimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomber lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Ishimura goes down! The ref sends Bomber to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Ishimura is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Ishimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Bomber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bomber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ishimura eats them both and turns towards Bomber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ishimura lands a high kick!
Ishimura throws a head kick but Bomber moves out of range.
Ishimura throws a lazy body kick
and Bomber counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Ishimura falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rick Bomber!
After the big win, Rick Bomber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Saenchai Sor Kingstar (ranked 7049 p4p, 528 weight class) and Ben Haye (ranked 3350 p4p, 354 weight class). Sor Kingstar comes to the ring accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Haye!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor Kingstar throws an overhand right that lands on Haye's shoulder, as Haye tries to avoid the shot.
Sor Kingstar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sor Kingstar throws out the jab.
Haye misses with the combination.
Haye throws a body punch but Sor Kingstar moves out of range.
It looked like Sor Kingstar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sor Kingstar takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Haye.
Haye misses the shot to the body.
Sor Kingstar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sor Kingstar misses with a looping right.
Sor Kingstar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ in the buildup to the fight.
Haye throws a hook but Sor Kingstar blocks it.
Sor Kingstar throws out a loose jab but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor Kingstar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Ben Haye has been cut.
Sor Kingstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haye.
Sor Kingstar clinches.
Haye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Sor Kingstar on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar lands an elbow just above Haye 's eye.
Nice elbow from Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sor Kingstar.
Haye is rocked!
Sor Kingstar cracks Haye on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Haye crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
Our winner, Saenchai Sor Kingstar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2015 p4p, 240 weight class) and Yevgen Maartins (ranked 5828 p4p, 451 weight class). Bill Beukeboom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yevgen Maartins's chin.
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194 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beukeboom checks a low kick from Maartins.
Maartins slips under a jab.
Maartins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beukeboom takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Maartins blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Maartins blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maartins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beukeboom digs a good hook to Maartins's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maartins throws a body punch but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Beukeboom blocks a leg kick.
Maartins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maartins, right into the meat.
Beukeboom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maartins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beukeboom has Maartins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Beukeboom 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Maartins.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maartins lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Beukeboom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maartins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beukebooms head.
Maartins misses with a knee to the head.
Beukeboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Maartins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maartins misses with a looping right.
Maartins tries to move into range but Beukeboom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the body kick from Maartins.
Beukeboom seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beukeboom blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maartins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom lands a jab to Maartins's midsection.
Maartins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beukeboom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maartins manages to circle out of the way.
Maartins throws a leg kick but Beukeboom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maartins lands a head shot.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Maartins is just out of range.
A jab from Beukeboom misses.
Beukeboom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Maartins misses.
Maartins throws out a powerful jab.
Maartins throws a head kick but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Maartins misses with a head kick.
Beukeboom avoids the head kick by Maartins.
Beukeboom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Beukeboom moves out of range easily.
Maartins connects with a leg kick. Beukeboom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Maartins.
Beukeboom cracks Maartins with an open hand slap.
Beukeboom catches Maartins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maartins misses with a wild body shot.
Beukeboom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maartins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beukeboom cracks a nice hook into Maartins's ribs.
Maartins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Beukeboom. Beautiful body shot.
Beukeboom lands a head shot.
Maartins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beukeboom lands with a good body shot.
Beukeboom is looking to wear down Maartins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beukeboom.
Maartins prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom swings wildly with an uppercut but Maartins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maartins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maartins misses with a knee to the head.
Beukeboom lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Beukeboom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
Maartins is trying to break free.
Maartins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beukeboom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maartins can turn it around.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beukeboom's defenses.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maartins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Maartins.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maartins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Maartins.
Maartins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maartins breaks from the clinch.
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 Bill Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Beukeboom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Maartins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beukeboom moves away from the strike by Maartins.
Maartins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maartins misses with a hook to the body
and Beukeboom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Maartins.
Maartins throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
Maartins looking to throw knees to the head but Beukeboom is blocking nicely.
Maartins pushes Beukeboom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Beukeboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Maartins is breathing heavily.
Beukeboom presses Maartins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
A nice left hand lands by Beukeboom.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maartins can't break the clinch.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
Maartins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Beukeboom lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maartins throws an elbow but misses.
Maartins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.
Maartins blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Beukeboom fails to land.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom gets through Maartins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maartinss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Good body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is leaning against Maartins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maartins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beukeboom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maartins.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beukeboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Beukeboom lands a shot to the body.
Beukeboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maartins's elbow.
Beukeboom lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Beukeboom on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maartins tries to circle away but Beukeboom has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beukeboom pushes Maartins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maartins is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Beukeboom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maartins is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
Beukeboom throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
Beukeboom creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Maartins crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Maartins face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Beukeboom takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tun Min Naing (ranked 7204 p4p, 179 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 3380 p4p, 118 weight class). Naing comes to the ring accompanied by Myanmar Lethwei Songs. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: HERNIA banda. 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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24
271 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tun Min Naing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Naing.
Naing scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Roberto Williams has been cut.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
We've been informed that Williams 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.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naing.
Naing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Naing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naing fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a front kick to the face, that drops Naing to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Naing back into the ropes.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naing tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Naing missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Naing's torso.
Williams connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Naing out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Williams!
A relieved looking Roberto Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1150 p4p, 146 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6785 p4p, 485 weight class). 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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197 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wojcik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovingten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wojcik is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wojcik misses the body punch
and Kovingten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Wojcik. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wojcik looks to clinch
letting Kovingten counter with a right hand.
Kovingten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut.
Wojcik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kovingten throws a good cross that connects.
Kovingten scores with a hook to the body. Wojcik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wojcik.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Wojcik avoids it.
Wojcik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovingten lands with a cross.
Kovingten 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.
Wojcik swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kovingten with a jab.
Kovingten keeps the fight on the outside.
Wojcik moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten throws a right hand that misses
and Wojcik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovingten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wojcik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Kovingten.
Kovingten misses the jab.
Wojcik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojcik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kovingten counters with a right hand to the body.
Wojcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovingten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten swats away the attempt to clinch by Wojcik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik takes one to the chin there.
Wojcik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wojcik tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kovingten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wojcik jabs at Kovingten's body.
Wojcik loads up on a big right hand but Kovingten slips the punch.
Wojcik is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kovingten! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik scores with the left hand. Kovingten knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovingten scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik is looking to clinch.
Wojcik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Wojcik misses.
Kovingten takes a swing at Wojcik's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Wojcik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wojcik throws a big shot that misses.
Wojcik misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kovingten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kovingten tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik avoids the elbow strike from Kovingten, against the ropes.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojcik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Wojcik does it's job there.
Wojcik cracks Kovingten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wojcik tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kovingten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wojcik fails to land with a series of punches.
Wojcik throws a sloppy body shot
and Kovingten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wojcik throws a hook to the side of Kovingten's head but Kovingten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovingten replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wojcik blocks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovingten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wojcik avoids the body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wojcik had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Wojcik.
Kovingten throws out a counter right but Wojcik avoids it with no problem.
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 Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojcik is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands with a right hand.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovingten connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovingten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wojcik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wojcik or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Wojcik's head.
The referee calls for Kovingten to work.
Kovingten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wojciks head.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
Wojcik tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Wojcik back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovingten.
Kovingten just leaning against Wojcik, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Wojcik scores with a hook to the body.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovingtens head.
Kovingten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wojcik has him pressed against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojcik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wojcik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovingten is breathing heavily.
Wojcik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wojcik tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojcik tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Wojcik back against the ropes.
A short left from Wojcik.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Wojcik on the inside.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wojcik gets through Kovingten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wojcik.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Wojcik gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Wojcik as the two fighters clinch.
Wojcik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Wojcik lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
A right handed body shot lands from Wojcik.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
A short left from Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a punch on the inside.
Wojcik lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wojcik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryszard Wojcik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wojcik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Kovingten breaks from the clinch.
Wojcik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovingten can do to turn this around?
Wojcik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovingten lunges at Wojcik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wojcik's hand.
Wojcik tries to clinch but Kovingten is having none of it.
Wojcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovingten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojcik's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wojcik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovingten connects with a right hand. Wojcik shakes it off.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wojcik seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wojcik looks to land a left hand but Kovingten moved out of range nicely.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the body.
Wojcik rushes Kovingten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
Wojcik lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Kovingten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik scores with a hook to the body.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Wojcik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kovingten.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wojcik has him pressed against the ropes.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Good body shot from Wojcik.
Kovingten tries to stall but Wojcik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wojcik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wojcik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Kovingten's ribcage. Kovingten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Wojcik.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Wojcik.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Wojcik.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Wojcik.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Kovingten trying to control the position but instead, Wojcik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kovingten into the ropes.
Kovingten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wojcik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Wojcik gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
Wojcik tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovingten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Kovingten tries to get set, Wojcik tries to push him back and clinch up but Kovingten manages to avoid the attempt.
Wojcik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wojcik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Wojcik.
Kovingten is rocked!
Wojcik closes the distance and clinches.
Kovingten is still on wobbly legs! Can Wojcik finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Kovingten seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Wojcik swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Kovingten manages to break the clinch.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Kovingten's ribcage. Kovingten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovingten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wojcik has him pressed against the ropes.
Kovingten lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik'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.
Wojcik swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wojcik tries to clinch there but Kovingten circles away.
Kovingten lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Wojcik.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wojcik.
Kovingten lands with a hook. Wojcik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kovingten tries to keep at a distance but Wojcik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten tries to break free but Wojcik pushes him back against the ropes.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik scores with a shoulder strike.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik has a couple of punches blocked by Kovingten.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kovingten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovingten connects with a crisp jab.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the body.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kovingten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovingten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Kovingten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wojcik thuds his right hand into Kovingten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kovingten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wojcik lands.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojcik throws out the jab.
Kovingten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wojcik to score with a decent uppercut.
Kovingten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojcik.
Kovingten tries a quick counter leg kick but Wojcik is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojcik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kovingten backs up against the ropes.
Wojcik pushes Kovingten up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Good body shot from Kovingten.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
A short right from Kovingten.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wojcik lands a left hand.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Wojcik.
Kovingten stalling in the clinch but Wojcik improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kovingten.
Kovingten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wojcik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovingten.
Wojcik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kovingten backs up against the ropes.
Kovingten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wojcik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovingten.
Wojcik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wojcik cracks Kovingten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kovingten misses the body punch
and Wojcik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wojcik.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovingten.
Wojcik throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Wojcik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Kovingten breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Wojcik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Wojcik throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Kovingten trying to stall but Wojcik improves his position.
Wojcik tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wojcik or not.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kovingten looking to stall.
Kovingten manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik had his way with Kyle Kovingten in that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
That's time! Wojcik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kovingten lands a front kick.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kovingten misses
and Wojcik counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Wojcik - just one landing.
Kovingten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wojcik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojcik's sensitive parts.
Kovingten thows a leg kick but Wojcik checks it
and Wojcik counters with a stiff right hand.
Wojcik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wojcik tries to clinch but Kovingten is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten scoring well with a low kick there.
Wojcik misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten cracks the inside of Wojcik's front leg.
Wojcik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kovingten cracks Wojcik with a good jab.
Kovingten fails to land with a series of punches.
Wojcik tries to clinch up.
Kovingten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wojcik circles away quickly and effectively.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Wojcik avoids the punch easily.
Wojcik misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Kovingten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wojcik misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kovingten counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten tries to keep at a distance but Wojcik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wojcik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wojcik takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten trying to control the position but instead, Wojcik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kovingten into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Wojcik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten breaks the clinch.
Kovingten lands with an overhand left.
Wojcik swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojcik looks to land a left hand but Kovingten moved out of range nicely.
Kovingten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wojcik throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
Kovingten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Kovingten scores with a jab. Wojcik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wojcik moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Kyle Kovingten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten jabs Wojcik right on the nose. Wojcik blinks but takes it well.
Kovingten moves forwards but Wojcik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wojcik feints a jab promting Kovingten to slip. Wojcik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kovingten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Wojcik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wojcik just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten counters with a body kick.
Kovingten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Wojcik's body. Wojcik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryszard Wojcik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wojcik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovingten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovingten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wojcik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovingten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kovingten throws a right hand that Wojcik ducks under and follows up with a left that Wojcik also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wojcik 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryszard Wojcik!
Ryszard Wojcik retains his middleweight title!
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