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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aegon Targaryen (ranked 3688 p4p, 8037 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 415 p4p, 654 weight class). Targaryen comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones Theme Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aegon Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 61 - 50 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Romo is predictable there
and Targaryen counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romo or not.
A short uppercut from Targaryen.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Targaryen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romo looks winded!
Romo prevents a body shot from Targaryen.
A head punch on the inside from Romo fails to land.
Targaryen tries a body shot but Romo blocks it.
Targaryen misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen works on Romo's body with a couple of short punches.
Targaryen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Targaryen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romo or not.
Targaryen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Targaryen as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Targaryen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen misses with a punch to the body.
Romo blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Targaryen.
A short left from Targaryen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Targaryen.
A hook to the body from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
Targaryen scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romo.
Targaryen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Targaryen cracks Romo with a nice body shot.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Targaryen avoids it.
Targaryen scores with a shoulder strike.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Targaryen lands a shot to the body.
Targaryen presses Romo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Targaryen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Targaryen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Targaryen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Targaryen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romo backwards.
Targaryen lands a right hand.
Targaryen gets through Romo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Romo is rocked!
Targaryen works on Romo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Targaryen scores with a shoulder strike.
Romo is still on wobbly legs! Can Targaryen finish him?
Targaryen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Targaryen.
Targaryen scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Targaryen.
Targaryen digs a right hand into Romo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romo's gas tank.
Romo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a body punch.
Targaryen is leaning against Romo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Targaryen.
Nice body punch from Targaryen.
A right handed body shot lands from Targaryen.
Targaryen creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Romo crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Romo face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Targaryen takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aegon Targaryen!
After winning the bout, Aegon Targaryen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 24913 p4p, 24914 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 691 p4p, 595 weight class). Noel has chosen the fat boys fat boys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noel.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses with a combination
and Noel counters with a solid body kick.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Noel.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Noel prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Noel on the inside.
Noel avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel with a knee to the head.
Noel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noel checks it well.
Noel lands with a nice body kick.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Noel moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Noel 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.
Noel scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Noel wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Noel moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Noel counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Noel counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Noel lands with a right hand.
 Brown is rocked!
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown throws a series of punches but Noel avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown tries to bum rush Noel with a series of wild strikes but Noel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Noel.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Noel coming out on top.
Noel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Noel lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noel lands with an overhand left.
Noel clips Brown with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Brown a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Chubby Noel should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Noel scores with a hook.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Noel scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Noel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown tries to clinch up but Noel circles away and keeps his distance.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noel lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Brown goes down! The ref sends Noel to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Brown is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
 It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Dave Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chubby Noel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noel's sensitive parts.
Brown tries to clinch but Noel moves out of range.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Noel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Noel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noel lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Noel.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Noel pushes him off.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Noel flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Brown throws a right hand that Noel ducks under and follows up with a left that Noel also avoids with ease.
Noel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Noel in a clinch.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is trying to push Noel away but Noel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Noel keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Noel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noel duly obliges.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Noel.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Noel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Noel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Noel lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noel circles away quickly and effectively.
Noel scores with a shot to the body.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Noel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Dave Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Noel ducks down to avoid it.
Brown drives through and clinches with Noel against the ropes.
Chubby Noel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noel.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Noel scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel throws a shot to the body.
Noel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 is looking to clinch.
Noel scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Brown to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Noel away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Brown got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and as Brown takes a moment to reset, Noel counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Brown goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Noel is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chubby Noel!
Our winner, Chubby Noel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 24929 p4p, 24905 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 762 p4p, 782 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snow throws a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nu Cuuuuutos, as that shot connected.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to break free of the clinch but Snow has double underhooks.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Snow.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snow pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Nu Cuuuuutos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an uppercut.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a right to the head.
Snow misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos looking to stall.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an elbow strike.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow dodges an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow blocks the elbow strike.
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the elbow strike.
Snow takes an elbow to the temple.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a body shot but Snow blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.
Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with the left hand. Snow knows he should have avoided that one.
Nu Cuuuuutos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow looks for the body kick but Nu Cuuuuutos saw that one coming.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Nu Cuuuuutos moved away.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Snow manages to circle out of the way.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nu Cuuuuutos scoring well with a low kick there.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a leg kick which misses Snow's front leg but catches the back leg as Snow tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nu Cuuuuutos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the body kick.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a few strikes there.
Snow throws out a counter right but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it with no problem.
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nu Cuuuuutos works Snow's body with a nice hook.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Snow lands a nice looking body kick.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice right hand.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a leg kick.
Snow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nu Cuuuuutos at a distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow lands a nice looking body kick.
Snow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nu Cuuuuutos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Snow scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow drives through and clinches with Nu Cuuuuutos against the ropes.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter the offense by Snow and move into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to bum rush Snow with a series of wild strikes but Snow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snow misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Nu Cuuuuutos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a crisp jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snow under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets tackled into the ropes by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nu Cuuuuutos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Snow misses.
As Snow tries to get set, Nu Cuuuuutos tries to push him back and clinch up but Snow manages to avoid the attempt.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Snow as he connects with a hook.
Snow tries to clinch up.
Snow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the body kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snow lunges at Nu Cuuuuutos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow gets tackled into the ropes by Nu Cuuuuutos. Nu Cuuuuutos maintains the clinch.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has been cut.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Snow throws a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Nu Cuuuuutos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nu Cuuuuutos dodges the punch combination from Snow.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Snow.
Snow scores with a nice head shot.
Snow pushes Nu Cuuuuutos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow misses with a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a shot to the side of Snow's head.
Nu Cuuuuutos leaning against his opponent.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos stalling against the ropes.
Snow working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nu Cuuuuutos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeps the fight on the outside.
Nu Cuuuuutos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snow feints and then cracks Nu Cuuuuutos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nu Cuuuuutos down.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snow replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it well.
Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Nu Cuuuuutos down.
A big left from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Snow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by Snow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nu Cuuuuutos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range.
Snow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
The crowd cheers as Nu Cuuuuutos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snow doesn't seem phased though.
Nu Cuuuuutos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Snow thows a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos checks it
and Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nu Cuuuuutos's brow.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the elbow strike.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Snow.
I think Snow 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 4323 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Antero Vuori (ranked 475 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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12 - 11 - 0 |
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Power throws a right hand that Vuori ducks under and follows up with a left that Vuori also avoids with ease.
Vuori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vuori misses with a looping left.
Vuori lands a front kick.
Vuori is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vuori to score with a decent uppercut.
Vuori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vuori scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Power misses the jab.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vuori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Power takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Vuori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vuori ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power lands a nice shot that snaps Vuori's head back.
Power throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vuori.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
Vuori throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Vuori catches Power right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vuori. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Vuori slips the punch.
Vuori has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Power misses with a right hand
and Vuori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vuori catches Power with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vuori cracks Power with an open hand slap.
Vuori misses with a head kick.
Vuori cracks Power with a good jab.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power throws a hook but Vuori avoids it easily.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Vuori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuori scores with a nice strike.
Power walks into a jab.
Vuori misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori lands the left hand.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vuori counters with a stiff right hand.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Vuori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vuori throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vuori counters with a nice uppercut.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vuori.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vuori.
A combination from Vuori does no damage.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vuori.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vuori, as that shot connected.
Antero Vuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vuori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Vuori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vuori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Power takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vuori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vuori takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power jabs at Vuori's body.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuori manages to avoid it.
Vuori moves out of range as Power strikes.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vuori.
Vuori throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vuori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Vuori.
Power goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vuori scores with a head kick. Power tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with a body kick.
Vuori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Vuori's shoulder, as Vuori tries to avoid the shot.
Vuori is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vuori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vuori throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Power misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Vuori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vuori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power looks to throw the jab but Vuori is out of range.
Vuori throws a right hand that Power ducks under and follows up with a left that Power also avoids with ease.
Power misses with a looping right.
Vuori throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vuori.
Vuori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vuori was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Vuori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuori lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vuori.
Vuori ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Vuori throws a head kick that half lands.
Power is rocked!
Power with a nice cross.
Vuori throws a head kick that Power semi-blocks.
Oh Power is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Power has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Vuori smells blood and charges in for the finish! Vuori unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Power sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antero Vuori!
Our winner, Antero Vuori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Keke Sonni (ranked 1100 p4p, 2365 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 22 p4p, 107 weight class). Sonni comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. Canseco has chosen Lisa Gerrard, Peter Bourke - Meltdown as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canseco .
Canseco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Canseco tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Canseco manages to avoid it.
Canseco throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Sonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Canseco misses with a combination
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a good cross that connects.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Canseco .
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!
Sonni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Canseco looks winded!
Canseco ducks into a a hook from Sonni and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Canseco is rocked!
Canseco misses with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
A relieved looking Keke Sonni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jose Canseco was interviewed post fight and said 'Fucking CTE'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 1939 p4p, 4482 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 252 p4p, 499 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Biggs 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.
Biggs avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a poor cross that misses
and Biggs counters with a left to the body.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Biggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggs avoids the head kick by Halo.
Biggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been informed that Halo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Biggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Biggs.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Biggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biggs needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Halo misses.
Biggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggs.
Biggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Halo with a jab.
Biggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
A big right from Halo misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Biggs misses its target.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Biggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Biggs slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Biggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Biggs.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Halo moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Biggs.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Biggs.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biggs misses with a straight right.
Halo tries to clinch up.
Halo moves in looking to clinch but Biggs pushes him off.
Biggs jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod.
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.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Biggs's head but Biggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biggs at a distance.
Justin Biggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo misses with a body shot
and Biggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Biggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halo circles away quickly and effectively.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Justin Biggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Biggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Biggs misses.
Halo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Biggs is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biggs moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biggs.
Biggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Halo.
A right-left combo lands from Biggs.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biggs throws a good cross that connects.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Biggs. Biggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs throws a combination that misses
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo throws a low kick but Biggs moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Biggs misses its target.
Halo jabs Biggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Biggs will feel that in the morning.
Biggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the ropes.
Biggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Biggs.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Biggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A cross from Halo lands.
Justin Biggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo throws a body punch but Biggs moves out of range.
Halo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggs takes one to the side of the head.
Halo cracks Biggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halo blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Halo avoids it well.
Halo slips under a jab from Biggs.
Halo misses with a hook. Biggs ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo with a nice calf kick.
Biggs swinging wildly here.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggs misses with a hook.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo thumps Biggs with a low kick.
Biggs walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
Biggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Halo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biggs.
Biggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands the left hand.
Biggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Biggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
Melchizedek Halo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Biggs fails to land.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Biggs tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Biggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs misses with a body punch.
Biggs misses with a punch to the body.
Biggs digs a right hand underneath Halo's ribcage. Halo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchizedek Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Melchizedek Halo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Melchizedek Halo made sure he mentioned Threads of HARDCORE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 24967 p4p, 4081 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 663 p4p, 457 weight class). Kyle Kovingten 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mordino.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Kovingten looks to land a body kick but Mordino moved away.
A low kick lands for Kovingten.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Kovingten clips Mordino with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Mordino a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Mordino is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mordino scores with a jab to the body.
Mordino is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
Mordino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mordino throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mordino seems to have recovered his senses.
Mordino throws a series of punches but Kovingten moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mordino.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Mordino onto his butt! Mordino pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Mordino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovingten connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Mordino's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Mordino - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
A less than humble Kyle Kovingten 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 Shiny Aoki (ranked 1386 p4p, 7070 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 175 p4p, 599 weight class). Aoki comes into the arena with Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40 blaring out of the sound system. Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vlad Putin enters the ring!
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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 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Putin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Aoki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Nice body punch from Aoki.
Aoki leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the ropes.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Putin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Aoki has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice elbow from Putin.
It looks like Shiny Aoki has been cut.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aoki pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Come on Aoki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Aoki.
A short uppercut from Aoki.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Aoki is trying to maintain a safe position but Putin gets an underhook and turns Aoki into the ropes.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Aoki blocks an elbow strike.
Aoki is pushing Putin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Putin up against the ropes.
Aoki controlling the action here for a moment.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
A hook to the body from Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiny Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shiny Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin throws a front kick aimed at Aoki's knee but Aoki avoids it well.
Aoki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from Putin.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki scores with a leg kick.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Putin blocks a low kick nicely.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin is looking for the big counter here.
A left lands for Aoki.
Putin misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Putin.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Putin clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Aoki pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Aoki slows down the pace here.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
Shiny Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aoki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Putin blocks it with crossed arms.
Aoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to 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!
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Aoki.
A shot in the inside from Aoki.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Putin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the ropes.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Aoki takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vlad Putin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shiny Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Putin gets tackled into the ropes by Aoki. Aoki maintains the clinch.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin pushes Aoki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Putin back against the ropes.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin throws an elbow but it misses.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Aoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Aoki.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Putin blocks with his arms.
Putin working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki lands with a short shot to the head.
Aoki lands with a left to the head.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Aoki is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Aoki.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Aoki avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aoki.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin being controlled against the ropes.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Putin 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
An out of breath Vlad Putin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Shiny Aoki was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to Retire 3x Former champ hanging it up!!!'.
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