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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 20448 p4p, 16440 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 718 p4p, 722 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Kovacs tries to clinch up.
Kovacs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Kovacs wants to clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Kovacs finds it's target.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs clinches.
Kovacs has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Kovacs lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Kovacs avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs prevents a body shot from Jones.
Kovacs pushes Jones back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kovacs controls the action.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kovacs lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Jones 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.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries a body shot but Kovacs blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacs.
Kovacs working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Kovacs lands a shot to the body.
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Kovacs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Nice shot lands for Kovacs.
Kovacs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Kovacs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Kovacs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacs clinches.
Our sources have told us that Kovacs has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kovacs.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacs.
Nice body punch from Kovacs - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacs prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kovacs.
A short left from Jones.
A short uppercut from Kovacs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kovacs lands with a left to the head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovacs's elbow.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacs blocks an uppercut.
Kovacs trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kovacs into the ropes.
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Kovacs throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones lands a nice hook to Kovacs's body. Kovacs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones digs a good hook to Kovacs's body.
Kovacs dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovacs tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovacs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Kovacs's head.
Kovacs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Kovacs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kovacs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovacs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovacs controls his hands.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kovacs.
Good body shot from Jones.
Kovacs scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andor Kovacs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones'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.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovacs with a nice cross.
Kovacs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Kovacs scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
 Jones is rocked!
Kovacs throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacs catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Jones stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Jones walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovacs finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacs cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Tom Jones's cut even more.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws a jab when Kovacs was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with a body shot.
Kovacs lands a slapping body shot.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Kovacs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Kovacs backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 Kovacs is rocked!
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs wants to clinch.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Kovacs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovacs seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones thuds a left hand into Kovacs's body.
Jones avoids the body shot from Kovacs.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking hook.
Kovacs tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kovacs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Kovacs digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovacs tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Kovacs.
Kovacs takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Kovacs's head.
Kovacs lands a nice uppercut.
Jones prevents a body shot from Kovacs.
Jones pushes Kovacs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kovacs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovacs gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kovacs prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Kovacs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Kovacs scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a head punch that misses.
Kovacs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovacs tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovacs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovacs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacs lands a nice uppercut.
Kovacs tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kovacs back against the ropes.
Kovacs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kovacs controls the action.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kovacs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Kovacs as the two fighters clinch.
Kovacs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovacs scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Tom Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kovacs has Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovacs is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kovacs has his back to the ropes.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andor Kovacs will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kovacs lands a jab.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacs moves away.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Kovacs rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Jones has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Jones leaves his chin hanging out and Kovacs seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jones crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andor Kovacs!
Andor Kovacs decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between George Steve Jr (ranked 2947 p4p, 21515 weight class) and Tom Baker (ranked 294 p4p, 508 weight class). Baker has chosen Steve Blackman WWE theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker swinging wildly here.
Steve Jr looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Baker swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Baker misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Steve Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baker tries to clinch up
and Steve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker tries to clinch but Steve Jr is having none of it.
Steve Jr takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tom Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Steve Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baker looks to land a combination. Steve Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker slips a jab from Steve Jr.
Baker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve Jr, as that shot connected.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baker wants to clinch up but Steve Jr keeps it at a distance.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve Jr scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steve Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve Jr.
As Steve Jr backs off Baker throws a huge counter combo but Steve Jr manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Steve Jr with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Steve Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Steve Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Baker misses with a hook
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head but Steve Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Steve Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head but Steve Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Steve Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve Jr lands with a nice combination. Baker backs away looking to recover.
Steve Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Steve Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baker moves away from the strike by Steve Jr.
Baker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steve Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve Jr looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Baker scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Steve Jr to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 It looks like George Steve Jr has been cut.
Steve Jr thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker misses with a hook
and Steve Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Steve Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baker misses with a double jab
letting Steve Jr counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Steve Jr moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Steve Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve Jr lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Baker off the ropes and back into range.
Baker looks to land a combination but Steve Jr avoids it well.
Baker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Steve Jr moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Steve Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steve Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Steve Jr moved out of range.
Baker connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Tom Baker should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on George Steve Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Steve Jr throwing a counter right hand but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker 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.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker throws a right hand that Steve Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve Jr also avoids with ease.
Baker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Steve Jr.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker throws a hook but Steve Jr blocks it.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve Jr cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Baker misses.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Steve Jr is looking to counter punch.
Steve Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Tom Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Steve Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker throws out a counter right but Steve Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Baker works Steve Jr's body with a nice hook.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.
Steve Jr swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker is looking for the big counter here.
Baker tries to clinch but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Steve Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve Jr walks into a left hand.
Baker throws a right and a left that Steve Jr avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker missing with a left hand there. Steve Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baker moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker throws out a counter right but Steve Jr avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve Jr connects with a single shot there.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Steve Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Steve Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve Jr throws a big counter combination but Baker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice cross by Baker.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Steve Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve Jr cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Steve Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steve Jr dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Steve Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve Jr.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve Jr with a hook.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve Jr defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steve Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Baker tries to bum rush Steve Jr with a series of wild strikes but Steve Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Steve Jr.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve Jr.
Baker is rocked!
Steve Jr slips under a jab.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve Jr finish him?
Steve Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). George Steve Jr!
Our winner, George Steve Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tom Baker spoke after the fight, saying 'When I was 11 I turned 13, cos fuck 12, remember that'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 (ranked 23047 p4p, 3555 weight class) and Name Less (ranked 490 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmane 🐺 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Less throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackmane 🐺 seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Less lands with a slapping head kick.
Less swings for the body but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Blackmane 🐺 . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a low kick, looking for Less's leg but Less calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Less.
Less throws the left hand but Blackmane 🐺 avoids the punch easily.
Less misses with a straight right.
Blackmane 🐺 sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Less looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Less gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Less is predictable there
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a thumping low kick.
Less feints and then cracks Blackmane 🐺 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackmane 🐺 down.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Less ducks right into an uppercut from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less scores with a shot to the body.
Less gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Less on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Less blocks it.
Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackmane 🐺 moves away.
Less throws a hook to the side of Blackmane 🐺 's head but Blackmane 🐺 sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Less avoids it easily.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a leg kick which misses Less's front leg but catches the back leg as Less tries to avoid it.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Less.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less missing with a left hand there. Blackmane 🐺 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to land a right hand but Less moved out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids the body shot from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick from Less.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Less takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Less, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Less wants to slow Blackmane 🐺 down by chopping away at his legs.
Less throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blackmane 🐺 connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Blackmane 🐺 lands an impressive looking overhand right. Less doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Blackmane 🐺 blocks the low kick.
Less missing with a left hand there. Blackmane 🐺 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackmane 🐺 lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blackmane 🐺 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Less checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Less misses with a straight left.
Blackmane 🐺 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Less shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a cross.
Less throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Less throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a right hand. Less shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less misses with a hook. Blackmane 🐺 ducked under it nicely.
Less misses with a low kick.
Less closes the distance and pushes Blackmane 🐺 back into the ropes.
Less lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackmane 🐺 backwards.
Blackmane 🐺 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Less is defending well for now.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Less scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
A short right from Less.
Less takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blackmane 🐺 manages to break the clinch.
Less misses with a hook.
Blackmane 🐺 lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blackmane 🐺 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Less.
Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Less lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to land a combination. Less sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a straight left.
Less tries to land a body kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Less throws out a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range and Less only half commits.
Less misses with an uppercut.
Less will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Less blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackmane 🐺 should have avoided that one.
Blackmane 🐺 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with the left hand. Less knows he should have avoided that one.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a hook. Less tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackmane 🐺 goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Less. Blackmane 🐺 does a little dance to reset his feet.
Less slips under a jab from Blackmane 🐺 .
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Blackmane 🐺 tenderised Less's leg. Less is trying to keep his angry face on.
Less throws a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blackmane 🐺 .
Less lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackmane 🐺 's sensitive parts.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Less appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackmane 🐺 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Less.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Blackmane 🐺 , right into the meat of the thigh.
Less looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Blackmane 🐺 misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Less on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Less is looking to clinch.
Less misses with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a wild combination.
Less misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blackmane 🐺 looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Less is looking to land body kicks.
Less jabs Blackmane 🐺 to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blackmane 🐺 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Less forces Blackmane 🐺 back against the ropes and clinches.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackmane 🐺 breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less tries to clinch up.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 ducks under a wild hook from Less.
Less wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less staying out of range there.
Less darts in and clinches Blackmane 🐺 up against the ropes.
Blackmane 🐺 blocks a body shot from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Less.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a light punch inside.
Blackmane 🐺 manages to break the clinch.
Less's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Less.
Less takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Less just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackmane 🐺 is looking to slow Less down with leg kicks.
Less walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick that misses.
Less pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 is out of range and Less settles back down.
Less takes one to the chin there.
Less throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping right.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an uppercut.
Less throws a low kick, looking for Blackmane 🐺 's leg but Blackmane 🐺 calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blackmane 🐺 throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Less moves into the clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackmane 🐺 blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackmane 🐺 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Less can do to turn this around?
Blackmane 🐺 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less lands with a light punch inside.
Less lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackmane 🐺 backwards.
Blackmane 🐺 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Less has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a punch on the inside.
Less tries a knee to the head but Blackmane 🐺 blocks it.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less working aggressively here.
Blackmane 🐺 managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
Less misses with an elbow strike.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a knee strike.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a knee to the head.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with some punches.
Less takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a punch on the inside.
Less misses with an elbow strike.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Less is breathing heavily.
Blackmane 🐺 wants to get back to striking at distance but Less won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Blackmane 🐺 is blocking nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Less throws a head kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Less misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmane 🐺 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Less avoids the head kick by Blackmane 🐺 .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a leg kick nicely.
Less slips a straight right by Blackmane 🐺 .
Less tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Less.
A clash of legs there as Blackmane 🐺 blocks the low kick.
Blackmane 🐺 feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Less takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Less takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Less rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Less's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Blackmane 🐺 there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmane 🐺 tried to score with a low kick but Less checks it.
Less looks to land a body kick but Blackmane 🐺 moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Blackmane 🐺 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Less jabs at Blackmane 🐺 's body.
Less scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Name Less'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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Less takes a swing at Blackmane 🐺 's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a right and a left that Less avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Less. Blackmane 🐺 does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a really nice looking cross but Less seems unphased.
Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range of the body kick from Less.
Less tries to score with a low kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves his leg out of the way.
Blackmane 🐺 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackmane 🐺 . That snapped Less's head back.
Less has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Less is looking to clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 tried to counter with a leg kick but Less avoided it.
Less takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping right.
A jab from Blackmane 🐺 finds it's way through Less's defenses.
Blackmane 🐺 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Less has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less defending well as Blackmane 🐺 loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Less misses.
The crowd cheers as Blackmane 🐺 lands an impressive looking overhand right. Less doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less throws a combination that misses
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less takes a swing at Blackmane 🐺 's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Blackmane 🐺 - just one landing.
Less keeps Blackmane 🐺 at a distance using the push kick.
Less has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Less there as he acknowledges the shot.
Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackmane 🐺 misses the jab.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Less is looking to land body kicks.
Blackmane 🐺 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less.
Blackmane 🐺 tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a jab to the nose.
Blackmane 🐺 blocks a low kick nicely.
Less feints and then cracks Blackmane 🐺 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackmane 🐺 down.
Less staying out of range there.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a crisp jab.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Name Less has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a looping left.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to score with a jab to the body but Less is just out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a crisp jab.
Less getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Less misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackmane 🐺 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Less on the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 with the inside leg kick.
Less throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .
Less throws a chopping leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Less showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a straight right hand.
Less takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Less is predictable there
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a hook. Blackmane 🐺 ducked under it nicely.
Less is looking to land body kicks.
Less misses with a body shot
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a leg kick nicely.
Less throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a right hand. Less shakes it off.
Donk. Blackmane 🐺 catches Less right on the button with a cross.
Less is rocked!
Blackmane 🐺 connects with an inside leg kick.
Less is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackmane 🐺 finish him?
Less chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a nice body punch.
Less seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Less cracks Blackmane 🐺 with an open hand slap.
Less clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Less. That snapped Blackmane 🐺 's head back.
Less throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a nice looking body shot.
Less connects with a solid leg kick.
Less drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Less walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackmane 🐺 checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Less backs away, Blackmane 🐺 returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Less takes one on the button.
Blackmane 🐺 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less misses with a leg kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 takes a swing at Less's ribcage but misses.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackmane 🐺 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Post fight, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 stared into the camera and said 'HoWwwwwlllllll.KrakenMaul Raw '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bedr Huri (ranked 22385 p4p, 3184 weight class) and Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 207 p4p, 128 weight class). Ricky Bobby Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedr Huri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Huri throws a head kick but Bobby Jr moves out of range.
Bobby Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobby Jr gets a clinch.
Bobby Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobby Jr cracks a nice hook into Huri's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Huri. That snapped Bobby Jr's head back.
Huri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobby Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huri misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky Bobby Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huri doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobby Jr circles away.
Bobby Jr closes the distance and pushes Huri back into the ropes.
Bobby Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobby Jr breaks the clinch.
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!
Huri is looking to clinch.
Huri throws a hook but Bobby Jr blocks it.
Bobby Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Huri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huri lands with a right hand.
Bobby Jr misses with an uppercut. Huri saw that one coming.
Huri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bobby Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Huri.
Huri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bobby Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobby Jr drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Huri onto his butt! Huri pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby Jr throws a head kick but Huri moves out of range.
Huri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobby Jr.
Huri avoids the head kick by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Bobby Jr misses.
Bobby Jr misses with the combination.
Bobby Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huri circles away quickly and effectively.
Bobby Jr avoids the head kick by Huri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobby Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huri tries to clinch but Bobby Jr is having none of it.
No joy there for Bobby Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bobby Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Huri.
It looks like Ricky Bobby Jr has been cut.
Huri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bobby Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bobby Jr looks winded!
Huri doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobby Jr circles away.
Huri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Huri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bobby Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Huri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bobby Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bobby Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Bobby Jr jabs Huri right on the nose. Huri blinks but takes it well.
Huri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bobby Jr. Bobby Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huri blocks a head kick by Bobby Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Bobby Jr throws a body punch but Huri moves out of range.
Bobby Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Bobby Jr tries to get set, Huri tries to push him back and clinch up but Bobby Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Huri misses with the combination.
Bobby Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobby Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Bobby Jr does no damage.
Bobby Jr rushes Huri and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Huri lands a damaging elbow.
Bobby Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Jr moves into the clinch.
Bobby Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huri or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bobby Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huri ducks under a wild hook from Bobby Jr.
Huri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huri moves away.
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!
Bobby Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Huri moves out of range easily.
Huri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bobby Jr.
Huri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobby Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Huri.
Huri blocks a head kick by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr with a hook.
Huri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobby Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huri is looking to clinch but Bobby Jr is avoiding it.
Huri scores with a jab to the body.
Huri staggers Bobby Jr with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Bobby Jr looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huri closes the distance and catches Bobby Jr with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Bobby Jr is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Bobby Jr is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Bobby Jr is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Huri takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bedr Huri!
A victorious Bedr Huri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 2436 p4p, 1666 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 324 p4p, 224 weight class). Marsden Jr has chosen 7 Words by Deftones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer lands a head shot.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
Marsden Jr throws a shot from downtown. Fischer moves away and avoids it.
Marsden Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden Jr, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fischer thuds a left hand into Marsden Jr's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marsden Jr checks a leg kick.
Marsden Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fischer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden Jr is out of range.
Fischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Marsden Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr jabs Fischer right on the nose. Fischer blinks but takes it well.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Fischer throws a body kick that misses.
Fischer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fischer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden Jr moves away.
Marsden Jr jabs at Fischer's body.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fischer manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fischer is looking to clinch but Marsden Jr is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fischer.
Fischer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Fischer tries to land a leg kick but Marsden Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer avoids it easily.
Crunch! Fischer slams his shin into Marsden Jr's torso.
Fischer with the inside leg kick.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Fischer works Marsden Jr's body with a nice hook.
Marsden Jr blocks a leg kick.
Fischer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Fischer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fischer misses with a wild combination.
Fischer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer takes one on the button.
Marsden Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fischer. Fischer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Fischer.
Marsden Jr darts in and clinches Fischer up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
Fischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fischers head.
Fischer misses with the head strike.
Fischer working aggressively here.
Fischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab.
Marsden Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fischer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marsden Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. Fischer saw that one coming.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
Marsden Jr blocks a jab.
Marsden Jr slips a straight right by Fischer.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Fischer is just out of range.
Fischer is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Marsden Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice strike.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Fischer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fischer misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Marsden Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fischer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr avoids the body shot from Fischer.
Marsden Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fischer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsden Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fischer throwing a counter right hand but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.
Marsden Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Fischer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fischer backwards.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
Fischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsden Jr.
Fischer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marsden Jr.
Fischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Fischer.
Marsden Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marsden Jr breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr is looking to clinch but Fischer is avoiding it.
Marsden Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsden Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr walks into a left hand.
Marsden Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsden Jr stuns Fischer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fischer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marsden Jr avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Marsden Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Marsden Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer jabs at Marsden Jr's body.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.
Marsden Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fischer misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Marsden Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fischer doesn't seem bothered though.
Fischer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer avoids it easily.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fischer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fischer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fischer momentarily.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fischer as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr has Fischer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fischer lands a body shot.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr tries to circle away but Fischer has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Fischer - that landed with a thud.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr lands with a left to the head.
Marsden Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fischer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Marsden Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer cracks Marsden Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fischer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden Jr throws out the jab.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight right.
Fischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Fischer scores with a punch to the head.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch there but Fischer circles away.
Dennis Fischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer throws a right hand that Marsden Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsden Jr also avoids with ease.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fischer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marsden Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A jab from Fischer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Fischer moves away
and Fischer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Fischer's ribcage but misses.
Fischer moves forwards but Marsden Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marsden Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fischer.
Fischer throws a hook but Marsden Jr avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Fischer should have avoided that one.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Fischer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot.
Fischer swings for the body but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fischer has managed to clinch.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Fischer controls the action.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Fischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Fischer avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the ropes.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden Jr.
Fischer gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fischer blocking some punches.
Fischer lands with a light punch inside.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Fischer blocks it.
Fischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Fischer.
Marsden Jr breaks from the clinch.
Marsden Jr throws the left hand but Fischer avoids the punch easily.
Fischer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsden Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Fischer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Fischer with the inside leg kick.
Fischer with a hook.
Fischer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marsden Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Fischer.
Marsden Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick from Fischer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Fischer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Fischer throws a right hand that Marsden Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Marsden Jr also avoids with ease.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer throws out a leg kick but Marsden Jr moves out of range and Fischer only half commits.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden Jr tests Fischer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsden Jr works the jab nicely.
Fischer tried to score with a low kick but Marsden Jr checks it.
Marsden Jr ducks under a wild hook from Fischer.
Fischer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fischer 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 Fischer.
Marsden Jr lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Fischer blocks it.
A big left from Marsden Jr misses.
Marsden Jr walks into a straight right hand from Fischer.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Fischer tried to counter with a leg kick but Marsden Jr avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr drives through and clinches with Fischer against the ropes.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Fischer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Fischer.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fischer controls his hands.
Marsden Jr has had enough of the clinch but Fischer keeps him there for the moment.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the side of Fischer's head.
Fischer blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Fischer prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a shot to the body.
Fischer tries to throw a body punch but Marsden Jr avoids it by throwing Fischer back against the ropes.
Fischer pushes Marsden Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Fischer prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Fischer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fischer presses Marsden Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marsden Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fischer lands with a left to the head.
Fischer misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fischer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marsden Jr or not.
Fischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Fischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Fischer lands an uppercut.
Fischer blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Fischer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden Jr.
Fischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the side of Fischer's head but Fischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Fischer.
Fischer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden Jr jabs Fischer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Fischer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Fischer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Marsden Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Marsden Jr.
Fischer throws a hook but Marsden Jr avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsden Jr throws a jab when Fischer was well out of range.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Marsden Jr's leg. Marsden Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fischer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fischer's shoulder, as Fischer tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab from Fischer.
Fischer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fischer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsden Jr in his tracks.
Fischer throws a push kick but Marsden Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Fischer moves out of range as Marsden Jr strikes.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Fischer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marsden Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fischer misses with a looping left.
Fischer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marsden Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fischer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Fischer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fischer 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
A less than humble Dennis Fischer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Brandon Marsden Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Yo, in my mind, I didn't lose that fight. You know, you got this punks who roided up, and I'm all natural.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bartholomδus Wolff (ranked 792 p4p, 2133 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 111 p4p, 290 weight class). Bartholomδus Wolff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomδus Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Swanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolff with a body shot.
Wolff 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.
Wolff throws a low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
Wolff throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolff.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Wolff saw that one coming.
Wolff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swanson can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson defending well as Wolff loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson tries to move into range but Wolff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson checks a leg kick.
Swanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Wolff steps away.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Wolff's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff lands with an uppercut that bounces Swanson off the ropes and back into range.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson dips to his left and cracks Wolff with an uppercut!
Good work by Swanson as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Wolff looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Wolff moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Wolff tried to counter with a leg kick but Swanson avoided it.
Wolff wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Wolff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wolff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wolff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Wolff tenderised Swanson's leg. Swanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Wolff connects with a body shot.
Wolff lands a high kick!
Wolff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wolff with a nice cross.
Wolff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Swanson checks a low kick from Wolff.
Swanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Wolff.
Wolff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolff looks to throw a body kick
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wolff is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolff can pounce on him.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolff. Wolff obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Wolff avoids it.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolff thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wolff throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Wolff works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolff.
Wolff cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Wolff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wolff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Wolff finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Wolff wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson throws a big counter head kick but Wolff avoids it with no problem.
Wolff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Wolff looks to land a body kick but Swanson moved away.
Wolff throws a good cross that connects.
Wolff lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Wolff moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Wolff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Swanson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolff's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Wolff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson slips a straight right by Wolff.
Wolff scores with a shot to the body.
Wolff swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swanson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolff's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomδus Wolff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolff.
Wolff connects with a body shot.
Swanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Swanson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson throws a jab when Wolff was well out of range.
As Swanson backs away, Wolff returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wolff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Wolff is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Wolff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swanson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wolff eats them both and turns towards Swanson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wolff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bartholomδus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolff lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff throws a head kick that misses.
And Swanson responds with a good body kick, but Wolff manages to step out the way in time.
Wolff connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wolff with a nice calf kick.
Good leg kick by Wolff.
A clash of legs there as Wolff blocks the low kick.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Swanson misses
and Wolff counters with a good, hard body kick but Swanson shrugs it off.
Wolff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Wolff avoids it with no problem.
Swanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolff connects with a jab.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
As Swanson backs away, Wolff returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wolff is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolff steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Swanson. That one must have hurt.
Wolff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wolff misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Wolff's legs.
Wolff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolff.
Swanson lands with a good body shot.
Wolff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wolff misses with the body kick
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolff tries to land a leg kick but Swanson saw it coming and moves away.
Wolff with a nice calf kick.
Swanson throws a right hand that Wolff ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolff also avoids with ease.
Wolff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Wolff throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Wolff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swanson momentarily.
Wolff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Wolff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Donk. Swanson catches Wolff right on the button with a cross.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Wolff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swanson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wolff throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolff misses with a body punch
and Swanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wolff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Swanson thinks about the counter body kick.
Wolff throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wolff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wolff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Swanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolff. That's going to slow Swanson down.
Swanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartholomδus Wolff is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomδus Wolff 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!
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Wolff moved out of range nicely.
Swanson slips under a jab from Wolff.
Wolff connects with a body shot.
Wolff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolff misses with a hook to the body
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wolff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolff. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wolff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolff feints and then cracks Swanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swanson down.
Swanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolff tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson throws a body punch but Wolff moves out of range.
Wolff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wolff throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolff scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Wolff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Swanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wolff lands a head shot.
Wolff takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Wolff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws the left hand but Wolff avoids the punch easily.
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
Wolff misses with a body shot.
Swanson checks a low kick from Wolff.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Wolff.
Despite the aggression on Swanson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Swanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolff tried to score with a low kick but Swanson checks it.
Wolff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wolff misses with a body kick.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Wolff throws a low kick, looking for Swanson's leg but Swanson calmly moves out of range.
Wolff checks a leg kick nicely.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolff is looking to land body kicks.
Swanson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wolff cracks Swanson with a good jab.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wolff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolff backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolff checks a low kick from Swanson.
Wolff with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Swanson counters with a body kick.
Wolff misses with a jab to the body
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolff thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wolff.
Wolff throws a leg kick but Swanson checks it.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson lands a front kick to the face, that drops Wolff to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolff.
A low kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wolff.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomδus Wolff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolff 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Diaz (ranked 19462 p4p, 5941 weight class) and Harry Entei (ranked 517 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Entei.
Entei has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz slips a jab from Entei.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Entei throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Diaz slams his shin into Entei's torso.
Entei throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Entei.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz clobbers Entei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Entei scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Entei scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz jabs Entei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Entei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Entei misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Entei with a hook.
Entei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Entei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz tries to move into range but Entei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Entei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Entei misses with a straight right.
As Entei looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Entei just gets out of the way.
Entei throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
Entei misses with a looping right.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Entei.
Diaz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Diaz tests Entei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Entei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz throws a switch kick that catches Entei on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Entei looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Entei flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Juan Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Butch Killstone (ranked 4698 p4p, 720 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 552 p4p, 95 weight class). Killstone comes to the ring accompanied by JNATHYN - Genesis. Vettori is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Police On My Back- The Rocketz. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Killstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killstone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Killstone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Killstone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Killstone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killstone.
Killstone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Killstone.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
Vettori lands a glancing blow to the side of Killstone's head.
Killstone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Killstone is just out of range.
Killstone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Killstone loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Killstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vettori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killstone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killstone throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
Killstone dodges the punch combination from Vettori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killstone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Killstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Killstone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Killstone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vettori lands with a cross.
Killstone scores with a hook to the body. Vettori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vettori throws a sloppy body shot
and Killstone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Killstone.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Killstone breaks from the clinch.
Vettori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Killstone slips the punch.
Killstone is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Killstone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vettori counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori connects with a single shot there.
Vettori misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killstone blocks the body kick.
Vettori tries to keep at a distance but Killstone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killstone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori trying to land knees to the body.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killstone is defending well for now.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Killstone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Killstone tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vettori tries a body shot but Killstone blocks it.
Killstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killstone manages to break the clinch.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killstone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killstone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killstone misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Vettori - just one landing.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori lands a jab to Killstone's midsection.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killstone. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori thuds his right hand into Killstone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Killstone.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Killstone moves away and avoids it.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Killstone.
Killstone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killstone looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killstone.
Killstone tries to clinch there but Vettori circles away.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Killstone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Vettori responds with a good body kick, but Killstone manages to step out the way in time.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Killstone clinches with his opponent.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori with a knee to the head.
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vettori obliges.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Killstone is blocking nicely.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori throws a push kick but Killstone slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killstone tries to clinch up but Vettori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vettori misses with a double jab.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
Killstone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vettori lunges at Killstone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Killstone's hand.
Vettori ducks under a wild hook from Killstone.
Vettori misses with the combination.
Killstone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killstone.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Killstone's leg. Killstone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori delivers a nice body kick.
Killstone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vettori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vettori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killstone's sensitive parts.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
Vettori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Killstone in his tracks.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
It looked like Killstone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori gets tackled into the ropes by Killstone. Killstone maintains the clinch.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Killstone avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killstone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Killstone ducks down to avoid it.
Killstone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Killstone moves in looking to clinch but Vettori pushes him off.
Vettori slips under a jab.
Vettori jabs Killstone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vettori swings for the body but Killstone moves out of range.
Killstone misses with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a series of strikes. Killstone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killstone manages to avoid it.
Killstone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Killstone lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back.
Vettori throws a leg kick
and Killstone counters with a left to the body.
Vettori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killstone. Vettori does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vettori throws a head kick that Killstone semi-blocks.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Killstone throws out the jab.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Killstone throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vettori feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Vettori is predictable there
and Killstone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Killstone slips a straight right by Vettori.
Vettori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killstone.
Jab by Killstone.
Vettori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killstone. That did some damage!
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Killstone clinches.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killstone breaks the clinch.
Killstone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Killstone slips a straight right by Vettori.
Killstone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but Killstone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Killstone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Killstone is looking to counter the offense by Vettori and move into the clinch.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killstone lands with a nice body punch.
Killstone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori slips under a jab from Killstone.
A combination from Killstone does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori lands a front kick.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Killstone rushes Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killstone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Killstone.
Vettori gets through Killstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killstone pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vettori breaks the clinch.
Vettori tries to bum rush Killstone with a series of wild strikes but Killstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killstone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Killstone's head.
Killstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori scoring well with a low kick there.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Killstone is looking to clinch but Vettori is avoiding it.
Vettori thumps Killstone with a low kick.
Killstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Killstone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Killstone misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
Vettori lands a slapping body shot.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killstone takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Killstone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killstone.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killstone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vettori backs up against the ropes.
Killstone tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Killstone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vettori swats away the attempt to clinch by Killstone.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Killstone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori jabs at Killstone's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Killstone at a distance.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killstone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killstone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Killstone's knee but Killstone avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori lands with a straight right. Killstone didn't see that one coming.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Killstone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vettori misses with a looping left.
Killstone wants to clinch.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Killstone takes one on the button.
Killstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Killstone throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori misses with a head kick.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Killstone with an uppercut!
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killstone throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Killstone. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Killstone is out of range.
Vettori lands with an overhand left.
Killstone misses with an uppercut.
Vettori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Killstone walks into a jab.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Vettori does no damage.
Killstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Killstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killstone takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheers as Killstone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vettori doesn't seem phased though.
Killstone connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killstone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Killstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killstone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vettori under the eye.
Killstone clinches.
A hook to the body from Killstone.
Vettori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Killstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori cracks Killstone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Killstone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Killstone misses.
Vettori slips a jab from Killstone.
Killstone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killstone.
A combination from Vettori does no damage.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Killstone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
Killstone throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori swinging wildly here.
Killstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vettori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vettori 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 6546 p4p, 23038 weight class) and Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 648 p4p, 686 weight class). Caria comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkules lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caria takes a step back to recover.
Caria rushes Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perkules misses with a punch to the body.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules lands an uppercut.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkules misses with a punch to the body.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Caria on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria tries to stall but Perkules uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perkules's face.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules tries to throw a body punch but Caria avoids it by throwing Perkules back against the ropes.
Caria breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Perkules.
Perkules lands a lovely overhand right.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caria tries to clinch up.
Perkules flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caria moves into the clinch.
Caria prevents a body shot from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
Caria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Perkules on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkules is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Caria checks it.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkules appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria is looking to chop away at Perkules's legs.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Perkules pushes him off.
Perkules jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perkules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caria clobbers Perkules with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Caria.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkules.
A jab from Perkules does it's job there.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Good leg kick by Perkules.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caria.
Perkules throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Caria, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Caria tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Perkules throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria misses with a hook.
Perkules throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkules checks the leg kick.
Perkules is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkules tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Caria.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Caria cracks Perkules with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.
Perkules lands a body shot.
Caria throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules with the inside leg kick.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkules lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria throws a body punch but Perkules moves out of range.
Perkules checks a low kick from Caria.
Perkules thumps Caria with a low kick.
Caria blocks the body kick.
Caria with the inside leg kick.
Caria takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkules scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Caria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkules. Perkules circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Caria appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caria lands a head shot.
Caria checks a low kick from Perkules.
Perkules cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Perkules has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkules swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Perkules moved away.
Perkules sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perkules stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkules moves away.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkules is able to avoid easily.
Perkules replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Caria blocks it well.
Caria wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.
Caria looks to land a right hand but Perkules moved out of range.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkules.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria tests Perkules's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria looks for the body kick but Perkules saw that one coming.
A big right from Perkules misses.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caria avoids the body shot from Perkules.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
Perkules connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria throws a big shot that misses.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
Perkules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to score with a low kick but Perkules moves his leg out of the way.
Caria 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.
Perkules steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
Caria wants to clinch.
Perkules follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perkules stalks Caria and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caria's face. Caria staggers backwards, shaken.
Perkules connects with a high kick.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules lands a nice looking body shot.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perkules misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Caria.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Caria down.
Caria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perkules!
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.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkules scores with a leg kick.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Perkules throws a push kick but Caria slaps the foot to one side.
Perkules scores with a body shot.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Perkules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkules looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkules misses with a head kick.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
That kick from Caria tenderised Perkules's leg. Perkules is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 misses with a right hand
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkules connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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.
Good leg kick by Caria.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caria looks to land a combination but Perkules avoids it well.
Caria darts in and clinches Perkules up against the ropes.
A short left from Perkules.
Caria tries to work over Perkules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkules scores a nice knee to the body.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkules is defending well for now.
Perkules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria is trying to force a seperation but Perkules has the dominant position.
Caria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria blocks a jab.
Caria half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caria tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria has closed the distance and engaged Perkules in a clinch.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Perkules gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Caria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkules lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Perkules.
Perkules prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria missing with knees to the body.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Perkules.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
Perkules tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caria blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Perkules fails to land.
Perkules scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caria's elbow.
Perkules lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perkules as Caria tries to tie him up.
Caria scores with a knee to the head.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules scores with a shot to the side of Caria's head.
Perkules lands a right hand.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkules lands a right hand.
Caria digs a right hand into Perkules's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkules's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkules tries to work over Caria's front leg with a kick but Caria checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkules checks a leg kick.
Perkules fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caria checks it well.
No joy there for Perkules, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caria tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkules misses.
Perkules connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perkules has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkules and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkules only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perkules throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
Perkules lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Perkules misses with a hook.
Caria forces Perkules back against the ropes and clinches.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkules controls his hands.
Caria landing knees to the head.
Perkules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkules with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caria trying to stall but Perkules improves his position.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Perkules.
Caria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria taking a breather.
Perkules has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Perkules avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Perkules lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Perkules breaks from the clinch.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Perkules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Perkules paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria is looking to chop away at Perkules's legs.
Caria with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Perkules tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Perkules moves away from the strike by Caria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkules checks a leg kick.
Caria lands a jab.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Caria saw that one coming.
Caria thumps Perkules with a low kick.
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Perkules misses.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perkules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a knee to the head but Perkules blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Veli Ilkka Perkules just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Veli Ilkka Perkules's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkules.
Perkules with a nice calf kick.
Caria looks for the body kick but Perkules saw that one coming.
That kick from Caria tenderised Perkules's leg. Perkules is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria lands with a nice body punch.
Perkules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caria checks a leg kick.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Caria misses.
Perkules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Perkules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkules throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Perkules checks a low kick from Caria.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkules looks to throw the jab but Caria is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkules circles away.
Caria avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Perkules walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Caria throws a leg kick but Perkules checks it.
Perkules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caria. That did some damage!
Caria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caria is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
Perkules was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Caria throws a series of punches but Perkules avoids them all with ease.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Perkules ducks down to avoid it.
Caria connects with a right hand. Perkules shakes it off.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria takes one to the chin there.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Caria's head but Caria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Caria misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkules moves away.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkules.
Caria swings for the body but Perkules moves out of range.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
Caria motions for Perkules to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caria clinches up with Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes.
Perkules blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Perkules won't want to take too many of those.
Caria lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Caria avoiding damage as Perkules throws knees to the body.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkules's elbow.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Perkules.
Perkules pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkules backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkules.
Perkules misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkules.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Caria lands with a cross.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkules will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkules scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkules pushes Caria back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkules throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria throws the left hand but Perkules avoids the punch easily.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Perkules - just one landing.
Perkules tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria works the jab nicely.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caria tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
Caria defending well as Perkules loads up on a big left hand.
Caria is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perkules with a nice cross.
Perkules avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth 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 time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Caria misses with a hook.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.
Caria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caria lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkules lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caria's sensitive parts.
Caria throws a jab when Perkules was well out of range.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkules. That snapped Caria's head back.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Good leg kick by Perkules.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkules throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Perkules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria checks the leg kick.
Caria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkules.
A jab from Caria misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkules works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkules staying out of range there.
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Perkules - that landed with a thud.
Caria keeps control of Perkules as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Perkules controls the action.
Caria has Perkules pushed against the ropes.
Caria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Perkules.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to clinch but Perkules is having none of it.
Caria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules moves out of range as Caria strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Perkules throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkules lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria lands a two punch combo.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Perkules swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Perkules lands a head kick. Caria smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkules manages to avoid it.
Perkules thinks about the counter body kick.
Perkules shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perkules with the inside leg kick.
Caria misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Perkules was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perkules has him pressed against the ropes.
Caria manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkules with the inside leg kick.
Perkules missing with a left hand there. Caria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria misses with a wild combination.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkules.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkules connects with a looping right hand.
Perkules throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkules has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkules scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Caria.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perkules.
Perkules throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perkules's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caria under the eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perkules breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkules has time to react.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkules.
Caria walks into a straight right hand from Perkules.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Perkules saw that one coming.
Perkules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Caria appears to be looking for a big counter.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Perkules blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veli Ilkka Perkules.
I think Perkules 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
Veli Ilkka Perkules is the new welterweight champion!
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