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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Hooper (ranked 5984 p4p, 494 weight class) and Ape Piru (ranked 3228 p4p, 334 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ape Piru!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Hooper scores with a four punch combination!
Piru rushes Hooper and presses him up against the ropes.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooper lands with a straight right. Piru didn't see that one coming.
Piru needs to keep his hands up - Hooper had a free shot at his head there.
Piru rushes Hooper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Piru.
Piru is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piru is pushing Hooper up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hooper tries to circle away but Piru has him pinned against the ropes.
Hooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piru breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper scores with a one two! Piru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper scores with a head kick.
Piru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Piru unleashes a big counter combination but Hooper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hooper.
Piru digs a good body shot into Hooper's ribs.
Piru moves into range and clinches up with Hooper.
Hooper tries a knee to the head but Piru blocks it.
Piru breaks from the clinch.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses
and Piru counters with a body kick.
Piru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper throws a head kick that half lands.
Piru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Piru moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hooper wants to break free but Piru has control.
Piru content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper can't break the clinch.
Piru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piru breaks the clinch.
Piru moves into range and clinches up with Hooper.
The referee calls for Piru to work.
Piru digs a right hand underneath Hooper's ribcage. Hooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piru with a knee to the head.
Hooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piru stalling.
Hooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hooper is trying to break the clinch but Piru has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
Hooper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hooper jabs Piru right on the nose. Piru blinks but takes it well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ape Piru will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Piru moves forwards but Hooper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Piru rushes Hooper and presses him up against the ropes.
Piru is pushing Hooper up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hooper tries to break the clinch but Piru is controlling the position.
Hooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Hooper fails to land.
Piru lands an uppercut.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piru lands a knee to the head.
Hooper is rocked!
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hooper misses with a kick to the body.
Hooper jabs Piru right on the nose. Piru blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Piru moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hooper up against the ropes.
Piru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hooper's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Piru's brow.
Piru stalling.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Piru has double underhooks.
Hooper tries to circle away but Piru has him pinned against the ropes.
Piru lands an uppercut.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hooper.
Hooper lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
Piru gets a clinch.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Hooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Piru avoids the head kick by Hooper.
Piru closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piru.
Piru lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper is trying to force a seperation but Piru has the dominant position.
Piru lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piru.
A frustrated look appears on Hooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piru scores a nice knee to the body.
Piru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piru.
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ape Piru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hooper.
A nice side step and Piru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Piru moves into the clinch.
Piru is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Piru.
Hooper is trying to break the clinch but Piru is controlling him.
Hooper can't break the clinch.
Hooper tries to break free but Piru pushes him back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Piru lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piru breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Piru both land. Nice combination.
Oh Hooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hooper seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piru stalling the fight.
Piru has Hooper pressed against the ropes, preventing Hooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hooper is trying to break free.
Piru breaks the clinch.
Hooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hooper - that will leave a mark!
Hooper dips to his left and cracks Piru with an uppercut!
Hooper throws a right hand that Piru ducks under and follows up with a left that Piru also avoids with ease.
Hooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piru holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Piru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooper misses with a wild combination.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Piru slips the punch.
Piru walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piru closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Piru avoids the head kick by Hooper.
Hooper works over Piru's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Hooper lands an overhand right.
Piru connects with a high kick.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Hooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooper misses with a double jab.
Piru staggers Hooper with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Hooper looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Piru is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ape Piru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 7368 p4p, 523 weight class) and Chokdee Siriwat (ranked 5412 p4p, 480 weight class). Siriwat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vs The World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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161 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chokdee Siriwat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfusson tries to land a leg kick but Siriwat saw it coming and moves away.
Siriwat tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigfusson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sigfusson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Siriwat manages to circle out of the way.
Siriwat scoring well with a low kick there.
Siriwat motions for Sigfusson to come forward. Siriwat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sigfusson looks to score with a jab to the body but Siriwat is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sigfusson. Beautiful body shot.
Sigfusson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Siriwat 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 Sigfusson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sigfusson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sigfusson misses with a low kick as Siriwat jumps back.
Siriwat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sigfusson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sigfusson has managed to clinch.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but Siriwat blocks with his arms.
Siriwat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Siriwat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses with a knee to the head.
Sigfusson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siriwat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Siriwat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siriwat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Siriwat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Siriwat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Siriwat avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siriwat is defending well for now.
Sigfusson working Siriwat over with knees to the body.
Siriwat looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Siriwat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Siriwat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Siriwat avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Siriwat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siriwat avoids it.
Siriwat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sigfusson avoids it.
Siriwat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sigfusson is keeping busy.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siriwat avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siriwat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sigfusson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siriwat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siriwat trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body shot.
Siriwat avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Sigfusson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Siriwat is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson dominated that round.
That's time! Sigfusson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sigfusson rushes Siriwat and presses him up against the ropes.
It looks like Chokdee Siriwat has been cut.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siriwat avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Siriwat trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siriwat.
Siriwat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siriwat blocks an elbow strike from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Siriwat trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siriwat.
A right hook to the body lands for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores with a knee to the head.
Siriwat is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Sigfusson.
Siriwat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siriwat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson cracks Siriwat with a nice body shot.
Sigfusson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siriwat can do to turn this around?
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson scores with a knee to the head.
Siriwat working hard to break the clinch.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Siriwat avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sigfusson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siriwat avoids it.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Siriwat's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Sigfusson as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands an uppercut.
Snorri Sigfusson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a good knee to the midsection. Siriwat won't want to take too many of those.
Siriwat avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Siriwat misses with a knee strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sigfusson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a shoulder strike.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Siriwat's ribcage.
Siriwat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Siriwat's ribcage.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson is leaning against Siriwat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chokdee Siriwat's cut.
That's time! Sigfusson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sigfusson throws out a powerful jab.
Sigfusson throws a head kick that misses.
Sigfusson lands with a shot to the body.
Siriwat is looking to clinch.
Siriwat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigfusson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Siriwat tries to score with a low kick but Sigfusson moves his leg out of the way.
Sigfusson misses the shot to the body.
Siriwat scoring well with a low kick there.
Sigfusson misses with a straight right.
Sigfusson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siriwat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Sigfusson.
Siriwat gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfusson. Sigfusson maintains the clinch.
Siriwat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siriwat has had enough of the clinch but Sigfusson keeps him there for the moment.
Siriwat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siriwat can't break the clinch.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siriwat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siriwat is defending well for now.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sigfusson lands a good knee to the midsection. Siriwat won't want to take too many of those.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siriwat or not.
Sigfusson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigfusson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson presses Siriwat against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siriwat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siriwat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siriwat avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sigfusson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sigfusson lands a good knee to the midsection. Siriwat won't want to take too many of those.
Sigfusson presses Siriwat against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson pushes Siriwat back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Siriwat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snorri Sigfusson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sigfusson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snorri Sigfusson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sigfusson 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snorri Sigfusson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Free Agent Steel Penn (ranked 15235 p4p, 395 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 5242 p4p, 361 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Free Agent Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn throws a combination. Suluhu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Suluhu stuns Steel Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steel Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Suluhu is rocked!
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Steel Penn.
We've been hearing reports that Steel Penn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steel Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steel Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suluhu.
Steel Penn wants to clinch.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steel Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Suluhu as he connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suluhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Steel Penn is looking to counter the offense by Suluhu and move into the clinch.
Suluhu throws a push kick but Steel Penn slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Suluhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but Steel Penn moved away.
Steel Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steel Penn tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suluhu.
Suluhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Suluhu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Steel Penn sees coming a mile off.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Steel Penn saw that one coming.
Steel Penn tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but Steel Penn moved away.
Suluhu delivers a nice body kick.
Suluhu lands a jab to Steel Penn's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Steel Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel Penn tries to throw a body punch but Suluhu avoids it by throwing Steel Penn back against the ropes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel Penn moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Suluhu counters with a solid body kick.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steel Penn moves into the clinch.
Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu lands a right hook to the body.
Suluhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suluhu. Steel Penn shrugs it off though.
Steel Penn avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Steel Penn is looking for a counter combo.
Suluhu is looking to slow Steel Penn down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Suluhu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu scoring well with a low kick there.
Suluhu lands a lovely overhand right.
Suluhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Steel Penn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Suluhu.
Suluhu throws a front kick that sends Steel Penn stumbling back into the ropes.
Steel Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Suluhu fakes the leg kick and cracks Steel Penn in the body.
Steel Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steel Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suluhu moves away.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Steel Penn throws a big counter combination but Suluhu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Steel Penn avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Nice body punch from Steel Penn.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch.
Free Agent Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suluhu can't break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suluhu works Steel Penn's body with a nice hook.
Suluhu lands a head shot.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Steel Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suluhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suluhu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy body kick from Suluhu
and Steel Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Steel Penn avoids it.
Steel Penn has closed the distance and engaged Suluhu in a clinch.
Suluhu blocks a body shot from Steel Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel Penn manages to avoid it.
Steel Penn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Steel Penn.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suluhu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Suluhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Free Agent Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel Penn tries to bum rush Suluhu with a series of wild strikes but Suluhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suluhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel Penn swings for the body but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suluhu counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel Penn misses with a body shot.
Steel Penn misses with a hook to the body
and Suluhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Suluhu scores with a kick to the body.
Steel Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch.
Suluhu throws a body punch but Steel Penn moves out of range.
Steel Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suluhu finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel Penn's head.
Steel Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Suluhu takes a swing at Steel Penn's ribcage but misses.
Steel Penn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suluhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
A less than humble Kassim Suluhu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Ramirez (ranked 6447 p4p, 481 weight class) and Muhammad Jabari (ranked 5411 p4p, 449 weight class). Muhammad Jabari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Claudio Ramirez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudio Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammad Jabari!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez misses with the body kick
and Jabari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabari tried to score with a low kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Claudio Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez tries to land a front kick but Jabari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramirez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Jabari ducks down to avoid it.
Jabari misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Jabari misses with a double jab.
Ramirez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jabari throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jabari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez gets tackled into the ropes by Jabari. Jabari maintains the clinch.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez gets tackled into the ropes by Jabari. Jabari maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabari tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jabari.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jabari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Jabari is out of range.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jabari checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Jabari misses.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez thumps Jabari with a low kick.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jabari.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jabari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez is looking to slow Jabari down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses with a looping right.
Ramirez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jabari.
Jabari slips a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Jabari.
Ramirez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jabari manages to circle out of the way.
Jabari tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Ramirez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jabari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Jabari's legs.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jabari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jabari checks the leg kick.
Jabari moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Claudio Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claudio Ramirez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Claudio Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Jabari is out of range.
Jabari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Claudio Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Jabari down.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabari can do to turn this around?
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabari.
Jabari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jabari doesn't seem phased though.
Jabari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabari scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jabari misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jabari.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabari's calf.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
Jabari feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Jabari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Jabari jumps back.
As Ramirez backs off Jabari throws a huge counter combo but Ramirez manages to avoid it all.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Ramirez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jabari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jabari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jabari looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Jabari thows a leg kick but Ramirez checks it
and Ramirez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramirez.
Jabari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Jabari breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jabari.
Ramirez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jabari throws out a counter right but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Jabari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Jabari scores with a punch to the head.
Jabari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Jabari lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jabari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jabari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jabari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramirez scrambles back to his feet.
Jabari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Jabari checks it.
Jabari misses with a wild combination.
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 Claudio Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claudio Ramirez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ramirez defending well as Jabari loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Jabari.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Jabari.
Jabari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jabari plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Ramirez swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Ramirez face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Muhammad Jabari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Collin Mcallister (ranked 7354 p4p, 506 weight class) and Toshizo Saito (ranked 7441 p4p, 507 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Collin Mcallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshizo Saito!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcallister throws a lazy uppercut
and Saito counters with a right hand to the body.
Saito tries to clinch up but Mcallister circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcallister misses with a looping left.
Mcallister throws a series of punches but Saito avoids them all with ease.
Saito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcallister is breathing heavily.
Mcallister lands a body shot.
Saito slips a jab from Mcallister.
Mcallister throws a hook but Saito blocks it.
Saito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mcallister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcallister misses with an uppercut. Saito saw that one coming.
Saito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mcallister misses with a hook. Saito ducked under it nicely.
Saito slips a jab from Mcallister.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saito misses with a head kick.
Saito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saito tries to clinch there but Mcallister circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saito tries to bum rush Mcallister with a series of wild strikes but Mcallister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcallister missing with a left hand there. Saito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcallister throws a lazy right hand but Saito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saito doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcallister circles away.
Saito drives through and clinches with Mcallister against the ropes.
Mcallister definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Saito.
Saito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saito throws the kick towards the body but Mcallister avoids it.
Saito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collin Mcallister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcallister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saito's head.
Saito moves forwards but Mcallister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collin Mcallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcallister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcallister throws a hook but Saito blocks it.
Mcallister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcallister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcallister.
Saito fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Mcallister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saito.
Saito misses with a body kick.
Mcallister throws a hook but Saito avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Mcallister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saito moves into the clinch successfully.
Saito looking to slow down the pace here.
Saito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcallister is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saito tries to clinch up.
Saito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Saito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saito tries to clinch there but Mcallister circles away.
Mcallister circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Mcallister was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saito.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Mcallister dominated that round.
That's time! Mcallister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saito slips a straight right by Mcallister.
Saito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Mcallister does it's job there.
Mcallister looks to land a left hand but Saito moved out of range nicely.
Saito tries to clinch there but Mcallister circles away.
Mcallister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collin Mcallister is winning the standup battle so far.
Saito walks into a straight right hand from Mcallister.
Saito tries to clinch but Mcallister moves out of range.
Mcallister throws a big counter combination but Saito scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mcallister here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mcallister throws a hook but Saito avoids it easily.
Saito throws a hook but Mcallister blocks it.
Saito looks to land a right hand but Mcallister moved out of range.
Saito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcallister.
Sloppy strikes from Mcallister. Those never looked like landing.
Saito wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saito tries to clinch there but Mcallister circles away.
Saito wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mcallister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcallister is looking for a counter combo.
Saito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcallister.
Mcallister's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saito under the eye.
Mcallister throws the left hand but Saito avoids the punch easily.
Saito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcallister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcallister tries to keep at a distance but Saito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saito is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcallister gets an underhook and turns Saito into the ropes.
Saito has Mcallister pushed against the ropes.
Saito throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mcallister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mcallister working hard to break the clinch.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcallister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito breaks the clinch.
Saito instigates a clinch.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcallister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcallister is defending well for now.
Saito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcallister avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcallister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saito is defending well for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Mcallister dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saito tries to clinch up but Mcallister circles away and keeps his distance.
Saito throws a head kick but Mcallister moves out of range.
Saito doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcallister circles away.
Mcallister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcallister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saito can do to turn this around?
Saito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcallister manages to avoid it.
Saito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcallister throws a shot from downtown. Saito moves away and avoids it.
Saito doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcallister circles away.
The fighters circling - Mcallister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saito throws a counter combo.
Saito tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mcallister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcallister takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcallister slips a jab and a cross from Saito.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saito wants to clinch.
Saito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcallister.
Saito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcallister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saito tries to clinch but Mcallister is having none of it.
Saito moves forwards but Mcallister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcallister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saito.
Saito wants to clinch.
Saito misses with a body kick.
Saito throws a looping overhand right but Mcallister ducks down to avoid it.
Mcallister misses with a left hand
and Saito moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saito's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcallister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saito moves away from the strike by Mcallister.
Saito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcallister connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saito scrambles back to his feet.
Mcallister keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcallister misses with a lunging right hand
and Saito counters by clinching up.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toshizo Saito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Mcallister.
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 Collin Mcallister.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcallister, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Mcallister!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 3673 p4p, 369 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 2595 p4p, 292 weight class). Anton Kruglov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Perkules misses.
Kruglov throws a low kick, looking for Perkules's leg but Perkules calmly moves out of range.
Kruglov takes one to the chin there.
Kruglov needs to keep his hands up - Perkules had a free shot at his head there.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Perkules tried to counter with a leg kick but Kruglov avoided it.
Perkules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruglov. That did some damage!
Perkules lands a front kick.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Perkules throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruglov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Perkules's head but Perkules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkules moves out of range as Kruglov strikes.
Perkules avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkules feints and then cracks Kruglov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruglov down.
Perkules punishes Kruglov's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Perkules looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perkules, as that shot connected.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a looping left.
Perkules 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.
Kruglov rushes Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kruglov lands with a left to the head.
Kruglov takes a shot to the head.
Kruglov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkules breaks from the clinch.
Perkules misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Perkules.
Kruglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkules lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkules avoids a kick to the body.
Perkules jabs at Kruglov's body.
Kruglov throws a hook but Perkules avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kruglov. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkules scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkules - that will leave a mark!
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Perkules was looking to counter with a kick there.
Perkules cracks a nice hook into Kruglov's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov looks to land a right hand but Perkules moved out of range.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruglov is looking for the big counter here.
Perkules tries to land a front kick but Kruglov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkules lands a nice shot that snaps Kruglov's head back.
Kruglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruglov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perkules moves out of range as Kruglov throws a body kick.
Kruglov misses the shot to the body.
Perkules staying out of range there.
Kruglov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruglov misses with a hook.
A left lands for Perkules.
Perkules is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Perkules's body. Perkules takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the head.
Kruglov punishes Perkules's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkules pushes Kruglov away with a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Perkules lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruglov doesn't seem phased though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkules throws a head kick but Kruglov moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Perkules misses
and Kruglov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruglov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkules checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkules is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruglov can do to turn this around?
Kruglov misses with a wild combination.
Kruglov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkules quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kruglov misses with the combination.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkules.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkules moves out of range as Kruglov strikes.
Perkules's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kruglov under the eye.
Perkules connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Perkules throws a right hand that Kruglov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruglov also avoids with ease.
Kruglov throws out a counter right but Perkules avoids it with no problem.
Perkules lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules cracks the inside of Kruglov's front leg.
Kruglov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruglov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkules.
Kruglov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Perkules misses with a head kick.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Perkules saw that one coming.
Kruglov punishes Perkules's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Kruglov saw that one coming.
Perkules swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
Perkules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruglov rushes Perkules and presses him up against the ropes.
Perkules blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov lands a nice knee to the body.
Perkules lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov avoiding damage.
Kruglov cracks Perkules with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkules scores with a nice head shot.
Kruglov feints a jab promting Perkules to slip. Kruglov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perkules slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perkules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkules cracks the inside of Kruglov's front leg.
Perkules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruglov's calf.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkules throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruglov on the side of the head.
Kruglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkules moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruglov throws a wild body kick that Perkules sees coming a mile off.
Kruglov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Perkules.
Perkules lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kruglov takes a step back to recover.
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Kruglov blocks the low kick.
Perkules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruglov tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkules throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perkules fakes the leg kick and cracks Kruglov in the body.
Kruglov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkules scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kruglov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruglov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkules chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruglov moves out of range as Perkules throws a body kick.
Kruglov tries to counter with a clinch but Perkules shakes him off and moves away.
Good work by Kruglov as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruglov moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Kruglov slips a straight right by Perkules.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruglov checks a leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules defending well as Kruglov loads up on a big left hand.
Kruglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkules misses with a low kick as Kruglov jumps back.
Perkules slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov looks to land a right hand but Perkules moved out of range.
Perkules looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Perkules circles away.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkules.
Kruglov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perkules was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A leg kick checked by Kruglov.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruglov.
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
No joy there for Perkules, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruglov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kruglov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Perkules. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkules.
Good work by Kruglov as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules thows a body kick. Kruglov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kruglov moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
A clash of legs there as Kruglov blocks the low kick.
Perkules dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruglov. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkules.
Kruglov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kruglov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkules lands the left hand.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruglov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kruglov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruglov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perkules.
Perkules thuds his shin into the meat of Kruglov's side.
Perkules lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkules is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruglov avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but Perkules is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkules. That's going to slow Kruglov down.
Kruglov wants to slow Perkules down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkules, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20314 p4p, 513 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 6926 p4p, 495 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Brown misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brown blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Donk. Brown catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Brown stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva walks into a jab.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva thumps Brown with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Silva misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Silva catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown slips a jab from Silva.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Brown down.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Silva works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva has Brown pressed against the ropes, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
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 Arnaldo Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 2570 p4p, 315 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1441 p4p, 189 weight class). Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson tries to clinch but Shankoli moves out of range.
And Shankoli responds with a good body kick, but Ferguson manages to step out the way in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferguson.
Shankoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Shankoli tries to get set, Ferguson tries to push him back and clinch up but Shankoli manages to avoid the attempt.
Shankoli motions for Ferguson to come forward. Shankoli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shankoli misses with a body kick.
Shankoli throws a solid leg kick but Ferguson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shankoli.
Shankoli lands a body shot.
Shankoli thumps Ferguson with a low kick.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Shankoli throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Shankoli. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
Shankoli moves forwards but Ferguson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Ferguson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Shankoli ducks under and follows up with a left that Shankoli also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson checks a leg kick nicely.
Shankoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shankoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Shankoli. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli lands a front kick.
Shankoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shankoli lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson works over Shankoli's head and body with a nice combination.
Shankoli thuds his right hand into Ferguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shankoli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Shankoli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson is looking for a counter combo.
Shankoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses.
Shankoli throws the kick towards the body but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson is looking to counter the offense by Shankoli and move into the clinch.
Shankoli misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Shankoli. Those never looked like landing.
Shankoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
Shankoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shankoli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shankoli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Shankoli finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Shankoli.
Ferguson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
Shankoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Shankoli 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.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Ferguson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Shankoli.
A quick step to the side and Ferguson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Shankoli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shankoli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shankoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shankoli misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Shankoli.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Shankoli off balance momentarily.
Shankoli checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Shankoli as he connects with a hook.
Shankoli throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shankoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shankoli throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
Shankoli throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Duncan Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson instigates a clinch.
Shankoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shankoli misses with some punches.
Ferguson digs a right hand into Shankoli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shankoli's gas tank.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shankoli tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shankoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Shankoli throws a fast counter high kick but Ferguson manages to duck under it in time.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferguson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Shankoli finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shankoli throws a shot to the body.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shankoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Ferguson digs a right hand into Shankoli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shankoli's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Shankoli lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
Shankoli misses with the head strike.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferguson has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
Shankoli takes a shot to the head.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike.
Shankoli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the ropes.
Shankoli throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson misses with a body punch.
Shankoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferguson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson works over Shankoli's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Shankoli misses its intended target.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shankoli looks to land a body kick but Ferguson moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shankoli.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shankoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson moves out of range as Shankoli throws a body kick.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
Shankoli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferguson in his tracks.
Shankoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferguson.
Shankoli lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Shankoli. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
Shankoli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferguson.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ravi Shankoli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Duncan Ferguson'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. This is the final round!
Shankoli digs a good body shot into Ferguson's ribs.
Ravi Shankoli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson throws a body kick that misses.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Shankoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shankoli down.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Shankoli avoids nicely.
Shankoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shankoli.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shankoli circles away.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Shankoli finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli lands with a good body shot.
Shankoli cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
Shankoli throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ferguson motions for Shankoli to come forward. Ferguson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Shankoli avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Shankoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick from Shankoli.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shankoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shankoli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shankoli throws a push kick but Ferguson slaps the foot to one side.
Ferguson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
Shankoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Ferguson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson avoids a kick to the body.
Ferguson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ferguson misses with a leg kick.
Ferguson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson swinging wildly here.
Shankoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferguson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shankoli lands the left hand.
Shankoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shankoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fergusons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Shankoli moves out of range easily.
Shankoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferguson. That did some damage!
Shankoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shankoli.
Shankoli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shankoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Shankoli moves out of range.
Shankoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shankoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson moves out of range as Shankoli throws a body kick.
Ferguson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range.
Duncan Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shankoli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shankoli misses with a looping right.
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 Duncan Ferguson.
I think Shankoli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 2412 p4p, 75 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 20648 p4p, 134 weight class). Ramasotti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pray for me ft the weekend . Taz Bandichoo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a looping overhand right but Ramasotti ducks down to avoid it.
As Bandichoo looks to move away, Ramasotti throws a big counter combo but Bandichoo just gets out of the way.
Bandichoo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramasotti drops his hands momentarily and Bandichoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramasotti throws a lazy right hand but Bandichoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo thumps Ramasotti with a low kick.
Bandichoo misses with a hook
and Ramasotti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramasotti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bandichoo thumps Ramasotti with a low kick.
Bandichoo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramasotti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramasotti.
No joy there for Bandichoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramasotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramasotti doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandichoo circles away.
Bandichoo checks a leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramasotti.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Ramasotti blocks it.
Bandichoo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramasotti connects with a jab.
Bandichoo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A cross from Ramasotti lands.
Ramasotti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramasotti misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Bandichoo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramasotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Ramasotti.
Bandichoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramasotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramasotti. Bandichoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramasotti throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramasotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramasotti is just out of range.
Ramasotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Ramasotti jabs Bandichoo right on the nose. Bandichoo blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bandichoo scores with a hook.
Ramasotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramasotti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramasotti misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Ramasotti.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramasotti takes one to the chin there.
Ramasotti blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy body kick from Bandichoo
and Ramasotti counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramasotti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bandichoo misses with a leg kick
and Ramasotti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bandichoo looks winded!
Ramasotti avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramasotti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Ramasotti lands.
Ramasotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Ramasotti misses with a low kick.
Ramasotti looks to land a combination but Bandichoo avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramasotti.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eros Ramasotti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramasotti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramasotti throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramasotti.
Bandichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramasotti.
Bandichoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Ramasotti finds it's target.
Ramasotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a nice head kick!
Bandichoo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bandichoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramasotti counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramasotti looks to land a right hand but Bandichoo moved out of range.
Ramasotti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bandichoo.
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!
Bandichoo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bandichoo walks into a left hand.
Bandichoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramasotti misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandichoo is just out of range.
It seemed like Bandichoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti forces Bandichoo back against the ropes and clinches.
Bandichoo throws a head punch that misses.
Ramasotti lands an elbow that stopped Bandichoo in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bandichoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ramasotti.
Bandichoo is leaning against Ramasotti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramasotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandichoo manages to break the clinch.
Bandichoo staying out of range there.
Eros Ramasotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Ramasotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandichoo.
Ramasotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandichoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramasotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramasotti throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
letting Ramasotti counter with a right hand.
Bandichoo looks for the body kick but Ramasotti saw that one coming.
Bandichoo misses with the combination.
Ramasotti avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Ramasotti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramasotti tries to move into range but Bandichoo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramasotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandichoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bandichoo.
Ramasotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Ramasotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramasotti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramasotti throws a lazy right hand but Bandichoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramasotti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandichoo under the eye.
Ramasotti avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eros Ramasotti dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramasotti cracks Bandichoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramasotti as he connects with a hook.
Ramasotti avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Ramasotti is looking for a counter combo.
Ramasotti connects with a looping right hand.
Bandichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramasotti.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramasotti manages to avoid it.
Ramasotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandichoo can do to turn this around?
Ramasotti throws a low kick but Bandichoo avoids it.
Ramasotti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramasotti.
A clash of legs there as Ramasotti blocks the low kick.
Ramasotti is looking to counter punch.
Ramasotti avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramasotti. Ramasotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramasotti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramasotti works the jab nicely.
Ramasotti throws a shot from downtown. Bandichoo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramasotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramasotti tries to clinch up.
Ramasotti blocks the body kick.
Ramasotti tries to work over Bandichoo's front leg with a kick but Bandichoo checks it.
Ramasotti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramasotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Ramasotti blocks the body kick.
Bandichoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bandichoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ramasotti to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ramasotti has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ramasotti blocks the body kick.
Bandichoo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bandichoo.
Ramasotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramasotti quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramasotti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bandichoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ramasotti to counter with a crisp jab.
Taz Bandichoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eros Ramasotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a low kick but Ramasotti avoids it.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramasotti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramasotti misses with the combination.
Bandichoo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bandichoo dodges the punch combination from Ramasotti.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Bandichoo drops his hands momentarily and Ramasotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramasotti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bandichoo throws a push kick but Ramasotti slaps the foot to one side.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Ramasotti's shoulder, as Ramasotti tries to avoid the shot.
Ramasotti is looking to counter punch.
Bandichoo throws a push kick but Ramasotti slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandichoo misses the target.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the side of Ramasotti's head but Ramasotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Bandichoo backs away, Ramasotti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramasotti avoids a kick to the body.
Ramasotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramasotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries to score with a low kick but Ramasotti moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taz Bandichoo.
Well Ramasotti 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eros Ramasotti!
A very excited looking Eros Ramasotti rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vinicio Serpico (ranked 2598 p4p, 78 weight class) and Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 2799 p4p, 83 weight class). Vinicio Serpico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicio Serpico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serpico lands a jab to Tymonowicz's midsection.
Serpico takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serpico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Serpico looks to land a right hand but Tymonowicz moved out of range.
Tymonowicz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tymonowicz duly obliges.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick that misses
and Serpico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tymonowicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tymonowicz throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymonowicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Serpico has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho�s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Tymonowicz misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Serpico.
Serpico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tymonowicz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tymonowicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tymonowicz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Serpico at a distance.
Serpico throws a good cross that connects.
Tymonowicz lands with a straight right. Serpico didn't see that one coming.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serpico defending well as Tymonowicz loads up on a big left hand.
Tymonowicz darts in trying to clinch
and Serpico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Serpico.
Serpico takes a swing at Tymonowicz's ribcage but misses.
Serpico is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tymonowicz misses with an uppercut.
Tymonowicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serpico.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick that Serpico semi-blocks.
Serpico feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tymonowiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Tymonowicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Serpico just misses with a punch to the body.
Tymonowicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serpico clobbers Tymonowicz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tymonowicz staying out of range there.
Serpico is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serpico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Serpico fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tymonowicz is out of range.
Tymonowicz misses with an uppercut. Serpico saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Serpico. Beautiful body shot.
Serpico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears Serpico was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tymonowicz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Serpico. Serpico obviously looking to wear him down.
Tymonowicz misses with the body kick
and Serpico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serpico throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tymonowicz.
Serpico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serpico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tymonowicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tymonowicz lands a really nice looking cross but Serpico seems unphased.
An inside leg kick from Tymonowicz misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serpico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Tymonowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Tymonowicz misses.
Serpico punishes Tymonowicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Tymonowicz throws a right hand that Serpico ducks under and follows up with a left that Serpico also avoids with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinicio Serpico will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serpico lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tymonowicz throws a leg kick but Serpico moved away.
Serpico misses with a straight right.
Serpico lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Tymonowicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serpico swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tymonowicz.
Serpico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tymonowicz can do to turn this around?
Tymonowicz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Serpico to counter with a crisp jab.
Serpico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Tymonowicz.
Serpico blocks a head kick by Tymonowicz.
Serpico lands a nice hook to Tymonowicz's body. Tymonowicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tymonowicz dodges the punch combination from Serpico.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymonowicz misses with the body kick
enabling Serpico to counter with a crisp jab.
Serpico connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tymonowicz is rocked!
Tymonowicz throws a big shot that misses.
Serpico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tymonowicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Serpico finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymonowicz misses with a lunging right hand
and Serpico counters with a big right hand that sends Tymonowicz 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 - Serpico takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vinicio Serpico!
After the fight, Vinicio Serpico was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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