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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Antunes (ranked 6737 p4p, 121 weight class) and Jorge Mendonza (ranked 6570 p4p, 118 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Antunes
vs
Mendonza

180 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
23
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Basic striking
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Mendonza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendonza swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Antunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendonza misses the body punch
and Antunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendonza misses with a jab to the body
and Antunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antunes lands with a shot to the body.
Antunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antunes catches Mendonza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Antunes works the jab nicely.
Antunes cracks Mendonza with an open hand slap.
Mendonza misses with a hook
and Antunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendonza misses with a left hand
and Antunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antunes lands a jab.
Mendonza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendonza moves forwards but Antunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendonza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendonza misses with a body punch
and Antunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
Antunes thuds his right hand into Mendonza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antunes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Antunes jabs Mendonza right on the nose. Mendonza blinks but takes it well.
Jorge Mendonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendonza misses with a body shot
and Mendonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendonza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendonza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendonza swings widly with a right hand
and Mendonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antunes cracks Mendonza with a good jab.

Mendonza is rocked!
Mendonza walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fred Antunes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raphael Antunes (ranked 22944 p4p, 202 weight class) and Bad Boy (ranked 5081 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Antunes
vs
Boy

185 cm
28
290 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

170 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

Basic striking
Experienced

Decent boxing
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 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes throws a big counter combination but Boy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boy.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antunes tries to counter by clinching up but Boy breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Boy scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Raphael Antunes has been cut.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antunes lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Antunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antunes tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes throws a low kick, looking for Boy's leg but Boy calmly moves out of range.
Antunes tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but Antunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Boy looks winded!
Boy is looking to land body kicks.
Antunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Antunes misses the shot to the body.
Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boy lands a high kick!
Antunes misses the shot to the body.
Boy throws a counter combo.
Boy throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Boy checks a leg kick.
Boy 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 punch combination from Boy misses.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
Boy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boy.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Antunes misses.
Antunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Antunes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boy.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
Boy avoids the head kick by Antunes.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Boy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boy throws a right hand that Antunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes also avoids with ease.
Antunes misses with a double jab.
Antunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Antunes throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
Antunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Antunes.
Boy throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes is looking to wear down Boy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Antunes misses with a wild body shot.
Boy 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.
Antunes misses with a straight left.
Antunes misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Boy avoids the head kick by Antunes.
Antunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Boy blocks a head kick by Antunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Antunes'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.

Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy throws a series of punches but Antunes avoids them all with ease.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Boy tries to get set, Antunes tries to push him back and clinch up but Boy manages to avoid the attempt.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy tries to land a leg kick but Antunes saw it coming and moves away.
Antunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Antunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antunes throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Antunes.
Boy misses with the combination.
Boy avoids the body shot from Antunes.
Raphael Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Antunes tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Antunes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Boy throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boy has eaten all the pies!
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Antunes sees coming a mile off.
Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antunes misses with a kick to the body.
Boy throws a series of punches but Antunes avoids them all with ease.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocks a leg kick.
Antunes is looking to chop away at Boy's legs.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
It looked like Antunes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Antunes is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy misses with the combination.
Antunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
Despite the aggression on Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Boy.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Antunes tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Boy tenderised Antunes's leg. Antunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boy avoids the head kick by Antunes.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Antunes sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Boy slips a jab from Antunes.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boy blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Antunes throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raphael Antunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raphael Antunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Bad Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antunes tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Antunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Antunes is out of range.
Antunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
Boy avoids the head kick by Antunes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Antunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boy.
Antunes throws a push kick but Boy slaps the foot to one side.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Antunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy avoids the head kick by Antunes.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy avoids a kick to the body.
Boy looks to land a combination but Antunes avoids it well.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy lands a head kick!
Antunes throws a leg kick but Boy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boy throws a right hand that Antunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes also avoids with ease.
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!
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes looks to land a body kick but Boy moved away.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Danga de danga de dang - Boy scores with a four punch combination!
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Antunes throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Boy misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
Boy throws a right hand that Antunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes also avoids with ease.
Antunes tries to counter by clinching up but Boy breaks away and moves out of range.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy throws a head kick that Antunes semi-blocks.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antunes. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bad Boy.
Well Boy 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raphael Antunes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 20595 p4p, 131 weight class) and Karin Olegav (ranked 20395 p4p, 145 weight class). Karin Olegav looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dos Santos
vs
Olegav

180 cm
32
175 lbs
19 - 24 - 2

186 cm
34
194 lbs
11 - 15 - 1

Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 19 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olegav misses with a few strikes there.
Olegav looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that Olegav 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.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Olegav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Olegav misses with a series of wild punches.
Olegav avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Olegav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olegav misses with a few strikes there.
Karin Olegav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Olegav does no damage.
Dos Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Olegav with a series of wild strikes but Olegav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olegav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Olegav avoids it.
Dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olegav misses with a few strikes there.
Olegav slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olegav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olegav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olegav moves away.
Olegav takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Karin Olegav has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Olegav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Olegav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Olegav throws a counter combo.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Olegav ducked under it nicely.
Olegav unleashes a big counter combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Olegav avoids it.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Olegav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olegav checks a leg kick.
Olegav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Olegav ducks under and follows up with a left that Olegav also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Olegav blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Olegav's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olegav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Olegav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olegav wants to counter the offense by Dos Santos and move into the clinch position.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Olegav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Olegav avoids it.
Dos Santos sets himself, and Olegav steps forward looking for the clinch! Dos Santos avoids it this time.
Olegav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Olegav avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Olegav dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Olegav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Olegav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Olegav slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karin Olegav's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Cicero Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Olegav. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Olegav.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Olegav. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
As Dos Santos backs off Olegav throws a huge counter combo but Dos Santos manages to avoid it all.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olegav is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Olegav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a low kick, looking for Olegav's leg but Olegav calmly moves out of range.
Dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olegav is out of range.
Olegav throws a counter combo.
Olegav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olegav.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olegav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Olegav moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Olegav misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olegav can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Cicero Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olegav has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olegav and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Olegav is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
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 punch combination from Olegav misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Olegav.
Olegav is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olegav is looking for the big counter here.
Olegav slips under a jab.
Olegav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olegav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olegav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Olegav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dos Santos looks for the body kick but Olegav saw that one coming.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Olegav manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Olegav tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Dos Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olegav dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Olegav blocks a jab.
Dos Santos throws a low kick, looking for Olegav's leg but Olegav calmly moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegav checks a leg kick.
Olegav throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos throws a push kick but Olegav slaps the foot to one side.
Dos Santos looks to land a body kick but Olegav moved away.
Some wild striking there from Olegav.
Olegav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olegav.
Olegav throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Olegav misses.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cicero Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karin Olegav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olegav circles away quickly and effectively.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Olegav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Olegav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Santos is looking to wear down Olegav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Olegav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Olegav sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
Olegav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olegav swinging wildly here.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Olegav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Olegav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Olegav saw that one coming.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Dos Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick as Olegav jumps back.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olegav takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Olegav takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Olegav fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Olegav saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Olegav slips the punch.
Olegav misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Olegav is looking for the big counter here.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Olegav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav is looking for the big counter here.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Olegav slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Olegav dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Olegav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Olegav throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav blocks the body kick.
Olegav pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dos Santos back to the ropes. Olegav follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Olegav does no damage.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Karin Olegav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Olegav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cicero Dos Santos.
Well Dos Santos 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cicero Dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 22639 p4p, 138 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 24552 p4p, 203 weight class). Andrey Arlovski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pereira
vs
Arlovski

168 cm
28
129 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

218 cm
26
300 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Counter fighter
Experienced

Solid Muay Thai
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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arlovski.

Arlovski moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.

Arlovski moves into the clinch successfully.

Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arlovski. Arlovski obviously looking to wear him down.

Arlovski closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the ropes.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Arlovski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski fakes the leg kick and cracks Pereira in the body.
Arlovski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Arlovski misses the shot to the body.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski lands a two punch combo.
Arlovski moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Arlovski closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arlovski holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Arlovski on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Arlovski pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Pereira misses with a looping right.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Arlovski.

Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pereira.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Arlovski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is working Pereira over against the ropes.
Pereira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Arlovski drives through and clinches with Pereira against the ropes.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Arlovski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pereira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arlovski lands with a left to the head.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Arlovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski forces Pereira back against the ropes and clinches.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Arlovski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pereira or not.
Pereira misses with the head strike.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira takes a swing at Arlovski's ribcage but misses.
Arlovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Arlovski tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Pereira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Arlovski scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Pereira to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and as Pereira looks to reset his feet, Arlovski counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Pereira crashing to the canvas! Pereira is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Pereira is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Arlovski is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrey Arlovski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ohil Bahaly (ranked 6287 p4p, 116 weight class) and Alex Cowboy (ranked 24553 p4p, 209 weight class). Bahaly has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bahaly
vs
Cowboy

180 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

150 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Great elbows
Very strong

Decent boxing
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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ohil Bahaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Cowboy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cowboy closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bahaly controlling the action here for a moment.
Cowboy letting Bahaly take a breather here.
Cowboy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bahaly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cowboy trying to control the position but instead, Bahaly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cowboy into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy taking a breather.
Cowboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cowboy is trying to force a seperation but Bahaly has the dominant position.
Cowboy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bahaly.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bahaly is keeping busy.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Cowboy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bahaly prevents Cowboy from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bahaly has Cowboy pressed against the ropes, preventing Cowboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cowboy pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Cowboy stalling in the clinch but Bahaly improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cowboy as Bahaly tries to tie him up.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly blocks a body shot from Cowboy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cowboy trying to land knees to the body.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Cowboy trying to stall but Bahaly improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cowboy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bahaly's brow.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Alex Cowboy's cut even more.
Cowboy avoids the elbow strike from Bahaly, against the ropes.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Bahaly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cowboy avoids it.
Bahaly is looking to control Cowboy's arms but Cowboy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bahaly has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bahaly throws an elbow but misses.
Bahaly slowing the pace effectively.
Bahaly is breathing heavily.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bahaly is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bahaly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cowboy trying to stall but Bahaly improves his position.
Cowboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Bahaly is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowboy gets an underhook and turns Bahaly into the ropes.
Bahaly trying to control the position but instead, Cowboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bahaly into the ropes.
Cowboy tries to stall but Bahaly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ohil Bahaly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Cowboy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cowboy connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ohil Bahaly has been cut.
Cowboy throws a body kick that misses.

Bahaly rushes Cowboy and presses him up against the ropes.
Cowboy misses with a knee strike.
Bahaly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowboy can do to turn this around?
Bahaly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cowboy taking a breather.
Cowboy is trying to break free.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bahaly misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
Bahaly misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
Bahaly throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bahaly is struggling to control the position.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly managing to block the knees to the body from Cowboy.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowboy is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bahaly has Cowboy pressed against the ropes, preventing Cowboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bahaly is trying to stall.
Bahaly is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowboy gets an underhook and turns Bahaly into the ropes.
Cowboy avoids the elbow strike from Bahaly, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cowboy dodges an elbow strike from Bahaly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Cowboy taking a breather.
Cowboy is trying to force a seperation but Bahaly has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bahaly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bahaly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bahaly taking a breather.
Maybe Bahaly would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohil Bahaly.
Bahaly throws a head kick but Cowboy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy misses with a head kick.
Cowboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bahaly throws a lazy body kick
and Cowboy counters with a three punch combo that has Bahaly backing up. Bahaly nods at Cowboy to acknowledge the strikes.
Cowboy throws a sloppy head kick and Bahaly moves out of range easily.

Cowboy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ohil Bahaly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bahaly keeps control of Cowboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cowboy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bahaly gets an underhook and turns Cowboy into the ropes.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bahaly pushes off an throws an elbow but Cowboy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bahaly pushes off an throws an elbow but Cowboy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bahaly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cowboy avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy can't break the clinch.
Cowboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cowboy looking to slow down the pace here.
Bahaly tries to stall but Cowboy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cowboy throws a head punch that misses.
Cowboy has Bahaly pressed against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ohil Bahaly will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bahaly moves into the clinch.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cowboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bahaly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly keeps control of Cowboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cowboy tries to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy tries to circle away but Bahaly has him pinned against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowboy effectively controlling the action here.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly blocks a body shot from Cowboy.
Cowboy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bahaly gets an underhook and turns Cowboy into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Cowboy trying to land knees to the body.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bahaly tries to stall but Cowboy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowboy gets an underhook and turns Bahaly into the ropes.
Bahaly avoids a wild elbow strike from Cowboy.
Cowboy tries to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling the position.
Bahaly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
Cowboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bahaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bahaly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Cowboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cowboy misses with a low kick.
Cowboy lands a nice hook to Bahaly's body. Bahaly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cowboy clinches up with Bahaly and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cowboy has Bahaly pressed against the ropes.
Cowboy tries to land knees in the clinch but Bahaly avoids the damage to the body.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bahaly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cowboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bahaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy trying to land knees to the body.
Cowboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bahaly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bahaly wants to stall.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cowboy is trying to force a seperation but Bahaly has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cowboy blocks an elbow strike.
Bahaly tries to stall but Cowboy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alex Cowboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohil Bahaly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cowboy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ohil Bahaly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bahaly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ohil Bahaly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kile Jr Illl (ranked 23364 p4p, 197 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 20458 p4p, 143 weight class). Jr Illl has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Kile Jr Illl has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jr Illl
vs
Kimura

190 cm
27
363 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

168 cm
34
157 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Counter fighter
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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr Illl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Michael Kimura has been cut.
Kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jr Illl.
Kimura misses with a hook to the body
and Jr Illl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Jr Illl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kimura throws a lazy head kick
and Jr Illl counters with a nice body shot.
Jr Illl throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kimura throws a series of punches but Jr Illl moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kimura moves away from the strike by Jr Illl.
Jr Illl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr Illl.
Jr Illl is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr Illl blocks a head kick by Kimura.
Jr Illl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kimura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jr Illl.
Kimura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jr Illl checks a low kick from Kimura.
Jr Illl throws a hook but Kimura avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Jr Illl misses with an uppercut. Kimura saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kimura! But no joy.
Kimura moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Kimura misses.
Jr Illl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looks for the body kick but Jr Illl saw that one coming.
Jr Illl is looking to counter punch.
Kimura misses the body punch
letting Jr Illl counter with a right hand.
Jr Illl slips under a jab.
Jr Illl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kimura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kile Jr Illl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Kimura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Jr Illl misses.
Kimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura tries to land a body kick
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura walks into a jab.

That has opened up Michael Kimura's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura moves out of range as Jr Illl strikes.
Jr Illl throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Kimura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jr Illl misses with a hook. Kimura ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kimura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Kimura.
Kimura misses with a head kick.
Kimura swings for the body but Jr Illl moves out of range.
Jr Illl throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Jr Illl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jr Illl throws a lazy right hand but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jr Illl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Kimura misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a double jab
enabling Jr Illl to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura wants to land a leg kick but Jr Illl is out of range.
Kimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jr Illl rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimura throws a wild body kick that Jr Illl sees coming a mile off.
Kimura misses with a combination
and Jr Illl counters with a stiff right hand.
Jr Illl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimura.
Jr Illl lands a jab to Kimura's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr Illl dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jr Illl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jr Illl was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Kimura slips a jab from Jr Illl.
A jab lands there for Jr Illl.
Kimura slips under a jab.
Kimura fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr Illl circles away quickly and effectively.
Kile Jr Illl is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr Illl looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura throws a sloppy head kick and Jr Illl moves out of range easily.
Jr Illl was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura throws a body kick that misses.
Jr Illl throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
Kimura misses with a double jab.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr Illl moves away.
Jr Illl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jr Illl.
Jr Illl blocks a head kick by Kimura.
Jr Illl throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Kimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jr Illl.
Kimura slips a straight right by Jr Illl.
Jr Illl throws a hook to the side of Kimura's head but Kimura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Kimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jr Illl is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr Illl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kimura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jr Illl throws a lazy right hand but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jr Illl avoids the head kick by Kimura.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Jr Illl saw it coming and moves away.
Michael Kimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kimura throws a sloppy head kick and Jr Illl moves out of range easily.
Kimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jr Illl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jr Illl misses with a straight right.
Kimura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kimura misses with a low kick as Jr Illl jumps back.
Jr Illl avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jr Illl.
Kimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jr Illl is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kimura gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Jr Illl to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura throws a right hand that Jr Illl ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr Illl also avoids with ease.
Kimura throws an overhand right that lands on Jr Illl's shoulder, as Jr Illl tries to avoid the shot.
Jr Illl avoids a kick to the body.
Jr Illl blocks a head kick by Kimura.
Jr Illl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kimura in his tracks.
Kimura slips a jab from Jr Illl.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Jr Illl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr Illl avoids the head kick by Kimura.
Jr Illl connects with a body shot that sends Kimura's belly button to the back.
Kimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr Illl misses the target.
Kimura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr Illl manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr Illl misses the target.
Kimura throws a nice looking combination but Jr Illl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Jr Illl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kimura tries a low kick but Jr Illl avoids it.
Jr Illl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kimura looks to throw a body kick
and Jr Illl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Jr Illl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jr Illl scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Kimura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jr Illl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimura misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Jr Illl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jr Illl throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Jr Illl misses with an uppercut.
Kimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr Illl throws a body shot but no joy.
Jr Illl throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.
Jr Illl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kimura moves out of range as Jr Illl strikes.
Jr Illl throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Jr Illl avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jr Illl avoids the head kick by Kimura.
Kimura is looking to chop away at Jr Illl's legs.
Jr Illl misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr Illl slips under a jab.
Jr Illl looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
Jr Illl throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr Illl misses the target.
Kimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Jr Illl moves out of range of the body kick from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Jr Illl blocks a head kick by Kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr Illl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jr Illl throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimura.
Kimura misses with a head kick.
Jr Illl throws a hook but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura misses with a double jab.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
Jr Illl ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
Jr Illl lands a nice shot that snaps Kimura's head back.
Jr Illl checks a leg kick.
Jr Illl is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jr Illl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jr Illl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kimura manages to avoid it.
Kimura throws a body kick that misses.
Kimura throws a sloppy head kick and Jr Illl moves out of range easily.
Jr Illl avoids a kick to the body.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr Illl misses the target.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jr Illl throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jr Illl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kimura.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kimura 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kimura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 4422 p4p, 94 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 24489 p4p, 129 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Rafael Mendes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rafael Mendes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mendes
vs
Johnson

175 cm
27
143 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
162 lbs
6 - 5 - 2

Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Mendes sees coming a mile off.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mendes clinches with his opponent.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendes keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson .
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Mendes backs away looking to recover.

Mendes rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mendes.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Mendes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Mendes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Mendes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Mendes 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.

Johnson misses with a low kick as Mendes jumps back.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson .
Mendes blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Mendes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mendes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafael Mendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes working aggressively here.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Mendes works on Johnson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson .
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendes.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Mendes looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mendes.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendes can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mendes misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendes swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes lands an uppercut.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Mendes dominated that second round.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mendes misses with some punches.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free but Mendes has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Mendes tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling him.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Mendes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson 's brow.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mendes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes missing with knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes misses with an elbow strike.
Mendes has Johnson pressed against the ropes, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the ropes.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Demitrious Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Mendes!
An out of breath Rafael Mendes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 3396 p4p, 80 weight class) and Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 20500 p4p, 147 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pettis
vs
Al Hammad

167 cm
37
143 lbs
37 - 18 - 1

179 cm
34
160 lbs
12 - 19 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Basic striking
Granite 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 37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
As Al Hammad looks to move away, Pettis throws a big counter combo but Al Hammad just gets out of the way.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Hammad.
Pettis is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Pettis.

It looks like Bashaad Al Hammad has been cut.
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Hammad circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Hammad misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pettis.
Pettis closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Al Hammad out cold! Al Hammad corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Pettis!
A victorious Anthony Pettis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 3010 p4p, 67 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 19689 p4p, 139 weight class). Gustavo Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santos
vs
Birchack

175 cm
37
137 lbs
49 - 15 - 1

159 cm
32
138 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Counter fighter
Determined

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 49 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Birchack crashing to the mat! Birchack uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Birchack is rocked!
Santos swinging wildly here.
Birchack is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Birchack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Birchack seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Birchack. Those never looked like landing.
Birchack looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Birchack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Birchack is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Santos just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Birchack has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustavo Santos!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricco McGregor (ranked 7240 p4p, 192 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21389 p4p, 141 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McGregor
vs
Ryan

212 cm
20
300 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

184 cm
31
144 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by McGregor.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
Ricco McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

McGregor scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Ryan to his hands and knees! The ref pushes McGregor away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Ryan got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

Ryan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan misses with a body punch
and McGregor counters with a big right hand that sends Ryan crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - McGregor takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ricco McGregor!
Ricco McGregor retains his super heavyweight title!