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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Balboa (ranked 4954 p4p, 4834 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 603 p4p, 598 weight class). Balboa comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apollo Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa darts in and clinches Grant up against the ropes.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Balboa.
Grant being controlled against the ropes.
Balboa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Balboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa has Grant pressed against the ropes.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant working aggressively here.
Balboa has Grant pressed against the ropes.
Balboa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Aubrey Grant has been cut.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Balboa blocking some punches.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Balboa is stalling here.
Balboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa lands an elbow just above Grant 's eye.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grant's defenses.
Balboa lands a damaging elbow.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Grant.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
Balboa moves into range and clinches up with Grant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Balboa taking a breather.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
Grant misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balboa leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aubrey Grant's cut.
That's time! Balboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Grant looks to move away, Balboa throws a big counter combo but Grant just gets out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Grant blocks the leg kick.
Balboa checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Balboa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balboa has managed to clinch.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balboa has Grant up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balboa rushes Grant and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Balboa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa lands with a right to the head.
Balboa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Apollo Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balboa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Grant working aggressively here.
Balboa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant tries to keep at a distance but Balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grant takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Balboa.
Balboa lands a right hand.
Balboa is stalling here.
Balboa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balboa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Balboa lands an elbow just above Grant 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa effectively controlling the action here.
Balboa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa'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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balboa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grant letting Balboa take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Apollo Balboa.
Grant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balboa forces Grant back against the ropes and clinches.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Grant back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Balboa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aubrey Grant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grant misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
Balboa darts in and clinches Grant up against the ropes.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balboa's elbow.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa breaks from the clinch.
Balboa rushes Grant and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant working aggressively here.
Balboa lands a body punch.
Grant misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
Balboa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grant up against the ropes.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Grant.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Apollo Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant blocks the body kick.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Balboa moved out of range.
As Grant backs away, Balboa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balboa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Balboa gets a clinch.
Balboa has Grant pushed against the ropes.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa stalling against the ropes.
Balboa is leaning against Grant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balboa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch.
Balboa throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to clinch.
Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balboa avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
Aubrey Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apollo Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Grant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Balboa throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balboa, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Balboa!
An out of breath Apollo Balboa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Aubrey Grant spoke after the fight, saying '7.05'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ashwin Tyson (ranked 5949 p4p, 7456 weight class) and Toby TShwiz (ranked 498 p4p, 551 weight class). Toby TShwiz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashwin Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby TShwiz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent TShwiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
TShwiz tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
And Tyson counters with a quick kick to the body but TShwiz blocks it.
TShwiz tries to clinch up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyson.
TShwiz looks winded!
Tyson rushes TShwiz and presses him up against the ropes.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of TShwiz backwards.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson is working TShwiz over against the ropes.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
TShwiz walks into a big right hand from Tyson and goes down! The referee sends Tyson to a neutral corner as TShwiz gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
 TShwiz is rocked!
It looks like Toby TShwiz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TShwiz walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Tyson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ashwin Tyson!
Ashwin Tyson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johny Billips (ranked 5258 p4p, 5401 weight class) and DreQuan Watson (ranked 555 p4p, 561 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Billips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreQuan Watson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billips darts in and clinches Watson up against the ropes.
Watson is leaning against Billips and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watson scores with a shot to the side of Billips's head.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Johny Billips has been cut.
Billips wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Watson.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Billips backwards.
Billips throws a head punch that misses.
Billips is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Watson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Billips with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Billips looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Billips get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). DreQuan Watson!
DreQuan Watson 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 6514 p4p, 4823 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 501 p4p, 441 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit throws a body punch but Abarai moves out of range.
Abarai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Petit throws a body punch but Abarai moves out of range.
Abarai staying out of range there.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abarai cracks a nice hook into Petit's ribs.
Petit walks into a left hand.
A jab from Petit misses.
A combination from Petit does no damage.
It looked like Abarai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petit throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petit lands with a kick to the temple. Abarai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Petit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Abarai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abarai connects with a looping right hand.
Abarai digs a good hook to Petit's body.
Petit throws a shot from downtown. Abarai moves away and avoids it.
Abarai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petit tries to move into range but Abarai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petit throws a hook but Abarai blocks it.
Petit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abarai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abarai connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Petit's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Petit - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Renji Abarai!
After winning the bout, Renji Abarai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jean Luc Petit was interviewed post fight and said '6.6'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krystov Abbott (ranked 5089 p4p, 5724 weight class) and Jumba Jookiba (ranked 171 p4p, 188 weight class). Krystov Abbott 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krystov Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumba Jookiba!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jookiba walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Abbott! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystov Abbott!
Krystov Abbott 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dominic Leval (ranked 4423 p4p, 6581 weight class) and Skinny Arse (ranked 195 p4p, 223 weight class). Skinny Arse 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Leval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skinny Arse!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leval moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arse scores with a nice strike.
Leval staying out of range there.
Arse throws a looping overhand right but Leval ducks down to avoid it.
Leval gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leval will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arse up against the ropes.
Arse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Levals head.
Leval effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leval has Arse pushed against the ropes.
Leval is trying to push Arse away but Arse has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leval wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arse looking to stall.
Leval stalling.
Leval tries to stall but Arse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arse throws out a loose jab but Leval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leval is looking for a counter combo.
Arse keeps the fight on the outside.
Arse lands with an overhand left.
 Leval is rocked!
Arse connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Leval out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skinny Arse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaquin Buckley (ranked 5119 p4p, 6593 weight class) and Jay Mendelson (ranked 550 p4p, 617 weight class). Jay Mendelson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Mendelson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley forces Mendelson back against the ropes and clinches.
Buckley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendelson or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
Mendelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buckley trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Mendelson, against the ropes.
Buckley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckley moves away from the strike by Mendelson.
Mendelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buckley clinches up with Mendelson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Buckley .
Buckley lands an uppercut.
Buckley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley lands with a left to the head.
Buckley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Jay Mendelson has been cut.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendelson is trying to break the clinch but Buckley has him pressed against the ropes.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendelson lands a knee to the body.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Good body shot from Buckley .
Mendelson looks winded!
Mendelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Mendelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Mendelson blocks an elbow strike.
Mendelson tries to break free but Buckley pushes him back against the ropes.
Buckley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendelson avoids it.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Mendelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
A right handed body shot lands from Buckley .
A short uppercut from Buckley .
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckley 's brow.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Mendelson, against the ropes.
Buckley trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Mendelson, against the ropes.
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mendelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckley is defending well for now.
Buckley digs a right hand into Mendelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendelson's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckley breaks from the clinch.
Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Buckley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckley tries to circle away but Mendelson has him pinned against the ropes.
Mendelson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buckley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendelson can turn it around.
Mendelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendelson tries to land a leg kick but Buckley saw it coming and moves away.
Joaquin Buckley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buckley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mendelson manages to circle out of the way.
Buckley gets a clinch.
Mendelson throws an elbow that misses.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Buckley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Mendelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buckley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Mendelson responds with a good body kick, but Buckley manages to step out the way in time.
Buckley clinches with his opponent.
Buckley lands a shot to the body.
Buckley just leaning against Mendelson, taking a breather.
Buckley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buckley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendelson can do to turn this around?
Buckley is trying to push Mendelson away but Mendelson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Buckley .
Mendelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendelson blocks an elbow strike.
Buckley controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Mendelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley tries to break the clinch but Mendelson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley is leaning against Mendelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mendelson throws an elbow but misses.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendelson is breathing heavily.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley taking a breather.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Buckley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buckley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckley throws a sloppy head kick and Mendelson moves out of range easily.
Buckley has Mendelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee calls for Buckley to work.
Buckley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendelson.
Buckley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendelson tries to keep at a distance but Buckley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buckley takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendelson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Mendelson.
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
Mendelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckley 's efforts to push away.
Buckley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendelson backwards.
Buckley wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendelson won't allow it.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley is trying to break the clinch but Mendelson is controlling him.
Mendelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mendelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Buckley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Mendelson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mendelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Joaquin Buckley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendelson trying to land knees to the body.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley wants to break free but Mendelson has control.
Buckley scores with a hook to the body.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley tries to break the clinch but Mendelson is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckley .
Mendelson missing with knees to the body.
Mendelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendelson backwards.
Buckley works on Mendelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Buckley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendelson is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Buckley .
Buckley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendelson is trying to push Buckley away but Buckley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Buckley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckley taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckley .
Mendelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buckley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buckley manages to break the clinch.
Buckley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendelson. Mendelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jay Mendelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckley instigates a clinch.
Buckley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendelson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buckley .
Buckley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Buckley .
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Buckley wants to break free but Mendelson has control.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Buckley missing with knees to the body.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buckley is defending well for now.
Buckley missing with knees to the body.
Mendelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buckley avoids the damage to the body.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buckley avoids it.
Mendelson misses with an elbow over the top.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendelson can't break the clinch.
Mendelson is trying to force a seperation but Buckley has the dominant position.
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Mendelson managing to block the knees to the body from Buckley .
Buckley has had enough of the clinch but Mendelson keeps him there for the moment.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendelson avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Buckley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Mendelson.
Buckley lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay Mendelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joaquin Buckley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquin Buckley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buckley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Buckley !
The defeated Jay Mendelson had this to say: '5.25'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pope James (ranked 7187 p4p, 6550 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 636 p4p, 614 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rappin For Jesus. Tom Louis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pope James's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Louis counters with a two punch combo.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James swings widly with a right hand
and Louis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch but Louis keeps him there for the moment.
James tries to break free but Louis pushes him back against the ropes.
Louis tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is trying to break free.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James blocking some punches.
Louis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Louis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Louis on the side of the head.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
James throws a big counter combination but Louis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Louis slips a jab from James.
Louis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from James.
Louis dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis throws a big counter head kick but James avoids it with no problem.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Louis should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Louis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Louis throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Pope James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to bum rush Louis with a series of wild strikes but Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from James.
Louis throws a counter combo.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Louis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Louis scores with a nice strike.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
James misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Louis counters with a one-two to the body.
Louis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
James is rocked!
James misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Pope James has been cut.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Louis.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Louis misses.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Louis counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops James on his ass! James wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Louis lands a head kick that bluckles James and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Louis no doubt looking to push for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Louis wants to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch position.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James looks to land a combination but Louis avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is trying to break free.
Louis misses with a body punch.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis moves into the clinch successfully.
James breaks the clinch.
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Louis cracks James with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Louis will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Pope James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Louis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from James.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a straight right.
Louis connects with the punch.
Louis throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Louis and drops face first to the floor! James'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 James in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tom Louis!
Tom Louis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Osamu Kanabu (ranked 4900 p4p, 6063 weight class) and Danny King (ranked 602 p4p, 651 weight class). Danny King looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osamu Kanabu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny King!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanabu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws out a counter right but Kanabu avoids it with no problem.
Kanabu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King cracks Kanabu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Kanabu.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanabu throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Kanabu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Kanabu's head back.
King looks to throw the jab but Kanabu is out of range.
Kanabu slips a jab from King.
Kanabu throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Kanabu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanabu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King blocks a head kick by Kanabu.
King with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kanabu coming out on top.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanabu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Kanabu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Kanabu misses.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanabu is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanabu throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Kanabu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King feints a counter leg kick.
Kanabu fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
Kanabu throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Kanabu misses with a jab, cross combination.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanabu misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Kanabu.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanabu.
Kanabu throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Kanabu throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanabu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Kanabu misses.
A shot to the liver by Kanabu. Beautiful body shot.
Kanabu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy body kick from Kanabu
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanabu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osamu Kanabu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kanabu throws a lazy uppercut
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanabu. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanabu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kanabu finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
The fighters circling - Kanabu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Osamu Kanabu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanabu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanabu throws a head kick that misses.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanabu fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanabu throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King slips under a jab from Kanabu.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanabu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King tests Kanabu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Osamu Kanabu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabu takes one to the chin there.
Kanabu is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanabu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kanabu throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Kanabu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanabu throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King throws out a counter right but Kanabu avoids it with no problem.
Kanabu misses with a lunging right hand
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanabu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanabu throws a lazy body kick
letting King counter with a right hand.
Kanabu throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kanabu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanabu throws a head kick that misses.
Kanabu misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanabu throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kanabu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Kanabu throws a head kick that misses.
Kanabu throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Kanabu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanabu's head.
Kanabu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kanabu misses with a straight left.
King blocks a head kick by Kanabu.
Kanabu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Osamu Kanabu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanabu.
Kanabu throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanabu throws out the jab.
Jab by King.
Kanabu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kanabu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King blocks a head kick by Kanabu.
Kanabu lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanabu misses with a two punch combination.
Kanabu takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanabu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kanabu under the eye.
King throws a solid leg kick but Kanabu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
Kanabu misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Kanabu throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King throws out a counter right but Kanabu avoids it with no problem.
Kanabu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Osamu Kanabu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanabu swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanabu throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws out a counter right but Kanabu avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kanabu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King with a hook.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
King missing with a left hand there. Kanabu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanabu.
Kanabu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
King misses with a straight left.
Kanabu throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Kanabu throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Kanabu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King staying out of range there.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kanabu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Kanabu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danny King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanabu connects with the punch.
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 Osamu Kanabu.
Well Kanabu 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osamu Kanabu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 7065 p4p, 23744 weight class) and Qfc Tournament (ranked 232 p4p, 255 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qfc Tournament!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tournament takes the fight into the clinch.
Koistinen lands with a light punch inside.
Koistinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A right handed body shot lands from Koistinen.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tournament.
A short right from Koistinen on the inside.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Koistinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Koistinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koistinen lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Koistinen as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen can't find room to land a body shot as Tournament controls the action.
Koistinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tournament.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koistinen digs a right hand underneath Tournament's ribcage. Tournament let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Koistinen as the two fighters clinch.
Koistinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tournament backwards.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tournament avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koistinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Koistinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Koistinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Koistinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tournament's face.
Koistinen dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koistinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tournament backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen scores with a shot to the side of Tournament's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Koistinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Koistinen - that landed with a thud.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Tournament won't want to take too many of those.
Tournament looks winded!
Koistinen tries to stall but Tournament uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
Koistinen takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koistinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tournament is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koistinen lands a body punch.
Koistinen gets through Tournament's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Koistinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen digs a right hand into Tournament's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tournament's gas tank.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koistinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koistinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tournament tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koistinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tournament looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Tournament moves out of range.
Tournament tries to close the distance and clinch but Koistinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tournament.
Tournament pushes Koistinen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tournament avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tournament.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koistinen gets through Tournament's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tournament.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tournaments head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Koistinen lands a shot to the body.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Koistinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Koistinen dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Koistinen can't find room to land a body shot as Tournament controls the action.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koistinen misses with a body punch.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tournament backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen tries to work over Tournament's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
Koistinen avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Koistinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koistinen.
Tournament blocking some punches.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but Tournament blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tournament takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Qfc Tournament has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tournament tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koistinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tournament is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tournament tries to clinch up but Koistinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tournament throws a sloppy body shot
and Koistinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tournament tries to clinch up.
Tournament moves out of range of the strikes.
Tournament closes the distance and pushes Koistinen back into the ropes.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tournament takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
A nice left hand lands by Koistinen.
A right hook to the body lands for Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tournament.
Tournament takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tournament backwards.
Koistinen avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Koistinen pushes Tournament back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koistinen lands with a right to the head.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
Tournament is rocked!
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike.
Tournament is still on wobbly legs! Can Koistinen finish him?
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but Tournament blocks it.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
Tournament seems to have recovered his senses.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tournament is keeping busy.
Koistinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tournament can do to turn this around?
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Koistinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Koistinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tournament avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Koistinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Koistinen.
Koistinen avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Koistinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Koistinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tournament backwards.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koistinen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
After winning the bout, Purjo Pekka Koistinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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