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AKF 62 | Obama vs. Quick PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 4633 p4p, 22214 weight class) and John Grammaticus (ranked 531 p4p, 633 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grammaticus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grammaticus connects with the punch.
Grammaticus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Small.
Grammaticus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Small's head.
Grammaticus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Small uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grammaticus .
Small loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
Small scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
A little feinted left hand from Small on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grammaticus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grammaticus , pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Grammaticus avoids it by throwing Small back against the ropes.
Grammaticus lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small blocks an elbow strike.
Grammaticus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Small.
A head punch on the inside from Grammaticus fails to land.
Grammaticus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grammaticus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Small lands an uppercut.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Grammaticus avoids it by throwing Small back against the ropes.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grammaticus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grammaticus 's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Small.
Small blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Grammaticus .
Small's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grammaticus pushes off an throws an elbow but Small leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grammaticus lands a damaging elbow.
Grammaticus misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small tries to work over Grammaticus 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Small.
Grammaticus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Grammaticus .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grammaticus throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
A head punch on the inside from Grammaticus fails to land.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small blocks an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small tries a body shot but Grammaticus blocks it.
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grammaticus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Small blocks the elbow strike.
Small blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Grammaticus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grammaticus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grammaticus tries to clinch but Small is having none of it.
Small needs to keep his hands up - Grammaticus had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grammaticus .
Small drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Small slips under a jab from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small is looking for a counter combo.
Grammaticus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grammaticus finds it's way round the side to connect with Small's head.
Grammaticus lands with a good body shot.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Small throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grammaticus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Grammaticus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut.
Small throws a low kick but Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Grammaticus throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Grammaticus throws a lazy right hand but Small sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grammaticus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grammaticus misses with a straight right.
A jab from Small misses.
Grammaticus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Small uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small is looking to slow Grammaticus down with leg kicks.
Small moves out of range of the leg kick from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small tries to bum rush Grammaticus with a series of wild strikes but Grammaticus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Grammaticus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small missing with a left hand there. Grammaticus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John Grammaticus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
Grammaticus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grammaticus throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Small misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grammaticus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Small throws a low kick, looking for Grammaticus 's leg but Grammaticus calmly moves out of range.
Small is looking to chop away at Grammaticus 's legs.
Good work by Grammaticus as he checks the leg kick.
Grammaticus throws a good cross that connects.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Grammaticus .
John Grammaticus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Small misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grammaticus .
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grammaticus .
Small misses with a straight left.
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus with a jab.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Grammaticus . That snapped Small's head back.
Small tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grammaticus is able to avoid easily.
Grammaticus wants to clinch but Small slips to the side
letting Small counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Grammaticus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Small takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grammaticus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grammaticus cracks Small with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Small shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Small scores with a nice right hand.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Small throws a right hand that misses
and Grammaticus counters with a straight right hand.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Grammaticus misses with a hook.
Grammaticus checks a leg kick nicely.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Grammaticus avoids the body shot from Small.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Small's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grammaticus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Small scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Grammaticus coming out on top.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Small's sensitive parts.
Small on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grammaticus scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grammaticus throws an off balance right hand
and Small counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Small closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small clinches with his opponent.
Grammaticus lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Grammaticus prevents a body shot from Small.
John Grammaticus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grammaticus has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Grammaticus blocking some punches.
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!
Grammaticus lands with a left to the head.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grammaticus throws an elbow but it misses.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grammaticus 's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grammaticus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grammaticus swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Nice elbow from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grammaticus working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws an elbow that misses.
Small blocks an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Grammaticus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grammaticus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grammaticus !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nik Snow (ranked 3044 p4p, 22011 weight class) and Wassa Tayu (ranked 311 p4p, 472 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 30 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wassa Tayu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow wants to slow Tayu down by chopping away at his legs.
Tayu loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Snow looks for the body kick but Tayu saw that one coming.
Tayu lands with a cross.
Tayu tries to move into range but Snow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tayu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tayu.
Tayu swinging wildly here.
Snow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tayu's sensitive parts.
Tayu misses the shot to the body.
Snow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tayu just manages to avoid it.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tayu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tayu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been informed that Tayu 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tayu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tayu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tayu misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Tayu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tayu throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tayu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Snow throws a right and a left that Tayu avoids nicely.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tayu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Tayu off balance momentarily.
Tayu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
Tayu misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Tayu avoids the body shot from Snow.
Tayu unleashes a big counter combination but Snow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tayu on the side of the head.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snow staying out of range there.
Tayu misses the shot to the body.
Snow is looking for a counter combo.
Tayu avoids the head kick by Snow.
Tayu throws a poor cross that misses
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Nik Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tayu.
Snow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tayu just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tayu misses the shot to the body.
Snow takes one to the side of the head.
Tayu checks a leg kick.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tayu.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tayu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Snow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tayu lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayu tries a head kick but it misses.
Tayu swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Snow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tayu looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Snow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tayu misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow thumps Tayu with a low kick.
Tayu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snow.
Tayu swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tayu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A right-left combo lands from Snow.
Tayu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tayu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tayu throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow is looking to counter punch.
Tayu throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tayu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Tayu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nik Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
Tayu misses with a straight right.
Snow avoids the body shot from Tayu.
Snow feints and then cracks Tayu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tayu down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Snow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snow lands a head kick!
Tayu misses with a straight right.
Snow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tayu takes one to the side of the head.
Snow scores with a hook.
Tayu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snow moves out of range as Tayu strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tayu throws out a loose jab but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tayu scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snow looks to land a right hand but Tayu moved out of range.
Snow lands with a cross.
Snow misses with a left hand
and Tayu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tayu throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow swinging wildly here.
Tayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tayu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snow staying out of range there.
Snow slips a jab from Tayu.
Tayu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snow's hands.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tayu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tayu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snow.
A left lands for Snow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snow cracks Tayu with a good jab.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tayu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Snow takes one on the button.
Nik Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tayu takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tayu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tayu. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tayu punishes Snow's body with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Snow slams his shin into Tayu's torso.
Jab by Snow.
Tayu misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
Tayu just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tayu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tayu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tayu scores with a hook to the body. Snow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tayu misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Tayu.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tayu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snow - the referee stops the clock and Tayu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snow. Tayu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tayu throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snow.
Snow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Snow lands the left hand.
Snow staying out of range there.
Tayu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snow scores with a nice body kick.
Snow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snow stuns Tayu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tayu slips a straight right by Snow.
Snow with a nice calf kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Snow.
Snow avoids the body shot from Tayu.
Snow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tayu thinks about the counter body kick.
Snow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tayu on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tayu connects with a jab.
A big left from Tayu misses.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tayu! But no joy.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tayu can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snow, as that shot connected.
Tayu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Snow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wassa Tayu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow tests Tayu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tayu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Snow.
Snow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tayu will feel that in the morning.
Tayu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
Tayu misses with a left hand
and Snow counters with a nice body shot.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tayu.
Tayu looks to throw the jab but Snow is out of range.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tayu manages to avoid it.
Snow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Tayu.
Snow slips under a jab.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tayu scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snow 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Snow!
Nik Snow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 5725 p4p, 18961 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 524 p4p, 563 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Schultz.
Cortez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schultz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schultz has Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz prevents a body shot from Cortez.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Schultz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Cortez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cortez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz blocking some punches.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Schultz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cortez is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schultz obliges.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schultz is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortez takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Schultz thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Cortez checks it.
Schultz throws a solid leg kick but Cortez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schultz.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez has closed the distance and engaged Schultz in a clinch.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Cortez blocks with his arms.
Cortez breaks the clinch.
Cortez closes the distance and pushes Schultz back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schultzs head.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz dodges an elbow strike from Cortez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortez.
Cortez digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
Cortez lands an elbow inside that Schultz shrugs off.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Cortez.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cortez pushes Schultz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubaldo Cortez dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schultz is looking to clinch.
Schultz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
 Schultz is rocked!
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.
Schultz throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez tries to counter by clinching up but Schultz breaks away and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez cracks Schultz with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Schultz 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 Schultz is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Schultz could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21839 p4p, 5178 weight class) and Pinero Chai (ranked 517 p4p, 453 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salamanca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superstar Cypress Hill. Chai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Styles P - Off The Ghost. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a nice leg kick.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Salamanca blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Salamanca down.
Chai lands with a hook. Salamanca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Salamanca's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Chai.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Salamanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Pinero Chai has been cut.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Chai.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Chai tenderised Salamanca's leg. Salamanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Salamanca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Chai lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Salamanca down.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai lands an overhand right.
Salamanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chai tries to score with a low kick but Salamanca moves his leg out of the way.
Chai throws a leg kick but Salamanca checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Chai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salamanca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Salamanca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a thumping low kick.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai jabs at Salamanca's body.
Chai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salamanca rather than just go for the knockout.
Salamanca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai works Salamanca's body with a nice hook.
Salamanca throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salamanca's knee momentarily.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinero Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Salamanca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Chai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That kick from Chai tenderised Salamanca's leg. Salamanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
It looked like Salamanca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai throws a leg kick but Salamanca checks it.
A low kick from Salamanca misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salamanca drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chai digs a good body shot into Salamanca's ribs.
Marco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Chai misses.
Chai scores with a three punch combo!
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salamanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Chai throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Salamanca's head back.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Salamanca half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinero Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca misses with a jab to the body
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Chai throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
Chai with a jab.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Salamanca misses with a few strikes there.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
Pinero Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 23096 p4p, 3014 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 645 p4p, 407 weight class). Davis comes to the ring accompanied by Korn - Freak On a Leash. Cobb has chosen Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb misses with an elbow over the top.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cobb on the side of the head.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McGrady FT in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.
Davis motions for Cobb to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cobb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Davis.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Davis misses the jab.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Cobb only half commits.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
A jab from Davis misses.
Cobb throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Cobb scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Cobb improves position.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Davis.
Cobb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Cobb 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.
A close round but Marciano Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Cobb walks into a left hand.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb scores with a push kick.
Jonathan Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis tries to bum rush Cobb with a series of wild strikes but Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cobb circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobb thinks about the counter body kick.
Cobb has Davis up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Cobb lands a left hand.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobb finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Cobb takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Cobb raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands a front kick.
Cobb tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Cobb lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 Davis is rocked!
Cobb closes the distance and catches Davis with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Davis is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Davis is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Davis is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Cobb takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 2810 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 292 p4p, 256 weight class). BySubtraction's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lay My Claim. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction misses the body punch
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a wild combination.
BySubtraction misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.
BySubtraction scores with a shot to the body.
Mendoza lands with an overhand left.
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from BySubtraction misses the target.
BySubtraction misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendoza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Mendoza.
BySubtraction misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a left and a right that stings BySubtraction.
BySubtraction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BySubtraction misses with a straight left.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but BySubtraction is just out of range.
BySubtraction has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendoza finds it's way round the side to connect with BySubtraction's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - BySubtraction looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Mendoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mendoza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
BySubtraction has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
BySubtraction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
BySubtraction looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendoza tries to work over BySubtraction's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendoza tries a body shot but BySubtraction blocks it.
Mendoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
Mendoza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
BySubtraction breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from BySubtraction.
Mendoza pushes BySubtraction up against the ropes in a clinch.
BySubtraction swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Mendoza scores with a shoulder strike.
BySubtraction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza throws out a counter right but BySubtraction avoids it with no problem.
BySubtraction takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends BySubtraction's belly button to the back.
BySubtraction swings widly with a right hand
and Mendoza counters with a thumping low kick.
BySubtraction moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
Mendoza avoids a kick to the body.
Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BySubtraction thuds his right hand into Mendoza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from BySubtraction misses the target.
BySubtraction takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
BySubtraction tests Mendoza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BySubtraction moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BySubtraction clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Mendoza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza's cut.
That's time! BySubtraction's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendoza clinches up against the ropes.
BySubtraction working Mendoza over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by BySubtraction as Mendoza tries to tie him up.
BySubtraction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from BySubtraction.
A cross from BySubtraction lands.
Mendoza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BySubtraction finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendoza's head.
BySubtraction ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
BySubtraction throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza throws out a counter right but BySubtraction avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BySubtraction moves out of range as Mendoza throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from BySubtraction misses
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BySubtraction takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniel Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BySubtraction tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BySubtraction thows a left - swing and a miss!
BySubtraction lands a nice hook to Mendoza's body. Mendoza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
BySubtraction tries to move into range but Mendoza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendoza under the eye.
BySubtraction connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BySubtraction throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
BySubtraction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BySubtraction throws a big shot that misses.
BySubtraction drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the ropes.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
BySubtraction misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
BySubtraction throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck BySubtraction on the side of the head.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BySubtraction lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
BySubtraction misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mendoza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. BySubtraction looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza scores with a crisp jab that stopped BySubtraction in his tracks.
Mendoza blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendoza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. BySubtraction moves away and avoids it.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Mendoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Mendoza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BySubtraction tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza tries to land a leg kick but BySubtraction saw it coming and moves away.
BySubtraction throws a big shot that misses.
BySubtraction wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
BySubtraction takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BySubtraction was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
Mendoza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BySubtraction misses the body punch
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
BySubtraction takes a body punch but keeps moving.
BySubtraction misses with a right hand
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BySubtraction scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendoza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendoza misses with a body shot.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
BySubtraction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
BySubtraction lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendoza off the ropes and back into range.
BySubtraction throws a low kick but Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza slips a straight right by BySubtraction.
Mendoza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - BySubtraction looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BySubtraction looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BySubtraction looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on BySubtraction if he has to take too many more of those.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Mendoza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendoza.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction lands with an overhand left.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendoza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Mendoza.
BySubtraction throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendoza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mendoza!
Daniel Mendoza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 4685 p4p, 22217 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 457 p4p, 548 weight class). Benedetti comes to the ring accompanied by Atrevete te. Upchurch has chosen Quit Lyin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brian Upchurch acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Upchurch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Upchurch misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Upchurch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchurch scores with a hook.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Upchurch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Upchurch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Upchurch.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upchurch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Upchurch throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Upchurch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Upchurch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Upchurch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Upchurch scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Benedetti to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Claudio Benedetti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Upchurch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Upchurch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Upchurch's shoulder, as Upchurch tries to avoid the shot.
And Upchurch responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Upchurch thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Upchurch to counter with a crisp jab.
Upchurch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Upchurch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Upchurch's head but Upchurch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Upchurch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Upchurch moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
enabling Upchurch to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Despite the aggression on Upchurch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benedetti throws a hook but Upchurch avoids it easily.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Brian Upchurch 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! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Upchurch cracks Benedetti with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Benedetti 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 Benedetti is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchurch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchurch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Upchurch moves out of range.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Upchurch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Upchurch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti is rocked!
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Upchurch counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Benedetti goes down! Will Benedetti beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Oh Benedetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Upchurch should have avoided that one.
Benedetti seems to have got his legs back now.
Benedetti ducks into a a hook from Upchurch and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Upchurch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Upchurch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti moves out of range as Upchurch throws a body kick.
Benedetti misses with a combination
and Upchurch counters with a big right hand that sends Benedetti crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Upchurch takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
An out of breath Brian Upchurch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Claudio Benedetti spoke after the fight, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 20347 p4p, 22208 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 640 p4p, 590 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Redfist has chosen Earl Sweatshirt-Chum as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Redfist ducks down to avoid it.
Redfist takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Sortek Redfist has been cut.
Knox tries to clinch but Redfist moves out of range.
We've been informed that Redfist 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.
Redfist throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Redfist blocks a head kick by Knox.
Redfist misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Redfist thinking.
Redfist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Redfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox tries to clinch there but Redfist circles away.
A good leg kick by Knox.
Knox walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Redfist.
Redfist misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox throws the left hand but Redfist avoids the punch easily.
Knox tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redfist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a body shot.
Redfist scores with a leg kick.
Redfist lands a two punch combo.
Knox slips a straight right by Redfist.
Redfist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Redfist checks a leg kick.
Redfist with a jab.
Redfist with a nice calf kick.
Redfist lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Redfist does it's job there.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Redfist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redfist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick lands from Redfist.
Redfist takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redfist. That's going to slow Knox down.
Redfist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox wants to clinch.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redfist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redfist.
A telegraphed right hand from Redfist misses the target.
Knox forces Redfist back against the ropes and clinches.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Redfist's ribcage. Redfist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Redfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Redfist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sortek Redfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox rushes Redfist and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Knox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Redfist has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Redfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Redfist tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Redfist blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Redfist avoids the damage to the body.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Redfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redfists head.
Knox misses with a knee to the head.
Redfist lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Knox.
Riley Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Redfist's ribcage. Redfist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Redfist is breathing heavily.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redfist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a knee to the body.
Redfist prevents a body shot from Knox.
Redfist takes a shot to the head.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Knox pushes Redfist back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Knox.
Redfist misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Redfist controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Redfist's head.
A short left from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Redfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox gets through Redfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries a knee to the head but Redfist blocks it.
Redfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox digs a right hand into Redfist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Redfist's gas tank.
Redfist avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Redfist.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Redfist's head.
Redfist pushes Knox back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redfist can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfist's elbow.
Redfist blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox is leaning against Redfist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redfist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redfist.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Redfist.
Redfist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Redfist ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Redfist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Redfist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Redfist's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redfist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Redfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Redfist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Redfist's shoulder, as Redfist tries to avoid the shot.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redfist.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox clinches up against the ropes.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Knox.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Redfist avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Redfist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knox works on Redfist's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redfist.
A body shot lands from Knox.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Redfist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the ropes.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redfist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox digs a right hand into Redfist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Redfist's gas tank.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Redfist is rocked!
Knox lands a body shot.
Redfist is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox digs a right hand underneath Redfist's ribcage. Redfist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Redfist crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Redfist face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Knox takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Riley Knox!
A relieved looking Riley Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Sortek Redfist spoke after the fight, saying 'You win or you learn. 148'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 4430 p4p, 21784 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 165 p4p, 205 weight class). Quick has chosen Gangster's Paradise- Coolio as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama lands with a hook. Quick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obama slips a straight right by Quick.
Nice uppercut lands for Quick. That snapped Obama's head back.
Quick misses with a hook
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
Obama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Quick misses the shot to the body.
Quick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Obama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quick in his tracks.
Quick misses with a hook. Obama ducked under it nicely.
Obama is looking to counter punch.
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Quick if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama checks a leg kick nicely.
Quick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
Obama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quick blocks a body shot from Obama.
Quick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quick or not.
Quick looks winded!
Obama pushes Quick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Obama.
I was talking to Obama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Obama stalling in the clinch but Quick improves position.
Obama controlling the action here for a moment.
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama lands a nice uppercut.
Obama lands a body shot.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obama pushes Quick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama just leaning against Quick, taking a breather.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quick backwards.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Quick is rocked!
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quick backwards.
Quick is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Obama - that landed with a thud.
Obama creates a bit of distance for himself, with Quick pressed up against the ropes and cracks Quick with a massive uppercut! Quick goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Obama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tom Obama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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