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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9369 p4p, 577 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 946 p4p, 132 weight class). Pitakaka comes into the arena with my dick blaring out of the sound system. Sonni has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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222 lbs
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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
30 - 58 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Sonni tries a quick counter leg kick but Pitakaka is wise to it.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sonni with a jab.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
Sonni scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Pitakaka to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sonni away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Pitakaka got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Pitakaka out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
A very excited looking Keke Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 24523 p4p, 465 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 6605 p4p, 426 weight class). Buchanan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
Buchanan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've been informed that Suluhu 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.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Buchanan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suluhu is able to avoid easily.
Suluhu lands with a nice body kick.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Buchanan avoids it.
Suluhu connects with a leg kick. Buchanan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suluhu jabs Buchanan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suluhu lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Suluhu lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Buchanan shrugs it off.
Buchanan slips a straight right by Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buchanan's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Buchanan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Suluhu is looking to slow Buchanan down with leg kicks.
Ross Buchanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suluhu works the jab nicely.
Suluhu avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body
and Buchanan counters with a two punch combo.
Suluhu is looking to slow Buchanan down with leg kicks.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buchanan moves out of range of the body kick.
Buchanan fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suluhu. That's going to slow Buchanan down.
Suluhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Suluhu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu swings for the body but Buchanan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buchanan was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suluhu digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Buchanan lands a body shot.
Buchanan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buchanan.
Suluhu is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Suluhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suluhu blocks an uppercut.
Suluhu breaks the clinch.
Suluhu moves out of range as Buchanan throws a body kick.
Suluhu avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buchanan.
Suluhu throws a leg kick but Buchanan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Suluhu moves out of range.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suluhu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suluhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
Suluhu tries a low kick but Buchanan avoids it.
A combination from Buchanan does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suluhu. Buchanan shrugs it off though.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Suluhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Buchanan.
Suluhu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buchanan with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Buchanan looks to throw the jab but Suluhu is out of range.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch but Suluhu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buchanan looks to land a body kick but Suluhu moved away.
Suluhu throws a body punch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Suluhu moves out of range as Buchanan strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Suluhu misses.
Suluhu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Buchanan if he has to take too many more of those.
Buchanan throws a leg kick that misses.
Buchanan takes a swing at Suluhu's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buchanan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Suluhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses
and Suluhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suluhu keeps Buchanan at a distance using the push kick.
Suluhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Buchanan misses the target.
Buchanan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suluhu checks it well.
Buchanan is looking to wear down Suluhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan moves into the clinch.
Suluhu is trying to push Buchanan away but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu is trying to force a seperation but Buchanan has the dominant position.
Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buchanan wants to clinch.
Buchanan rushes Suluhu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Suluhu blocks it.
Suluhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suluhu throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a hook. Suluhu ducked under it nicely.
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and Suluhu counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Suluhu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Buchanan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suluhu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buchanan blocks the body kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suluhu. That did some damage!
Buchanan avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu cracks the inside of Buchanan's front leg.
Suluhu pushes Buchanan away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a sloppy body shot
and Suluhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buchanan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Buchanan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suluhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suluhu gets tackled into the ropes by Buchanan. Buchanan maintains the clinch.
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suluhu throws a push kick but Buchanan slaps the foot to one side.
Buchanan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Suluhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suluhu.
Buchanan is looking to clinch.
Buchanan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buchanan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu throws a body punch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suluhu slips a straight right by Buchanan.
Suluhu throws a hook but Buchanan blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Buchanan misses the target.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Buchanan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suluhu.
Buchanan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suluhu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
Kassim Suluhu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Wei Peng (ranked 23806 p4p, 472 weight class) and Wong Kei Ying (ranked 24128 p4p, 458 weight class). Peng kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Don't Care. 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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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wei Peng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wong Kei Ying!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kei Ying.
Peng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kei Ying. That's going to slow Peng down.
Kei Ying keeps Peng at a distance using the push kick.
Kei Ying scores with a body shot.
Kei Ying fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peng manages to avoid it.
Peng feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kei Yings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kei Ying displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peng throws out the jab.
Kei Ying closes the distance and pushes Peng back into the ropes.
Peng working hard to break the clinch.
Kei Ying lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Wei Peng has been cut.
Peng takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying lands a nice shot to the body.
Peng is trying to break free.
Peng prevents a body shot from Kei Ying.
Peng avoiding damage as Kei Ying throws knees to the body.
Kei Ying lands a hook that snaps the head of Peng backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peng prevents a body shot from Kei Ying.
A right hook to the body lands for Kei Ying.
Kei Ying lands a nice elbow.
Kei Ying lands a right hand.
Kei Ying has Peng pressed against the ropes, preventing Peng from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peng is trying to break the clinch but Kei Ying has him pressed against the ropes.
Kei Ying lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peng backwards.
Peng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kei Ying stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Kei Ying.
Peng is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kei Ying creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kei Ying lands an elbow just above Peng 's eye.
Kei Ying lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peng.
A short right from Kei Ying on the inside.
Peng is rocked!
Kei Ying tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peng avoids it.
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!
Kei Ying is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kei Ying lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Peng's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peng blocks a body shot from Kei Ying.
Peng blocks a body shot from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peng in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kei Ying pushes Peng back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kei Ying working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kei Ying's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kei Ying creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peng breaks the clinch.
Peng throws a head kick that misses
and Kei Ying counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Peng is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wei Peng's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kei Ying moves into the clinch.
Peng seems to have got his legs back now.
Kei Ying lands a right hand.
Peng blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Kei Ying dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wei Peng's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kei Ying pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kei Ying lands a body shot.
Peng sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Peng misses with a straight right.
Peng lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kei Ying showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peng.
Wei Peng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kei Ying moves out of range of the strikes.
Kei Ying throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peng throws a lazy uppercut
and Kei Ying counters with a nice body kick.
Wong Kei Ying seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kei Ying takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peng connects with the punch.
Kei Ying misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kei Ying throws out a loose jab but Peng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Peng takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kei Ying gets a clinch.
Kei Ying effectively controlling the action here.
Peng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kei Ying lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kei Ying doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kei Ying scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kei Ying lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kei Ying lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peng working hard to break the clinch.
Kei Ying misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kei Ying - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kei Ying takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kei Ying tries to throw a body punch but Peng avoids it by throwing Kei Ying back against the ropes.
Peng working hard to break the clinch.
Kei Ying tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peng's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kei Ying lands an elbow that stopped Peng in his tracks for a moment.
Kei Ying has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peng is trying to break the clinch but Kei Ying is controlling him.
Kei Ying goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wong Kei Ying seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kei Ying scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kei Ying works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kei Ying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peng or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kei Ying has Peng pressed against the ropes, preventing Peng from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kei Ying lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kei Ying lands an elbow that stopped Peng in his tracks for a moment.
Wei Peng's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kei Ying lands a nice shot to the body.
Kei Ying comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Wei Peng's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kei Ying lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kei Ying creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Peng 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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Kei Ying takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Wei Peng's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Peng. Those never looked like landing.
Kei Ying steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peng.
Kei Ying thinks about the counter body kick.
Kei Ying comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kei Ying throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kei Ying fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peng.
Peng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kei Ying scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Peng to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Kei Ying away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Peng got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kei Ying weaves into range and cracks Peng right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Peng goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kei Ying is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wong Kei Ying!
After the big win, Wong Kei Ying made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Condemned and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Vuori (ranked 2171 p4p, 254 weight class) and Yevgen Maartins (ranked 6438 p4p, 488 weight class). Yevgen Maartins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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192 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins moves out of range of the strikes.
Vuori looks to throw the jab but Maartins is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vuori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maartins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vuori.
Vuori lands a body shot.
Vuori connects with the punch.
Vuori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maartins can pounce on him.
Maartins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vuori ducks under a wild hook from Maartins.
Maartins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vuori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maartins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maartins there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maartins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maartins throws a leg kick which misses Vuori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vuori tries to avoid it.
Maartins throws an off balance right hand
and Vuori counters with a nice body shot.
Vuori throws a hook to the side of Maartins's head but Maartins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maartins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vuori misses with a head kick.
Maartins throws a hook to the side of Vuori's head but Vuori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Vuori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vuori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maartins scrambles back to his feet.
Vuori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vuori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vuori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vuori misses with a head kick.
Vuori moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maartins.
Vuori looks to land a combination but Maartins avoids it well.
Maartins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Maartins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vuori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vuori is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice jab there from Vuori.
Maartins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vuori is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maartins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
It looks like Vuori has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice shot by Vuori.
Vuori throws a jab but it's blocked by Maartins.
Maartins lands a right hook to the body.
Vuori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Vuori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maartins tries to clinch but Vuori is having none of it.
Vuori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Maartins.
Maartins missing with a left hand there. Vuori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maartins throws the kick towards the body but Vuori avoids it.
Vuori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maartins.
Maartins counters with a body kick.
Vuori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maartins just misses with a punch to the body.
Maartins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vuori eats them both and turns towards Maartins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vuori is rocked!
Maartins doesn't manage to clinch there - Vuori circles away.
Oh Vuori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Vuori.
Maartins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vuori.
Vuori seems to have got his legs back now.
Vuori walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Maartins and drops face first to the floor! Vuori's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Vuori in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Yevgen Maartins!
Yevgen Maartins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Raymaker (ranked 5618 p4p, 160 weight class) and Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 17221 p4p, 211 weight class). Raymaker's entrance music is Key Glock - Mr.Glock. A fine choice. 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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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Raymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Boobie Miles Iii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii misses with the combination.
Raymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Miles Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Raymaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miles Iii ducks under a wild hook from Raymaker.
Raymaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Miles Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Miles Iii finds it's way through Raymaker's defenses.
Raymaker slips a straight right by Miles Iii.
Raymaker misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Raymaker should have avoided that one.
Raymaker walks into a stiff left hand from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a shot to the body.
Miles Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miles Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miles Iii with a nice cross.
Raymaker ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii scores with a jab.
Miles Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raymaker.
Raymaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miles Iii misses with an uppercut
and Raymaker counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Raymaker misses.
Miles Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Raymaker is just out of range.
Miles Iii 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.
Raymaker tried to counter with a leg kick but Miles Iii avoided it.
Miles Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Raymaker counters with a left to the body.
Miles Iii throws a looping overhand right but Raymaker ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Raymaker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miles Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Miles Iii misses the shot to the body.
Miles Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Raymaker's shoulder, as Raymaker tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Raymaker misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raymaker.
A quick step to the side and Raymaker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raymaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raymaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Raymaker counters with a left to the body.
Miles Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Raymaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miles Iii throws out a loose jab but Raymaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raymaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Raymaker slips a straight right by Miles Iii.
Raymaker throwing a counter right hand but Miles Iii manages to avoid it.
Miles Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Raymaker slips a straight right by Miles Iii.
Raymaker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Miles Iii takes a swing at Raymaker's ribcage but misses.
Miles Iii looks to land a body kick but Raymaker moved away.
Miles Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raymaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Miles Iii.
Raymaker takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Miles Iii works Raymaker's body with a nice hook.
Miles Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miles Iii swings for the body but Raymaker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymaker avoids the head kick by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raymaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miles Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miles Iii feints and then cracks Raymaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raymaker down.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raymaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miles Iii checks it well.
A punch combination from Miles Iii misses.
Raymaker throwing a counter right hand but Miles Iii manages to avoid it.
Raymaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymaker staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raymaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raymaker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Miles Iii throws out a loose jab but Raymaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Raymaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miles Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Miles Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raymaker.
Miles Iii misses with a looping left.
Miles Iii scores with a one two! Raymaker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Raymaker.
Raymaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miles Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raymaker can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miles Iii looks to throw the jab but Raymaker is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
That kick from Raymaker tenderised Miles Iii's leg. Miles Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miles Iii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miles Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raymaker.
Miles Iii slips a jab from Raymaker.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles Iii moves in looking to clinch but Raymaker pushes him off.
It looked like Raymaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raymaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miles Iii throws out the jab.
Raymaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raymaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miles Iii throws a hook but Raymaker blocks it.
Miles Iii misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii throws out a loose jab but Raymaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raymaker ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Raymaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Raymaker throws a nice looking combination but Miles Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raymaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Miles Iii.
Raymaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raymaker.
Raymaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raymaker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miles Iii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raymaker.
Miles Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raymaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miles Iii scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raymaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Kai Raymaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker blocks a jab.
Miles Iii throws out a loose jab but Raymaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raymaker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miles Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miles Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Raymaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miles Iii.
Raymaker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Miles Iii lands with a good body shot.
Miles Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raymaker. Raymaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Miles Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raymaker counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Miles Iii onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Boobie Miles Iii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miles Iii takes a swing at Raymaker's ribcage but misses.
Raymaker is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Raymaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miles Iii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Stefanovic (ranked 3529 p4p, 394 weight class) and Ron Velderman (ranked 19913 p4p, 565 weight class). Ron Velderman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velderman cracks Stefanovic with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stefanovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stefanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velderman.
Stefanovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Velderman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velderman.
Velderman throws a lazy right hand but Stefanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stefanovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Da Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Stefanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Velderman lands a slapping body shot.
Velderman misses with an uppercut.
Stefanovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stefanovic. That's going to slow Velderman down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velderman blocks the body kick.
Stefanovic blocks a jab.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velderman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Velderman lands with an uppercut that bounces Stefanovic off the ropes and back into range.
Velderman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velderman.
Velderman moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Velderman moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
We've been informed that Velderman 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.
Velderman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Velderman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stefanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velderman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stefanovic under the eye.
Velderman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Velderman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stefanovic wants to clinch.
Ron Velderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velderman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Stefanovic.
Velderman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stefanovic throws a combination. Velderman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Velderman scores with a leg kick.
Velderman with a hook.
Stefanovic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velderman misses with a wild combination.
Stefanovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Velderman tries to circle away but Stefanovic has him pinned against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velderman's brow.
Stefanovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Stefanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stefanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Velderman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Velderman swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velderman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefanovic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefanovic.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Stefanovic.
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from Velderman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Velderman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velderman has a couple of punches blocked by Stefanovic.
Velderman lands with a light punch inside.
Stefanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velderman backwards.
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 Alex Stefanovic 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.
Velderman staying out of range there.
Velderman tests Stefanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velderman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Velderman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stefanovic.
Velderman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefanovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Velderman avoided it.
Velderman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stefanovic checks a leg kick.
Stefanovic looks to land a left hand but Velderman moved out of range nicely.
Velderman avoids the body shot from Stefanovic.
Velderman looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Stefanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Velderman circles away.
Stefanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Velderman checks a leg kick nicely.
Stefanovic scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velderman scoring well with a low kick there.
Stefanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velderman.
Stefanovic throws a hook to the side of Velderman's head but Velderman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velderman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefanovic manages to avoid it.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stefanovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ron Velderman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velderman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic scores with a nice body kick.
Velderman slips under a jab.
Velderman flicks out a counter leg kick but Stefanovic steps away.
Stefanovic misses with a straight right.
Velderman throws a shot from downtown. Stefanovic moves away and avoids it.
Velderman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velderman misses with a body shot
and Stefanovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Velderman.
Velderman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velderman throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velderman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velderman cracks the inside of Stefanovic's front leg.
Stefanovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stefanovic duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velderman.
Stefanovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velderman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stefanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Velderman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velderman loads up on a big right hand but Stefanovic slips the punch.
Velderman misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Velderman.
Stefanovic tries to land a front kick but Velderman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Velderman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velderman moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Velderman lands a front kick.
Velderman looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefanovic is just out of range.
Jab by Velderman.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stefanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Velderman lands a high kick!
Stefanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velderman.
Velderman dodges the punch combination from Stefanovic.
Velderman lunges at Stefanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stefanovic's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stefanovic misses the jab.
Velderman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stefanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velderman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Velderman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Velderman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stefanovic scores with a nice head shot.
Velderman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ron Velderman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic moves out of range as Velderman strikes.
Stefanovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velderman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stefanovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Velderman throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Stefanovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stefanovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Velderman is able to avoid easily.
Stefanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Stefanovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stefanovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Velderman.
Velderman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stefanovic blocks a head kick by Velderman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velderman lands with a cross.
Stefanovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Velderman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stefanovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Velderman as he connects with a hook.
Stefanovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velderman misses with a leg kick.
Velderman throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman throws an overhand right that lands on Stefanovic's shoulder, as Stefanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Velderman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stefanovic lands the left hand.
Velderman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stefanovic is looking to chop away at Velderman's legs.
Stefanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velderman moves out of range of the body kick.
Stefanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Velderman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Velderman misses with a two punch combination.
Stefanovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Velderman avoided it.
Stefanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velderman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velderman lands a jab to the nose.
Velderman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stefanovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velderman.
Stefanovic is looking to land body kicks.
Velderman scoring well with a low kick there.
Stefanovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Velderman. Velderman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws a shot from downtown. Velderman moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Velderman.
Stefanovic pushes Velderman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Velderman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefanovic pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stefanovic lands a shoulder strike.
Stefanovic lands a left hand.
Stefanovic scores with a hook to the body.
Velderman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Velderman lands a body punch.
Velderman lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stefanovic pushes Velderman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velderman lands a nice uppercut.
Stefanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stefanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velderman's elbow.
Velderman misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Stefanovic.
I think Stefanovic 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Stefanovic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 16182 p4p, 458 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 24543 p4p, 471 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. Upchurch has chosen Quit Lyin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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235 lbs
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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
33 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Columbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Upchurch throws a wild body kick that Columbus sees coming a mile off.
Columbus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Columbus lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Upchurch misses with a wild combination.
Columbus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Upchurch. That did some damage!
Columbus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Upchurch clinches up with Columbus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Columbus misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Columbus has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Upchurch digs a right hand into Columbus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbus's gas tank.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Columbus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Upchurch is defending well for now.
Upchurch is trying to maintain a safe position but Columbus gets an underhook and turns Upchurch into the ropes.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus cracks Upchurch with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Columbus avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Columbus looking to throw knees to the head but Upchurch is blocking nicely.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Upchurch prevents a body shot from Columbus.
A right hook to the body lands for Columbus.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Columbus.
Columbus lands an elbow that stopped Upchurch in his tracks for a moment.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Columbus's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Columbus.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Columbus.
Columbus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Upchurch lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus digs a right hand into Upchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upchurch's gas tank.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Columbus avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Columbus lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus lands a body punch.
Upchurch looks winded!
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Upchurch misses with the head strike.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Columbus.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Upchurch avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus lands a body punch.
A short left from Columbus.
Upchurch tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Columbus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch'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.
Upchurch throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot.
Upchurch has managed to clinch.
Columbus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a body punch.
Upchurch tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Columbus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Columbus lands with a left to the head.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Columbus avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus managing to block the knees to the body from Upchurch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Columbus misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus lands a left hand.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Upchurch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Upchurch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Columbus - that landed with a thud.
Upchurch is breathing heavily.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Columbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Columbus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Columbus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus digs a right hand into Upchurch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upchurch's gas tank.
Columbus tries to work over Upchurch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upchurch can do to turn this around?
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Columbus digs a right hand underneath Upchurch's ribcage. Upchurch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
Columbus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Columbus tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Columbus connects with a knee to the head.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Columbus.
Upchurch takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Columbus.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands an uppercut.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Upchurch is defending well for now.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Upchurch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Columbus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Columbus lands a jab.
Upchurch jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Columbus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Columbus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Columbus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brian Upchurch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Upchurch lands a head shot.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus scores with a push kick.
Upchurch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Columbus, right into the meat.
Upchurch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Columbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Columbus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Upchurch.
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Upchurch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upchurch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Columbus scores with a jab.
Columbus cracks the inside of Upchurch's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Columbus.
Brian Upchurch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Columbus misses with a body kick.
Upchurch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upchurch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Columbus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Upchurch manages to circle out of the way.
Upchurch throws a low kick but Columbus moves out of range easily.
Upchurch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Columbus.
Upchurch just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Upchurch misses with a double jab.
Columbus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Upchurch manages to circle out of the way.
Columbus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Upchurch momentarily.
Scott Columbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That has opened up Brian Upchurch's cut even more.
Nice body kick there by Upchurch.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
Upchurch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Columbus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Columbus cracks a nice hook into Upchurch's ribs.
Upchurch wants to slow Columbus down by chopping away at his legs.
Columbus lands with an overhand left.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Upchurch wants to counter with a clinch but Columbus pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Columbus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Columbus. Upchurch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Columbus.
Columbus cracks Upchurch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus digs a good body shot into Upchurch's ribs.
Upchurch rushes Columbus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Columbus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Columbus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Columbus made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1707 p4p, 212 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 16507 p4p, 539 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 4, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson cracks Atunes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the ropes and back into range.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Atunes shakes it off.
Atunes misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atunes scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a fast counter high kick but Atunes manages to duck under it in time.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Atunes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
Johnson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Atunes.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes.
Atunes is pushing Johnson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Atunes trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atunes into the ropes.
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Atunes in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Both fighters working to control 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 Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes misses with a double jab.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atunes has his back to the ropes.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes lands a nice uppercut.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atunes tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Atunes into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes.
Atunes tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atunes working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Atunes pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atuness head.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Fleece Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson cracks Atunes with a nice body shot.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Atunes is trying to stall.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Atunes takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Atunes.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Atunes lands a right hook to the body.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atunes checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Atunes is wise to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the ropes and back into range.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Atunes will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson has Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atunes.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atunes tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atunes looking to stall.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atunes can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Atunes slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonardo Atunes.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Atunes.
I think Atunes 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leonardo Atunes!
Leonardo Atunes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 1131 p4p, 133 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 3001 p4p, 286 weight class). Oson Bon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Peterson's chin.
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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
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Oson Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a lazy head kick
and Bon counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bon misses the target.
Peterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
We've been told by Bon's head coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Bon circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson tests Bon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Bon checks a leg kick.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bon scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson is looking to land body kicks.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bon.
Peterson jabs Bon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bon.
Peterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bon checks it well.
Bon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peterson jabs at Bon's body.
Bon missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Bon slips a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson jabs Bon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Bon jumps back.
Bon is looking to counter punch.
Bon misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Bon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Bon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Bon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bon misses with a kick to the body.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Bon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Peterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bon counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peterson, right into the meat.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Bon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Bon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Bon staying out of range there.
Peterson looks to land a body kick but Bon moved away.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bon misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bon scores with a jab to the head.
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bon manages to avoid it.
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 Oson Bon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bon lands with an overhand left.
Bon blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Bon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bon throws out the jab.
Peterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bon lands a jab to the nose.
Bon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and Bon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bon scores with a spinning back kick!
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Bon misses the shot to the body.
Bon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bon throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peterson.
Peterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bon takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Bon staying out of range there.
Bon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Bon avoids them all with ease.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Peterson misses with a double jab
and Bon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Bon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Peterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson thows a leg kick but Bon checks it
and Bon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bon with a hook.
Bon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Peterson misses
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bon lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson is rocked!
Bon throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oson Bon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oson Bon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bon scores with a hook to the body. Peterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bon misses with a hook.
Bon throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson tries a low kick but Bon avoids it.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bon looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Bon lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Bon missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
letting Bon counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Bon counters with a left to the body.
Bon throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bon counters with a body kick that stops Peterson in his tracks momentarily.
Bon ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bon moves away.
Bon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oson Bon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bon. Peterson shrugs it off though.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Bon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bon is looking to land body kicks.
Peterson tries to work over Bon's front leg with a kick but Bon checks it.
A swing and a miss from Bon.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bon.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Bon back into the ropes.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Bon.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Bon.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Bon misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
A jab from Bon misses.
Bon throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Bon avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson throws the left hand but Bon avoids the punch easily.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon counters with a right hand to the body.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Bon counters with a solid body kick.
Bon lands the left hand.
Bon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson throws a leg kick
and Bon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oson Bon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oson Bon!
Oson Bon very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, George Peterson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Starting to think more and more why I continue to do this. Sorry guys, My heart just isn't in it anymore, perhaps this is my last fight. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 3466 p4p, 387 weight class) and Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 3970 p4p, 414 weight class). Caria comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.
Perkules throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria takes the fight into the clinch.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkules has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perkules.
Caria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perkules has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Perkules on the inside.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Perkules throws a head punch that misses.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Perkules in a clinch.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Perkules slips under a jab from Caria.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Caria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria cracks Perkules with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Perkules lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perkules lands a body shot.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Caria.
Perkules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Perkules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkules takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria digs a good body shot into Perkules's ribs.
Caria moves away from the strike by Perkules.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
Perkules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Perkules lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caria.
Perkules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Perkules lands a shot to the body.
Perkules struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Caria blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Perkules misses.
Caria lands an overhand right.
Perkules gets tackled into the ropes by Caria. Caria maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Perkules scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkules connects with a knee to the head.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria with a knee to the head.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria tries a body shot but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkules takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perkules.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkules.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Perkules lands with a right to the head.
Perkules lands an uppercut.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Perkules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Perkules struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Perkules.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perkules lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caria lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkules misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perkules is breathing heavily.
Caria gets through Perkules's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Caria misses with a hook.
Perkules counters with a body kick.
Perkules throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caria.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Perkules tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkules steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Caria throws the left hand but Perkules avoids the punch easily.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkules darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
Perkules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria blocks a head kick by Perkules.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caria misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Perkules tries a quick counter leg kick but Caria is wise to it.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkules cracks Caria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perkules just manages to avoid it.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Perkules throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria scores with a push kick.
Perkules pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perkules moves away from the strike by Caria.
A leg kick checked by Perkules.
Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkules. Perkules circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkules has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkules wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perkules misses with a knee to the head.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perkules's face.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Perkules blocks an uppercut.
Perkules swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Perkules tries to land a knee to the head but Caria blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkules.
Perkules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkules takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Caria lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Perkules is looking to score with low kicks.
Perkules motions for Caria to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws a leg kick which misses Perkules's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkules tries to avoid it.
Caria pushes Perkules up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perkules misses with the head strike.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Perkules working aggressively here.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Perkules working Caria over with knees to the body.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkules.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkules.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
A knee to the head by Perkules.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caria is working Perkules over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perkules is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perkules misses with a body punch.
Perkules with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Caria avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkules.
Perkules checks a leg kick.
Perkules moves out of range of the leg kick from Caria.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perkules just manages to avoid it.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Caria closes the distance and clinches.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Caria lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Perkules manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkules moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Caria forces Perkules back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkules missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Caria tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Perkules misses the shot to the body.
Perkules misses the jab.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria lands the left hand.
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria lands a jab to Perkules's midsection.
Perkules looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
Perkules misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Caria - just one landing.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkules.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria with a hook.
Caria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkules, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Perkules working aggressively here.
A short left from Caria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules scores with a knee to the head.
Caria blocking some punches.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Caria breaks from the clinch.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Caria sees coming a mile off.
Perkules throws a head kick that half lands.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Nice body kick from Perkules.
Perkules throws a one two combo.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria tries to land a front kick but Perkules steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria scores with a three punch combo!
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria moves away from the strike by Perkules.
Caria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perkules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkules avoided it.
Perkules punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkules with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules throws a body kick that misses.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
Caria throws a low kick but Perkules avoids it.
Perkules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melankomas Caria.
Well Caria has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Melankomas Caria thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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