WBA IV PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ndongo Roma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuta Yamashita looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Roma
vs
Yamashita

202 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 15 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ndongo Roma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuta Yamashita!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roma tries to clinch but Yamashita moves out of range.
Yamashita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamashita slips a jab and a cross from Roma.
Despite the aggression on Yamashita's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Roma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamashita throws a head punch that misses.
Roma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamashita has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamashita tries to throw a body punch but Roma avoids it by throwing Yamashita back against the ropes.
Yamashita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamashita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yamashita fails to land.
Roma has had enough of the clinch but Yamashita keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roma is trying to break the clinch but Yamashita is controlling him.
Roma is trying to break the clinch but Yamashita has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamashita lands with a light punch inside.
Yamashita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roma's efforts to push away.
Roma wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamashita won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roma wants to break free but Yamashita has control.
Roma has had enough of the clinch but Yamashita keeps him there for the moment.
Roma is stalling here.
Yamashita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roma's elbow.
Roma is trying to force a seperation but Yamashita has the dominant position.
Yamashita tries to break free but Roma pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamashita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Yamashita 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.
Yamashita misses with a body punch.
Yamashita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamashita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roma's elbow.
Roma has Yamashita pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamashita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roma's efforts to push away.
Yamashita tries to throw a body punch but Roma avoids it by throwing Yamashita back against the ropes.
Roma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamashita's elbow.
Yamashita has Roma pressed against the ropes, preventing Roma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Yamashita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamashita just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Yamashita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roma is looking for a counter combo.

Roma darts in and clinches Yamashita up against the ropes.
A short right from Roma.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short left from Yamashita.
Yamashita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roma.
Roma tries to break free but Yamashita pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuta Yamashita will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yamashita jabs Roma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamashita swinging wildly here.
Yamashita throws a right hand that misses
and Roma counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Roma misses.
Roma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamashita was well out of range. Poor timing from Roma.
Yamashita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roma manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roma. Yamashita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roma tries to clinch but Yamashita is having none of it.
Yamashita throws out a counter right but Roma avoids it with no problem.
Roma looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamashita.
Yamashita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Roma has managed to clinch.
Roma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roma slows down the pace here.
Roma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roma's elbow.
Roma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamashita.
Roma is trying to break the clinch but Yamashita is controlling him.
Yamashita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roma's efforts to push away.
Roma can't break the clinch.
Roma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamashita struggles to land a body shot inside as Roma controls his hands.
Yamashita lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roma wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yamashita lands with a right to the head.
Yamashita throws a punch but it's blocked by Roma.
Yamashita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roma tries to circle away but Yamashita has him pinned against the ropes.
Yamashita has Roma pressed against the ropes, preventing Roma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamashita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roma's efforts to push away.
Roma blocking some punches.
Yamashita misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamashita prevents Roma from breaking the clinch.
Yamashita is looking to break free of the clinch but Roma has double underhooks.
Yamashita swings wildly with an uppercut but Roma uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuta Yamashita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yamashita misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamashita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Roma instigates a clinch.
Yamashita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamashita lands a shot to the body.
Yamashita lands with a right to the head.
Yuta Yamashita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamashita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roma wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamashita won't allow it.
Yamashita can't find room to land a body shot as Roma controls the action.
Roma is trying to break the clinch but Yamashita has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roma has had enough of the clinch but Yamashita keeps him there for the moment.

Yamashita manages to break the clinch.
Yamashita misses with a combination

and Roma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roma.
Roma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamashita has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamashita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Roma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roma is trying to force a seperation but Yamashita has the dominant position.
Yamashita has Roma pressed against the ropes, preventing Roma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roma working hard to break the clinch.
Roma can't break the clinch.
Yamashita misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roma blocks an uppercut.
Roma is trying to push Yamashita away but Yamashita has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yamashita has Roma pressed against the ropes, preventing Roma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yamashita working aggressively here.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roma blocks a body shot from Yamashita.
Yamashita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Roma's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Yamashita breaks the clinch.
Roma misses with a body shot.

Yamashita staggers Roma with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Roma looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Roma is rocked!

It looks like Ndongo Roma has been cut.
Roma tries to clinch but Yamashita is having none of it.
Oh Roma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roma tries to clinch but Yamashita is having none of it.
Ndongo Roma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuta Yamashita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roma walks straight into a big right, left combination from Yamashita and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Yamashita as he moves his way up the rankings!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuta Yamashita!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Agam Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!

Levi
vs
Thanasukarn

183 cm
33
209 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agam Levi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanasukarn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thanasukarn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thanasukarn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Levi works the jab nicely.
Levi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thanasukarn counters with a one-two to the body.
Levi throws a combination. Thanasukarn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Levi misses with the combination.
Thanasukarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levi.
As Levi backs off Thanasukarn throws a huge counter combo but Levi manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thanasukarn counters with a two punch combo.
Levi throws a right and a left that Thanasukarn avoids nicely.
Thanasukarn is looking for the big counter here.
Thanasukarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levi.
Levi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thanasukarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Thanasukarn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Levi throws the left hand but Thanasukarn avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanasukarn avoids the body shot from Levi.
Thanasukarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levi.
Agam Levi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thanasukarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Levi throws a body punch but Thanasukarn moves out of range.
Thanasukarn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Levi throws a right hand that Thanasukarn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thanasukarn also avoids with ease.
Levi throws a big shot that misses.
Levi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanasukarn is just out of range.
Thanasukarn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Levi throws a lazy right hand but Thanasukarn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Levi backs off Thanasukarn throws a huge counter combo but Levi manages to avoid it all.
A jab lands there for Levi.
Levi throws a series of punches but Thanasukarn avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Levi does no damage.
Thanasukarn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Levi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Levi misses the jab.
Levi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanasukarn manages to avoid it.
Levi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Levi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thanasukarn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Levi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Thanasukarn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Levi cracks Thanasukarn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Levi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanasukarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Levi.
Levi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levi misses with a wild body shot.
Levi lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agam Levi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Levi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thanasukarn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levi.
Despite the aggression on Thanasukarn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Levi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanasukarn.
Despite the aggression on Thanasukarn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Levi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thanasukarn is looking for the big counter here.
Levi throws a series of punches but Thanasukarn avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Thanasukarn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Levi looks to land a combination but Thanasukarn avoids it well.
Thanasukarn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Levi throws a right and a left that Thanasukarn avoids nicely.
Thanasukarn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Levi throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levi throws a hook but Thanasukarn blocks it.
Levi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thanasukarn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the body from Levi misses
and Thanasukarn counters with a series of strikes. Levi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Levi just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thanasukarn counters with a three punch combo that has Levi backing up. Levi nods at Thanasukarn to acknowledge the strikes.

Levi is rocked!
A shot to the body from Levi misses
and Thanasukarn counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Levi goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Levi hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samart Thanasukarn!
Samart Thanasukarn is the new light heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Joshua Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez's entrance music is It's Goin Down by T.C.. A fine choice. Joshua Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perez
vs
Nascimento

197 cm
29
145 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Nascimento does no damage.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Nascimento misses the shot to the body.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez connects with a single shot there.
Perez scores with a nice right hand.
Perez dips to his left and cracks Nascimento with an uppercut!
Perez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez jabs at Nascimento's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nascimento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nascimento misses with a series of wild punches.
Nascimento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nascimento misses with a lunging right hand
letting Perez counter with a right hand.
Nascimento looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez tries to counter by clinching up but Nascimento breaks away and moves out of range.
Nascimento misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Nascimento. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Perez closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Nascimento is trying to break the clinch but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Perez - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Perez has Nascimento pressed against the ropes.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Nascimento is rocked!
Perez pushes Nascimento back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nascimento is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Nascimento 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! Nascimento face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Perez takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joshua Perez!
After the big win, Joshua Perez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Alexandre Nascimento spoke after the fight, saying 'Foi mal galera bora treinar mais! Obrigado pelo apoio!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nazar Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Ivanov
vs
Lopez

205 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazar Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov walks into a left hand.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Ivanov is out of range.
Ivanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivanov.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lopez lands a body punch.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Lopez lands a body punch.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.

Lopez breaks the clinch.
Ivanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Lopez clinches with his opponent.
Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanov or not.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lopez rushes Ivanov and presses him up against the ropes.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!

Ivanov is rocked!
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Ivanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lopez clinches with his opponent.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ivanov out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Lopez!
A very excited looking Roberto Lopez 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brad Thicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thicke comes to the ring accompanied by David Guetta and Snoop Dogg - Sweat . Kincade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Rats. Brad Thicke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thicke
vs
Kincade

184 cm
33
145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

162 cm
35
144 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Thicke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thicke gets tackled into the ropes by Kincade. Kincade maintains the clinch.
Kincade pushes Thicke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thicke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kincade stalling against the ropes.
Thicke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thicke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Thicke trying to stall but Kincade improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thicke is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kincade as Thicke tries to tie him up.
Thicke can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Thicke wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thicke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Kincade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thicke taking a breather.
Thicke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Kincade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kincade closes the distance and clinches.
Kincade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kincade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kincade.

Kincade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thicke with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Thicke closes the distance and pushes Kincade back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kincade manages to break the clinch.
Kincade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thicke.
Kincade avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kincade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thicke, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kincade leaning against his opponent.
Kincade has Thicke pushed against the ropes.
Thicke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kincade is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kincade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Thicke fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thicke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thicke looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thicke looking to stall.
Kincade lands a shot to the body.
Kincade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thicke misses with a punch on the inside.

Kincade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincade was well out of range. Poor timing from Thicke.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade scores with a hook to the body.
Thicke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kincade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thicke is looking to control Kincade's arms but Kincade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thicke has his back to the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade is pushing Thicke up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thicke misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kincade.
Kincade just leaning against Thicke, taking a breather.
Rory Kincade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thicke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kincade's elbow.
Kincade works on Thicke's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kincade blocking some punches.

Thicke breaks from the clinch.
Kincade tries to clinch but Thicke moves out of range.

Kincade has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thicke can't find room to land a body shot as Kincade controls the action.
Kincade tries to throw a body punch but Thicke avoids it by throwing Kincade back against the ropes.
Kincade lands a hook that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.
Kincade lands with a short shot to the head.
Thicke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincade.
Thicke looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincade.
Thicke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Thicke into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Kincade lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kincade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincade stalling against the ropes.
Thicke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Thicke into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincade.
Kincade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kincade on the inside.
Thicke tries a body shot but Kincade blocks it.
Kincade misses with a body punch.
Thicke tries to throw a body punch but Kincade avoids it by throwing Thicke back against the ropes.
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thicke up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thicke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thicke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kincade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Thicke rushes Kincade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thicke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Kincade.

Kincade gets tackled into the ropes by Thicke. Thicke maintains the clinch.
Thicke looking to stall.

Thicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kincade is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thicke.
A jab from Kincade misses.
A swing and a miss from Thicke.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kincade breaks from the clinch.

Kincade clinches.
Thicke is looking to control Kincade's arms but Kincade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thicke has his back to the ropes.
Kincade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kincade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Thicke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kincade lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Kincade.

Kincade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brad Thicke is winning the standup battle so far.
Thicke throws a nice looking combination but Kincade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kincade is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Thicke misses.
Kincade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Kincade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thicke, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kincade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot lands for Thicke.
Thicke moves out of range of the strikes.
Kincade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thicke.
Kincade tries to counter with a clinch but Thicke shakes him off and moves away.
Thicke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thicke stuns Kincade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade leaning against his opponent.
Thicke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kincade lands a body punch.
Kincade pushes Thicke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kincade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kincade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thicke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kincade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kincade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kincade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kincade is leaning against Thicke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Kincade breaks from the clinch.

Kincade clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kincade lands a body shot.
Thicke misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kincade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke can't find room to land a body shot as Kincade controls the action.

Thicke breaks the clinch.
Thicke throws a hook but Kincade blocks it.
Thicke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thicke misses with a wild combination.
Thicke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kincade clinches with his opponent.
Kincade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thicke trying to stall but Kincade improves his position.
Kincade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thicke up against the ropes.
Thicke letting Kincade take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Thicke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rory Kincade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thicke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kincade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kincade leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Thicke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Thicke into the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Kincade.
Kincade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kincade lands a nice uppercut.
Brad Thicke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thicke is keeping busy.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thicke tries to work over Kincade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thicke looking to stall.
Thicke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Thicke into the ropes.
Kincade just leaning against Thicke, taking a breather.
Thicke can't find room to land a body shot as Kincade controls the action.
Kincade works on Thicke's body with a couple of short punches.
Kincade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kincade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.

Thicke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Thicke misses.

Kincade darts in and clinches Thicke up against the ropes.
Kincade stalling in the clinch but Thicke improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thicke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kincade throws a nice looking combination but Thicke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kincade is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thicke slips a straight right by Kincade.
Thicke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thicke misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincade moves out of range as Thicke strikes.
Kincade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thicke to score with a decent uppercut.
Thicke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kincade at a distance.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kincade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kincade clinches with his opponent.
Kincade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kincade cracks Thicke with a nice body shot.
Thicke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kincade's elbow.

Kincade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rory Kincade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kincade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kincade 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Kincade!
Rory Kincade is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Rory Kincade made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.