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AKF 49 | Diego vs. Durand 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Malachy Guillermo (ranked 6249 p4p, 22909 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 455 p4p, 491 weight class). Sepulveda has chosen Lady Gaga - Alejandro as his entrance music. Malachy Guillermo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Guillermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 37 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Guillermo. Sepulveda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guillermo moves away.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Guillermo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sepulveda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillermo manages to avoid it.
Guillermo misses with an uppercut.
Sepulveda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guillermo slips a straight right by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Guillermo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Guillermo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a jab but it's blocked by Guillermo.
Guillermo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sepulveda misses with a body punch
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Guillermo counter with a right hand.
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!
A low kick from Sepulveda misses
and Guillermo counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a hook
and Guillermo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sepulveda thinking.
Guillermo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillermo.
Guillermo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sepulveda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sepulveda.
Donk. Guillermo catches Sepulveda right on the button with a cross.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Guillermo.
Sepulveda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda throws a lazy body kick
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guillermo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Sepulveda is predictable there
and Guillermo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guillermo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Guillermo counters with a nice uppercut.
Guillermo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guillermo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guillermo lands with a slapping head kick.
Malachy Guillermo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guillermo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Guillermo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Guillermo stuns Sepulveda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo scores with a nice strike.
Guillermo with a hook.
Sepulveda throws out a loose jab but Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillermo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a right hand that misses
and Guillermo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sepulveda throws the kick towards the body but Guillermo avoids it.
Guillermo throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Guillermo.
Guillermo moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Guillermo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepulveda's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guillermo staying out of range there.
Guillermo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sepulveda connects with a body shot.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Guillermo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guillermo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malachy Guillermo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guillermo scoring well with a low kick there.
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Guillermo moves out of range.
Guillermo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sepulveda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guillermo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Guillermo does it's job there.
Sepulveda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guillermo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guillermo with a nice cross.
Guillermo cracks Sepulveda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guillermo thows a body kick. Sepulveda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sepulveda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sepulveda walks into a straight right hand from Guillermo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Sepulveda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It looks like Guillermo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Guillermo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sepulveda can do to turn this around?
Sepulveda throws a sloppy body shot
and Guillermo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guillermo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillermo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guillermo works Sepulveda's body with a nice hook.
A lazy body kick from Sepulveda
letting Guillermo counter with a right hand.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guillermo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sepulveda's knee momentarily.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sepulveda takes one to the chin there.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the body
and Guillermo counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
 Sepulveda is rocked!
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Sepulveda is still on wobbly legs! Can Guillermo finish him?
Sepulveda 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 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malachy Guillermo!
During a confident post fight interview, Malachy Guillermo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Remy Bose (ranked 23793 p4p, 5940 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 487 p4p, 447 weight class). Bose comes to the ring accompanied by We paid by 42 Doug . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Bose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bose scores with a punch to the head.
Collins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Collins misses with a right hand
and Bose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bose throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Bose misses the shot to the body.
Bose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Bose lands with a shot to the body.
Collins misses with a hook.
Collins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Bose is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bose slips under a jab.
Bose dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Bose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bose checks a low kick from Collins.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Michael Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins looks to land a combination but Bose avoids it well.
Bose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bose slips a straight right by Collins.
Bose seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bose cracks Collins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bose jabs Collins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Collins with a jab.
Bose scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Bose tries to counter by clinching up but Collins breaks away and moves out of range.
Bose is looking to wear down Collins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Bose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Collins tries to bum rush Bose with a series of wild strikes but Bose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bose is looking to counter punch.
Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bose throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bose jabs Collins right on the nose. Collins blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bose lands the left hand.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Bose saw that one coming.
Collins misses with a body kick.
Bose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Collins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Bose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bose lands a body shot.
Collins throws the left hand but Bose avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bose slips a jab from Collins.
Bose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bose was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Bose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bose throws a shot to the body.
Bose lands with a nice body punch.
Collins is looking to chop away at Bose's legs.
Bose lands a slapping body shot.
Bose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Collins lands with a shot to the body.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Bose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bose moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Bose dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Collins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Bose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Bose counters with a left to the body.
Bose moves away from the strike by Collins.
Bose throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Bose finds it's target.
Bose lands a right hook to the body.
Collins swings for the body but Bose moves out of range.
Bose scores with a shot to the body.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bose.
Collins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
Bose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
Bose scores with a jab to the head.
Bose punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
Bose scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bose, as that shot connected.
Collins misses with the combination.
Bose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bose tries to counter by clinching up but Collins breaks away and moves out of range.
Bose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Bose.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Bose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins throws a head kick but Bose moves out of range.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Bose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins avoids the body shot from Bose.
Bose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
It looked like Bose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Collins.
Bose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remy Bose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Bose.
Collins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bose throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins scores with a head kick. Bose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheers as Collins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bose doesn't seem phased though.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Collins throws a right hand that Bose ducks under and follows up with a left that Bose also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins's cut.
That's time! Bose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A big right from Bose misses.
Collins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Collins wants to clinch.
Bose misses the jab.
Bose checks a low kick from Collins.
Bose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
Bose throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Collins.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bose blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Collins misses.
Bose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins throws a big counter head kick but Bose avoids it with no problem.
Bose scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.
Bose looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Collins throws a counter combo.
Bose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
Bose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins avoids the body shot from Bose.
Collins misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Collins.
Collins slips a straight right by Bose.
Nice defenses there by Bose.
Bose takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Collins throws a hook but Bose blocks it.
Collins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Collins misses with a hook. Bose ducked under it nicely.
Bose slips a straight right by Collins.
Bose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Collins throws a right hand that Bose ducks under and follows up with a left that Bose also avoids with ease.
Collins swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bose lands with a hook. Collins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bose misses.
Bose thuds a left hand into Collins's body.
Bose misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Collins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bose works over Collins's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collins throws a series of punches but Bose moves out of range.
Collins throws a series of punches but Bose moves out of range.
A left and a right from Bose both land. Nice combination.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bose.
Bose connects with a nice looking jab.
Bose connects with a body shot.
Collins avoids the body shot from Bose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Bose there.
Bose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Bose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Collins on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bose, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bose!
After the big win, Remy Bose made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Australian RooMan (ranked 12790 p4p, 22896 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 610 p4p, 566 weight class). Jon Snow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow tries to clinch there but RooMan circles away.
Snow tries to clinch but RooMan moves out of range.
RooMan lands a leg kick that knocks Snow off balance momentarily.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
RooMan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snow darts in trying to clinch
and RooMan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
RooMan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting RooMan counter with a right hand.
Snow tries to clinch up.
RooMan is looking for a counter combo.
Snow is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow wants to clinch but RooMan slips to the side
and RooMan counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. RooMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snow is looking to clinch but RooMan is avoiding it.
RooMan throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow closes the distance looking to clinch
and RooMan counters with a series of strikes. Snow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snow clinches up against the ropes.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
RooMan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
RooMan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
RooMan manages to break the clinch.
RooMan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Snow closes the distance looking to clinch
and RooMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow tries to clinch there but RooMan circles away.
RooMan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
RooMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snow tries to clinch there but RooMan circles away.
Snow tries to clinch there but RooMan circles away.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
RooMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
RooMan gets tackled into the ropes by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
Snow prevents RooMan from breaking the clinch.
RooMan is working Snow over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow misses with the head strike.
RooMan can't break the clinch.
RooMan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
RooMan connects with a right hand. Snow shakes it off.
RooMan with a nice cross.
Snow is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
RooMan blocks an uppercut.
RooMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
RooMan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
RooMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. RooMan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
RooMan lands a jab.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but RooMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
RooMan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
RooMan thuds his right hand into Snow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
RooMan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
Snow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snow tries to clinch up but RooMan circles away and keeps his distance.
Snow tries to clinch there but RooMan circles away.
Snow tries to clinch up but RooMan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by RooMan.
RooMan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
RooMan scores with a decent looking hook.
Snow wants to clinch but RooMan slips to the side
and RooMan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
RooMan keeps the fight on the outside.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with RooMan, pushing him back against the ropes.
RooMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow tries to clinch up.
RooMan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow wants to clinch up but RooMan keeps it at a distance.
RooMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
RooMan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
RooMan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
RooMan lands a jab to the head.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but RooMan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Australian RooMan is winning the standup battle so far.
RooMan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
RooMan tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
RooMan tests Snow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
RooMan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snow on the side of the head.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RooMan keeps the fight on the outside.
Snow drives through and clinches with RooMan against the ropes.
RooMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow tries to clinch but RooMan moves out of range.
Snow darts in trying to clinch
and RooMan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Snow tries to clinch but RooMan moves out of range.
Snow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snow tries to clinch up
and RooMan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
RooMan throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
RooMan throws a series of punches but Snow moves out of range.
RooMan scores with a jab to the head.
Snow tries to clinch but RooMan moves out of range.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
RooMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snow looks to clinch
and RooMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
RooMan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snow's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Australian RooMan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RooMan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
RooMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
RooMan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from RooMan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from RooMan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow tries to clinch up
and RooMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow wants to clinch up but RooMan keeps it at a distance.
RooMan keeps the fight on the outside.
RooMan throws a big counter combination but Snow scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - RooMan scores with a four punch combination!
RooMan keeps the fight on the outside.
Snow tries to clinch but RooMan moves away
and RooMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow tries to clinch up.
Snow tries to clinch but fails miserably
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and RooMan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by RooMan as he connects with a hook.
RooMan lands an overhand right.
Snow is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snow tries to clinch up but RooMan circles away and keeps his distance.
RooMan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snow's hands.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but RooMan pushes him off.
Snow tries to clinch but RooMan moves out of range.
RooMan tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by RooMan.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but RooMan uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to RooMan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by RooMan.
RooMan misses with some punches.
Snow misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
RooMan breaks the clinch.
RooMan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
RooMan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and RooMan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snow wants to clinch
and RooMan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - RooMan coming out on top.
Snow gets a clinch.
Snow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by RooMan.
RooMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
RooMan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
RooMan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow is looking to clinch.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
RooMan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Australian RooMan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for RooMan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Australian RooMan!
Our winner, Australian RooMan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 21213 p4p, 21944 weight class) and Kalicius Yamamotica (ranked 645 p4p, 598 weight class). Boudreaux comes to the ring accompanied by Uncle Tom's Cabin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalicius Yamamotica!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamotica, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yamamotica lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Yamamotica.
A right hand to the body from Yamamotica.
Boudreaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamotica lands a body shot.
Boudreaux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boudreaux throws a head kick but Yamamotica moves out of range.
Boudreaux with a hook.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Yamamotica slips the punch.
Boudreaux slips under a jab.
Yamamotica listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boudreaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux misses with a double jab.
Yamamotica slips under a jab.
Boudreaux throws a lazy head kick
and Yamamotica makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Yamamotica avoids it easily.
Yamamotica misses with the combination.
Yamamotica pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range and Yamamotica settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Boudreaux - just one landing.
Yamamotica takes a swing at Boudreaux 's ribcage but misses.
Yamamotica moves out of range of the leg kick from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Yamamotica looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamamotica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamotica misses with a straight right.
Boudreaux moves away from the strike by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamamotica looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Yamamotica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boudreaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamotica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamotica misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamamotica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamotica misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Yamamotica misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux connects with a crisp jab.
Yamamotica thuds his right hand into Boudreaux 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boudreaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boudreaux .
Yamamotica throws a leg kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Yamamotica just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux throws a series of strikes that have Yamamotica backpedaling.
Boudreaux connects with a looping right hand.
Boudreaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamotica with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boudreaux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yamamotica misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Boudreaux throws a shot to the body.
Yamamotica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamotica.
Yamamotica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Boudreaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamotica blocks a head kick by Boudreaux .
Yamamotica only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kalicius Yamamotica will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamotica.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamotica lands a two punch combo.
Boudreaux forces Yamamotica back against the ropes and clinches.
Yamamotica managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreaux .
Yamamotica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudreaux throws a head punch that misses.
Boudreaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamotica lands a right hand.
Yamamotica is trying to stall.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamotica avoids it.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kalicius Yamamotica has been cut.
Boudreaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boudreaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamotica avoids the damage to the body.
Boudreaux misses with a hook from 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!
Boudreaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudreaux has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamotica.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamotica with a nice cross.
Boudreaux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boudreaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamamotica rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudreaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamotica slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamotica! But no joy.
Yamamotica lands a nice shot to the body.
Boudreaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamotica, pushing him back against the ropes.
Boudreaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamotica avoids it.
Boudreaux misses with a body punch.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalicius Yamamotica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamotica throws a series of punches but Boudreaux avoids them all with ease.
Yamamotica misses the shot to the body.
Yamamotica 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.
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!
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boudreaux misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Yamamotica on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Yamamotica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica loads up on a big right hand but Boudreaux slips the punch.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamotica misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamotica. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamotica.
Yamamotica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamamotica's head.
Yamamotica uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux has closed the distance and engaged Yamamotica in a clinch.
Boudreaux pushes Yamamotica back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boudreaux keeps control of Yamamotica as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
A clash of legs there as Boudreaux blocks the low kick.
Yamamotica looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
Yamamotica looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux slips a straight right by Yamamotica.
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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalicius Yamamotica's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yamamotica misses with an uppercut.
Boudreaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamamotica counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudreaux darts in and clinches Yamamotica up against the ropes.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamotica throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamamotica misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamotica blocks a head kick by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux gets a clinch.
Yamamotica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamotica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamotica misses with an uppercut.
Boudreaux is looking to counter punch.
Boudreaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamamotica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamamotica takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yamamotica scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boudreaux doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamotica staying out of range there.
Boudreaux rushes Yamamotica and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Boudreaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boudreaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamotica using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamotica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamotica lands with a nice body punch.
Boudreaux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamotica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boudreaux manages to break the clinch.
Yamamotica throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
Boudreaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamotica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Yamamotica misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamamotica counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boudreaux thinking.
Boudreaux checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamotica on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamamotica scores with a jab. Boudreaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boudreaux with a jab.
Yamamotica moves out of range as Boudreaux throws a body kick.
Boudreaux throws the left hand but Yamamotica avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Yamamotica misses
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux rushes Yamamotica and presses him up against the ropes.
Yamamotica takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamotica avoids the elbow strike from Boudreaux , against the ropes.
Boudreaux lands an elbow inside that Yamamotica shrugs off.
Boudreaux misses with a knee to the head.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Yamamotica keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux forces Yamamotica back against the ropes and clinches.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Boudreaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamamotica to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamamotica misses with a right hand
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronnie Dale Boudreaux .
I think Boudreaux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Mendoza (ranked 1875 p4p, 22722 weight class) and Wassa Tayu (ranked 201 p4p, 488 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wassa Tayu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayu misses with a head kick.
Mendoza clinches up against the ropes.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Tayu tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tayu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tayu.
Tayu throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Tayu lands a nice uppercut.
Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Tayu avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tayu blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tayu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayu lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mendoza as the two fighters clinch.
Tayu has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Tayu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Tayu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.
Mendoza stalling in the clinch but Tayu improves position.
Mendoza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tayu or not.
Mendoza presses Tayu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tayu wants to break free but Mendoza has control.
Tayu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tayu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tayu throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Tayu swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tayu.
Tayu avoids the elbow strike from Mendoza, against the ropes.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tayu misses with the head strike.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Tayu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Mendoza - that landed with a thud.
Tayu can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tayu's elbow.
Mendoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Tayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza landing knees to the head.
Mendoza wants to stall.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendoza lands a hook that snaps the head of Tayu backwards.
Tayu misses with the head strike.
Tayu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tayu swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tayu's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Mendoza.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Tayu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mendoza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mendoza takes a swing at Tayu's ribcage but misses.
Tayu throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tayu connects with the punch.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Tayu avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza moves out of range of the body kick from Tayu.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tayu.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tayu manages to avoid it.
Tayu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Mendoza coming out on top.
Mendoza takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza loads up on a big right hand but Tayu slips the punch.
Tayu throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Mendoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good exchange - Mendoza coming out on top.
Mendoza rushes Tayu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tayu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Wassa Tayu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tayu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tayu throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Tayu is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Tayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tayu moves forwards but Mendoza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendoza thuds his right hand into Tayu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tayu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Tayu. Those never looked like landing.
Tayu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Tayu misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Tayu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Tayu.
Tayu misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza connects with a jab.
Mendoza defending well as Tayu loads up on a big left hand.
Tayu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut. Tayu saw that one coming.
Tayu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendoza. Mendoza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendoza blocks a jab.
Tayu lands the left hand.
Tayu misses with an uppercut. Mendoza saw that one coming.
Mendoza throws a lazy right hand but Tayu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tayu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with Tayu's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tayu is rocked!
Tayu digs a good body shot into Mendoza's ribs.
Tayu is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendoza finish him?
Mendoza throws a good cross that connects.
Tayu throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mendoza dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel Mendoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tayu seems to have recovered his senses.
Tayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Tayu.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tayu's hands.
Tayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendoza lands a lovely overhand right.
Tayu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tayu throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Mendoza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tayu.
Tayu takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tayu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendoza jabs Tayu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendoza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Mendoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Tayu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayu looks for the body kick but Mendoza saw that one coming.
Mendoza punishes Tayu's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendoza punishes Tayu's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendoza lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza stuns Tayu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Tayu misses.
Mendoza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Tayu.
Mendoza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tayu.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tayu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tayu.
Daniel Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Tayu.
Tayu misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tayu can do to turn this around?
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Tayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tayu lands a nice uppercut.
Wassa Tayu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Tayu.
Tayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tayu misses with a body punch.
Mendoza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tayu backwards.
Mendoza misses with a knee strike.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Tayu.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tayu misses with the head strike.
Tayu controlling the action here for a moment.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Tayu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendoza 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mendoza!
After winning the bout, Daniel Mendoza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 23852 p4p, 4986 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 649 p4p, 563 weight class). Davis comes to the ring accompanied by Korn - Freak On a Leash. Halo has chosen Me Too By Meghan Trainor as his entrance music. Crown Halo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 36 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis pushes Halo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Halo as the two fighters clinch.
Davis cracks Halo with a nice body shot.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis lands a right hand.
Halo stalling.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Davis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Davis blocks a body shot from Halo.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Davis lands a left hand.
Davis blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Halo.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis taking a breather.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis letting Halo take a breather here.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Halo tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Davis presses Halo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Halo back against the ropes.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo stalling in the clinch.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Davis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
Jonathan Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis is working Halo over against the ropes.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Halo back against the ropes.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Davis is looking to control Halo's arms but Halo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the ropes.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo avoiding damage.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Davis.
Halo is rocked!
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Halo off the ropes and back into range.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Halo's head back.
Davis cracks Halo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Halo could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jonathan Davis!
Jonathan Davis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kingsley Brown (ranked 3062 p4p, 5129 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 65 p4p, 161 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a right and a left that Tharrier avoids nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Tharrier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tharrier.
 It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Tharrier backpedaling.
Tharrier throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tharrier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Tharrier saw that one coming.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown lands a high kick!
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tharrier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Tharrier counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Brown to the mat, face first! Tharrier goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Brown is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Kingsley Brown's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharrier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown lands a jab to Tharrier's midsection.
Brown throws a series of punches but Tharrier avoids them all with ease.
Tharrier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Thom Tharrier should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Brown catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
Tharrier swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Kingsley Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Brown catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Brown.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tharrier will feel that in the morning.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Tharrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tharrier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingsley Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Tharrier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Tharrier moves out of range.
Tharrier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Brown.
Kingsley Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Tharrier's defenses.
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!
Tharrier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tharrier throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Brown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Tharrier backpedaling.
Tharrier dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Tharrier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tharrier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tharrier misses the target.
Kingsley Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Tharrier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Tharrier counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Tharrier.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tharrier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tharrier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Tharrier avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tharrier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Good work by Tharrier as he checks the leg kick.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cecil Lightning (ranked 4749 p4p, 2450 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 541 p4p, 313 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning misses with a wild body shot.
Lightning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zoid at a distance.
Lightning tries to move into range but Zoid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zoid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lightning on the side of the head.
Lightning connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Zoid works Lightning's body with a nice hook.
Lightning looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lightning looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Lightning.
Zoid drops his hands momentarily and Lightning takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoid throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zoid. That's going to slow Lightning down.
Cecil Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Look low, kick high! Lightning uses the oldest trick in the book to send Zoid tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lightning is absolutely delighted - when Zoid wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning!
Cecil Lightning decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18258 p4p, 21953 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 607 p4p, 635 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 48 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thumps Khairannus with a low kick.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Khairannus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Khairannus blocks the leg kick.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Khairannus throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee slips under a jab.
A cross from Lee lands.
Khairannus ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Khairannus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khairannus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khairannus with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Khairannus misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Khairannus.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khairannus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khairannus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khairannus throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Khairannus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khairannus throws out the jab.
Khairannus blocks the body kick.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee tries to move into range but Khairannus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khairannus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khairannus 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.
A big left from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee misses with a low kick as Khairannus jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khairannus.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khairannus.
Lee throws a leg kick but Khairannus checks it.
Lee connects with a right hand. Khairannus shakes it off.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khairannus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lee misses the jab.
Khairannus throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khairannus blocks a jab.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khairannus throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Khairannus scores with a nice head shot.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Khairannus's head but Khairannus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khairannus's head.
Khairannus takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Khairannus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Khairannus throws a counter combo.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee works Khairannus's body with a nice hook.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with the body kick
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Khairannus - just one landing.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee lands a jab.
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 Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khairannus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khairannus lands with a nice body punch.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Khairannus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khairannus throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khairannus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee connects with the punch.
Khairannus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Khairannus's shoulder, as Khairannus tries to avoid the shot.
Khairannus 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.
Lee slips a straight right by Khairannus.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Khairannus misses the jab.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Khairannus throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khairannus avoids the body shot from Lee.
Khairannus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khairannus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the jab.
Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khairannus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khairannus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khairannus avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khairannus.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Khairannus counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khairannus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Khairannus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Khairannus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khairannus takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Khairannus cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee misses with a hook
and Khairannus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khairannus misses the jab.
Khairannus loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Khairannus scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khairannus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Khairannus throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khairannus sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khairannus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Khairannus throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Khairannus throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juhjartus Khairannus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee misses with a looping left.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khairannus.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khairannus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Khairannus stumbling back into the ropes.
Khairannus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee blocks a jab.
Khairannus throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Khairannus misses.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khairannus.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khairannus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Lee.
Khairannus lands a jab.
Lee throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Khairannus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Khairannus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Khairannus misses with a wild combination.
Khairannus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Khairannus ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Khairannus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee throws a leg kick but Khairannus moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee avoids the body shot from Khairannus.
Khairannus digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Khairannus blocks a head kick by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Khairannus off balance momentarily.
Khairannus throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Khairannus connects with a crisp jab.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Khairannus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Khairannus throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khairannus.
Khairannus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Khairannus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus connects with a crisp jab.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Khairannus misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Khairannus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee takes a swing at Khairannus's ribcage but misses.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khairannus finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a body punch but Khairannus moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Khairannus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee cracks Khairannus with a good jab.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khairannus.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Khairannus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee lands a head kick. Khairannus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes a swing at Khairannus's ribcage but misses.
Khairannus throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Khairannus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khairannus manages to avoid it.
Khairannus connects with a looping right hand.
Khairannus staying out of range there.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
No joy there for Khairannus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee tries a low kick but Khairannus avoids it.
Khairannus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Khairannus lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee throws a push kick but Khairannus slaps the foot to one side.
Khairannus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Khairannus misses.
A leg kick checked by Khairannus.
Khairannus misses with a two punch combination.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee lands with a cross.
Khairannus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khairannus manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khairannus.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Khairannus misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Khairannus in his tracks momentarily.
Lee throws the left hand but Khairannus avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus lands with an overhand left.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Khairannus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee had his way with Juhjartus Khairannus in that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khairannus scores with a jab to the body.
Juhjartus Khairannus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khairannus.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses the jab.
Khairannus misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khairannus manages to circle out of the way.
Lee tries to clinch up but Khairannus circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Khairannus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Khairannus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Khairannus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khairannus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus connects with a single shot there.
Lee slips a straight right by Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Khairannus scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khairannus.
Khairannus is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Khairannus lands a body shot.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Khairannus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Khairannus.
Khairannus cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khairannus connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to clinch there but Khairannus circles away.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Khairannus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Nice defenses there by Khairannus.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Lee.
Khairannus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Khairannus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Khairannus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Khairannus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khairannus.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khairannus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhjartus Khairannus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Tommy Lee retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 4473 p4p, 17742 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 88 p4p, 670 weight class). Durand has chosen Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. as his entrance music. Draughn Diego is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego clinches.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Durand 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.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durand blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Durand.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego working aggressively here.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Durand pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durand lands a nice elbow.
Durand lands a right hand.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand blocking some punches.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Durand.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Diego's ribcage.
Durand scores with a hook to the body.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Durand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Durand working Diego over with knees to the body.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diego takes a knee right on the jaw!
 Diego is rocked!
Diego blocks a body shot from Durand.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Durand tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand blocks the body kick.
Durand thinks about the counter body kick.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Durand checks it.
Durand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Durand feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
Diego wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego tries to clinch up but Durand circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Durand throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Durand only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand moves away
and Durand counters with a low kick, right behind Diego 's knee.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durand tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Durand catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Durand throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Durand seems unphased.
Diego blocks a jab.
Durand misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diego moves into range and clinches up with Durand.
Diego tries to stall but Durand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego prevents a body shot from Durand.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Durand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diego!
Diego wants to clinch.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Diego avoids the body shot from Durand.
Diego throws a right and a left that Durand avoids nicely.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diego blocks a head kick by Durand.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Durand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Durand moved away.
Durand was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Durand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego moves to clinch but Durand breaks away
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durand throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego misses with a combination
and Durand finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a nice body kick.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Durand connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durand is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego misses with a hook
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durand can pounce on him.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego darts in trying to clinch
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durand has Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand darts in and clinches Diego up against the ropes.
Durand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacques Durand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Diego lands a jab to Durand's midsection.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durand lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
Diego tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diego is looking to clinch but Durand is avoiding it.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Durand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Durand.
Durand tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durand. That's going to slow Diego down.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Durand is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Durand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Durand takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand moves away from the strike by Diego.
Durand throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego counters with a nice body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durand with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Durand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego motions for Durand to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Durand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diego is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand jabs at Diego's body.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Durand lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Durand pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Durand settles back down.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diego moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Diego works the jab nicely.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Durand scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durand feints a jab promting Diego to slip. Durand then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diego slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Durand's head back.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Diego.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Durand throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Durand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Durand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Durand throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diego instigates a clinch.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego pushes Durand back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego lands a right hand.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Durand lands a shoulder strike.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand lands a right hand.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Durand.
A shot in the inside from Durand.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diego's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand lands a shot to the body.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Durand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Durand.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws a body kick that misses
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diego's knee momentarily.
Diego wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand is the new heavyweight champion!
Jacques Durand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'.
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