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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 24480 p4p, 22185 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 510 p4p, 541 weight class). Nazaryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cheetah forces Nazaryan back against the ropes and clinches.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazaryan gets tackled into the ropes by Cheetah. Cheetah maintains the clinch.
Cheetah slows down the pace here.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah pushes Nazaryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cheetah counters with a left and a right that stings Nazaryan.
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazaryan misses the target.
Cheetah ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Cheetah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheetah counters with a three punch combo that has Nazaryan backing up. Nazaryan nods at Cheetah to acknowledge the strikes.
Cheetah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah landing knees to the body.
Nazaryan breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazaryan looks winded!
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazaryan missing with a left hand there. Cheetah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cheetah.
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cheetah darts in and clinches Nazaryan up against the ropes.
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!
Nazaryan being controlled against the ropes.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
Cheetah lands a good knee to the midsection. Nazaryan won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Cheetah forces Nazaryan back against the ropes and clinches.
Nazaryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Cheetah lands but Nazaryan takes it in his stride.
Cheetah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazaryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheetah clinches up with Nazaryan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cheetah lands with a light punch inside.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheetah effectively controlling the action here.
Cheetah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nazaryan's face.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cheetah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah stalling.
Cheetah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
Nazaryan manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah clinches up against the ropes.
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!
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.
Nazaryan manages to break the clinch.
Nazaryan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazaryan can do to turn this around?
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheetah instigates a clinch.
Nazaryan breaks from the clinch.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah stalling in the clinch.
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cheetah rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazaryan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy head kick
and Cheetah counters with a one-two to the body.
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.
Cheetah avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cheetah gets a clinch.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Cheetah throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Himayalan Cheetah is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but Cheetah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheetah rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan misses with a right hand
and Cheetah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cheetah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah clinches with his opponent.
Nazaryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah clinches with his opponent.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah pushes Nazaryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cheetah to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheetah forces Nazaryan back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheetah takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cheetah landing knees to the head.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah moves into range and clinches up with Nazaryan.
Cheetah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nazaryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah gets a clinch.
Cheetah digs a right hand into Nazaryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nazaryan's gas tank.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Nazaryan in a clinch.
Cheetah blocking some punches.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Himayalan Cheetah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah has Nazaryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Himayalan Cheetah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheetah 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Himayalan Cheetah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 22192 p4p, 25014 weight class) and Bony Gomez (ranked 474 p4p, 459 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the ring accompanied by Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Bony Gomez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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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 39 - 41 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bony Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sepulveda thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sepulveda. That snapped Gomez's head back.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Gomez to the mat, face first! Sepulveda goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Gomez is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
 Gomez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sepulveda finish him?
Sepulveda moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Sepulveda misses its target.
Sepulveda is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Gomez is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alejandro Sepulveda!
After winning the bout, Alejandro Sepulveda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 4006 p4p, 3961 weight class) and Kong Wu (ranked 422 p4p, 421 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kong Wu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kong Wu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wu closes the distance and pushes Sapp back into the ropes.
Wu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sapp has him pressed against the ropes.
Wu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sapp is trying to maintain a safe position but Wu gets an underhook and turns Sapp into the ropes.
Wu avoids the elbow strike from Sapp, against the ropes.
Wu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Sapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Wu.
Sapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sapp slips a jab from Wu.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sapp tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.
Wu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sapp on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp throws a sloppy head kick
and Wu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wu trying to stall but Sapp improves his position.
Sapp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wu lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu rushes Sapp and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sapp effectively controlling the action here.
Sapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Wu drives through and clinches with Sapp against the ropes.
Wu tries to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wu is looking to control Sapp's arms but Sapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wu has his back to the ropes.
Wu is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the ropes.
Sapp has Wu pressed against the ropes.
Sapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp takes a swing at Wu's ribcage but misses.
Sapp gets a clinch.
Sapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Wu avoids the damage to the body.
Wu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sapp as Wu tries to tie him up.
Sapp lands with a right to the head.
Wu blocks a body shot from Sapp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sapp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Wu.
Wu is working Sapp over against the ropes.
Sapp holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
I was talking to Sapp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sapp has Wu pressed against the ropes, preventing Wu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wu stalls.
Sapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Wu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sapp is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sapp throws a head kick but Wu moves out of range.
Sapp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wu trying to stall but Sapp improves his position.
Sapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Wu.
Sapp trying to stall but Wu improves his position.
Wu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wu stalls.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wu can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wu as Sapp tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sapp trying to land knees to the body.
Wu lands with a light punch inside.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wu.
Wu is trying to stall.
Sapp misses with the head strike.
Sapp can't find room to land a body shot as Wu controls the action.
Wu is trying to maintain a safe position but Sapp gets an underhook and turns Wu into the ropes.
Sapp breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Wu there.
Wu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sapp throws a sloppy head kick and Wu moves out of range easily.
Sapp tries to clinch up.
Wu gets a clinch.
Wu blocking some punches.
Sapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wu scores with a hook.
Wu throws a sloppy head kick and Sapp moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wu tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sapp doesn't seem bothered though.
Wu misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp tries to clinch up but Wu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wu clinches with his opponent.
Wu lands with a left to the head.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Sapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wu's elbow.
Sapp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wu trying to land knees to the body.
Sapp stalls.
Sapp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sapp as the two fighters clinch.
Wu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Wu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sapp has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Wu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sapp misses with an uppercut
and Wu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sapp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wu throws a right hand that Sapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sapp also avoids with ease.
Sapp gets a clinch.
Wu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wu tries to stall but Sapp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sapp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sapp tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.
Sapp is looking to clinch.
Wu throws a head kick that misses.
Sapp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sapp avoids the head kick by Wu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sapp takes a shot to the head.
Sapp lands a nice uppercut.
Kong Wu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapp throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wu lands a nice shot to the body.
Wu tests Sapp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sapp clinches with his opponent.
Sapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sapp.
Sapp has closed the distance and engaged Wu in a clinch.
Wu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sapp avoids it.
Sapp breaks from the clinch.
Wu lunges at Sapp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sapp's hand.
Sapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Wu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp wants to clinch up but Wu keeps it at a distance.
Kong Wu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wu closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp dodges an elbow strike from Wu.
Wu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sapp manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wu darts in and clinches Sapp up against the ropes.
A short right from Wu on the inside.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Wu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sapp is keeping busy.
Sapp stalling in the clinch but Wu improves position.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sapp.
Wu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wu blocks an elbow strike.
Wu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wu looking to slow down the pace here.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong Wu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sapp breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kong Wu.
Well Wu 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kong Wu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 22638 p4p, 4563 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 481 p4p, 386 weight class). Por Pramuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Por Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Por Pramuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fuerte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Por Pramuk 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.
Por Pramuk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fuerte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Por Pramuk misses with a hook to the body
and Fuerte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Por Pramuk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Por Pramuk misses.
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuerte was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFuerte.
Por Pramuk throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Por Pramuk. Those never looked like landing.
As Por Pramuk looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but Por Pramuk just gets out of the way.
Por Pramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuerte.
Fuerte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Por Pramuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Por Pramuk.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk throws a right hand that misses
and Fuerte counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuerte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Por Pramuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuerte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuerte throws a quick counter head kick but Por Pramuk was just out of range.
Por Pramuk throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy head kick
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Por Pramuk tenderised Fuerte's leg. Fuerte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Por Pramuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy head kick
and Fuerte counters with a nice body shot.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but Fuerte moves out of range.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that round.
That's time! Fuerte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuerte was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Por Pramuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Por Pramuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuerte's head.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Por Pramuk!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuerte in his tracks.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Fuerte's ribcage but misses.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Por Pramuk takes a swing at Fuerte's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte blocks a head kick by Por Pramuk.
As Por Pramuk looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but Por Pramuk just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy head kick
and Fuerte counters with a straight right hand.
Por Pramuk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Por Pramuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Fuerte moves out of range easily.
Por Pramuk throws the left hand but Fuerte avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Por Pramuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuerte.
Por Pramuk misses the jab.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk misses with an uppercut
and Fuerte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Por Pramuk, right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.
It looks like Fuerte has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but Fuerte moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuerte misses the target.
Por Pramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuerte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
As Por Pramuk looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but Por Pramuk just gets out of the way.
Fuerte ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Por Pramuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuk scores with a one two! Fuerte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Por Pramuk scores with a punch to the head.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws a leg kick but Fuerte moved away.
Fuerte throws a quick counter head kick but Por Pramuk was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuerte counters with a nice body shot.
Por Pramuk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Por Pramuk duly obliges.
Por Pramuk misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Por Pramuk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses
and Fuerte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Por Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Fuerte moves out of range easily.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that Fuerte semi-blocks.
Por Pramuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a big counter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Por Pramuk.
Fuerte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fuerte there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk lands a high kick!
Por Pramuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Por Pramuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Por Pramuk.
A nice leg kick from Por Pramuk, right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Por Pramuk lands a jab-cross combination.
Por Pramuk lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Por Pramuk 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
A very excited looking Dieselnoi Por Pramuk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Malcom Farquharson (ranked 1937 p4p, 4106 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 250 p4p, 427 weight class). Malcom Farquharson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Havok avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson dodges the punch combination from Havok.
Farquharson lands a jab.
Farquharson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Havok's corner calls for a 1-2. Havok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Havok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farquharson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Havok digs a good hook to Farquharson's body.
Havok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farquharson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Havok lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Havok. Those never looked like landing.
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farquharson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Havok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Havok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Havok does no damage.
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Havok lands with a good body shot.
Farquharson moves into the clinch.
Havok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Havok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Havok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farquharson is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Farquharson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Havok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farquharson avoiding damage as Havok throws knees to the body.
Havok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farquharson tries to land knees in the clinch but Havok avoids the damage to the body.
Havok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farquharson lands a hook that snaps the head of Havok backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Havok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Havok.
Havok scores a nice knee to the body.
Farquharson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Havok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Havok lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Havok.
Havok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Havok is working Farquharson over against the ropes.
Havok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farquharson or not.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
Havok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farquharson is defending well for now.
Havok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Havok.
Havok scores with a hook to the body.
Havok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havok digs a right hand into Farquharson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farquharson's gas tank.
Havok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farquharson's defenses.
Havok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farquharson's defenses.
Malcom Farquharson's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Havok scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dez Havok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcom Farquharson'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.
Jab from Havok.
Havok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Havok and Farquharson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Havok throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Farquharson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Havok knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dez Havok!
Dez Havok made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sortek Redfist (ranked 22206 p4p, 5568 weight class) and Zander Ford (ranked 619 p4p, 552 weight class). Redfist's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Earl Sweatshirt-Chum. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ford's choice of entrance music: THE KING IS HERE. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Ford!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Redfist.
Redfist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Redfist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Redfist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ford 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.
Redfist thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Ford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Redfist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ford thinking.
Redfist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Redfist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ford on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford throws a head kick that misses
and Redfist counters with a straight right hand.
Redfist blocks a jab.
It looked like Redfist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Redfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Redfist.
A left lands for Redfist.
Redfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford looks winded!
Redfist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Redfist counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist cracks Ford with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ford 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 Ford is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Redfist catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Ford stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Ford walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
Redfist lands a slapping body shot.
Redfist connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Ford onto his butt! Ford bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Ford is rocked!
Redfist cracks Ford with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ford 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 Ford is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Redfist finish him?
Ford leaves his chin hanging out and Redfist seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ford crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sortek Redfist!
Sortek Redfist thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Zander Ford stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh really? This must be an miss understanding'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Riku Yamato (ranked 5280 p4p, 2930 weight class) and Addition BySubtraction (ranked 415 p4p, 291 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying BySubtraction's choice of entrance music: Lay My Claim. Addition BySubtraction is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Addition BySubtraction!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Riku Yamato has been cut.
Yamato looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
BySubtraction catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Yamato stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Yamato walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
BySubtraction cracks Yamato with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Addition BySubtraction!
Addition BySubtraction spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 5170 p4p, 22211 weight class) and Paul Beecher (ranked 489 p4p, 544 weight class). Benedetti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Atrevete te. Claudio Benedetti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Beecher's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
A shot to the body from Beecher misses
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beecher cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Beecher's head but Beecher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Beecher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beecher drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beecher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Beecher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beecher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Beecher 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.
Benedetti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beecher drives through and clinches with Benedetti against the ropes.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Beecher.
A shot in the inside from Beecher.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beecher.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Beecher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beecher can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Beecher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beecher lands with a right to the head.
Beecher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Beecher.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Beecher's head.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Beecher.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Beecher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beecher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beecher.
Beecher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benedetti managing to block the knees to the body from Beecher.
Beecher misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Beecher.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beecher backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Beecher fails to land.
Beecher takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beecher.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Beecher uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beecher.
Beecher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Beecher tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Beecher.
Beecher blocking some punches.
Benedetti gets through Beecher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Beecher scores with a shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beecher slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Beecher lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti cracks Beecher with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Beecher get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Beecher looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Beecher is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beecher throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Beecher is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beecher throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Beecher seems to have recovered his senses.
Beecher slips a jab from Benedetti.
Beecher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beecher tries to get into range but Benedetti steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Beecher! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Benedetti scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claudio Benedetti!
After winning the bout, Claudio Benedetti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chanthaphone Southanouvong (ranked 1922 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 248 p4p, 475 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Southanouvong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Y-U- Smilin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chanthaphone Southanouvong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southanouvong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kim tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Southanouvong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Southanouvong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to clinch but Southanouvong moves away
letting Southanouvong counter with a right hand.
Southanouvong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Southanouvong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Southanouvong throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Southanouvong's head but Southanouvong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Southanouvong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Southanouvong.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Southanouvong. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Kim.
Southanouvong misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Kim 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Southanouvong's front leg but catches the back leg as Southanouvong tries to avoid it.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Kim.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Southanouvong throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Southanouvong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Southanouvong throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Southanouvong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Southanouvong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Southanouvong duly obliges.
 It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southanouvong looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim avoids the body shot from Southanouvong.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Southanouvong in his tracks.
Southanouvong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southanouvong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Southanouvong working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Southanouvong stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong misses with some punches.
Southanouvong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Southanouvong misses with the head strike.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim letting Southanouvong take a breather here.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Southanouvong just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Southanouvong as the two fighters clinch.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Southanouvongs head.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Southanouvong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southanouvong backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yasol Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Southanouvong misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good exchange - Southanouvong coming out on top.
Southanouvong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim throws a hook but Southanouvong blocks it.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Southanouvong.
Good leg kick by Kim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Southanouvong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Southanouvong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Southanouvong dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Southanouvong.
Kim misses with a right hand
enabling Southanouvong to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Southanouvong down.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southanouvong looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Southanouvong rushes Kim and presses him up against the ropes.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim misses with some punches.
A short left from Southanouvong.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Southanouvong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Southanouvong lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Southanouvong looking to stall.
Southanouvong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southanouvong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Southanouvong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Southanouvong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Southanouvong working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Southanouvong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
A short right from Southanouvong on the inside.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Southanouvong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Southanouvong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Southanouvong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim gets through Southanouvong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southanouvong scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Southanouvong misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chanthaphone Southanouvong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim slips a jab from Southanouvong.
A nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim walks into a jab.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim with the inside leg kick.
Southanouvong lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Southanouvong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Southanouvong looking to slow down the pace here.
Southanouvong is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Southanouvong has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southanouvong tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Southanouvong trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Southanouvong into the ropes.
Southanouvong lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong lands a nice uppercut.
Southanouvong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Southanouvong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southanouvong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Southanouvong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Southanouvong misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Southanouvong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southanouvong avoiding damage.
Southanouvong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with an elbow strike.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Southanouvong tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Southanouvong backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim is leaning against Southanouvong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yasol Kim.
Well Kim 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
Our winner, Yasol Kim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Mendoza (ranked 2644 p4p, 21848 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 271 p4p, 486 weight class). Whok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by King of Kings - Motorhead. Daniel Mendoza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piger Whok's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendoza misses the target.
Whok throws a right and a left that Mendoza avoids nicely.
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Mendoza works Whok's body with a nice hook.
Whok throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whok.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza moves out of range as Whok throws a body kick.
Whok wants to land a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whok throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza lands with an uppercut that bounces Whok off the ropes and back into range.
Whok lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whok.
Whok moves out of range of the body kick from Mendoza.
Despite the aggression on Whok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whok.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Nice uppercut there from Mendoza.
Whok slips under a jab.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
Mendoza checks a leg kick nicely.
Whok misses with a double jab
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendoza is out of range and Whok settles back down.
Mendoza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza misses with a right hand
and Whok counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendoza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendoza tries a low kick but Whok avoids it.
Whok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza throws a hook but Whok blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Mendoza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whok. Whok obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
Whok throws a leg kick but Mendoza checks it.
Whok throws a one two combo.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendoza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mendoza swings for the body but Whok moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Whok.
Mendoza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whok tries a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
Whok fails to land with a series of punches.
Whok throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid body kick from Whok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Mendoza throws a one two combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendoza checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza wants to slow Whok down by chopping away at his legs.
Whok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whok misses with a body kick.
Whok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendoza scores with a nice right hand.
Whok rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Whok scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whok working aggressively here.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whok's face.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendoza is leaning against Whok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Whok throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Whok avoids the damage to the body.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Whok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniel Mendoza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whok misses with the head strike.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Whok blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Mendoza is trying to maintain a safe position but Whok gets an underhook and turns Mendoza into the ropes.
Whok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mendoza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whok can turn it around.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendoza.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whok.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mendoza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Whok.
Mendoza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whok misses with a head kick.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.
Mendoza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whok avoids it.
Mendoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendoza gets through Whok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok working aggressively here.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Whok.
It looks like Daniel Mendoza has been cut.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendoza lands with a light punch inside.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Whok missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whok presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Whok's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Mendoza tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whok's elbow.
Nice body punch from Whok.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoks head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whok.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mendoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
Whok lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Whok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendoza avoids it.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piger Whok really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mendoza takes the fight into the clinch.
Whok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
Mendoza tries to work over Whok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Whok.
Nice body punch from Mendoza - that landed with a thud.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Whok shrugs off.
Whok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Whok throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
Daniel Mendoza's cut is getting worse.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendoza crunches a lovely knee into Whok's ribcage.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Whok missing with knees to the body.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Whok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendoza blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendoza works on Whok's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendoza avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
A short right from Mendoza on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Piger Whok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mendoza's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendoza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whok has time to react.
Daniel Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendoza blocks a leg kick.
Mendoza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Piger Whok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Whok wants to clinch
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok misses with the body kick
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whok throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whok defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Whok throws a counter combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whok.
Whok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Whok's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendoza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendoza's hands.
Whok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Whok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Whok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whok's gas tank.
Whok prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whok misses with a body punch.
Whok working aggressively here.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whok is keeping busy.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza lands an uppercut.
Whok prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Whok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Whok presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piger Whok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza controlling the action here for a moment.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Mendoza!
After winning the bout, Daniel Mendoza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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