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WKBC: Super Series 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Filip Mirkovic (ranked 6231 p4p, 6311 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 460 p4p, 465 weight class). Schmedgar Dimms 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Mirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mirkovic backwards.
Dimms gets through Mirkovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimms lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Dimms on the inside.
Dimms lands with a left to the head.
Dimms lands an uppercut.
Mirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimms is keeping busy.
Mirkovic lands an elbow inside that Dimms shrugs off.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimms lands with a short shot to the head.
 Mirkovic is rocked!
A short right from Dimms.
Oh Mirkovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mirkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
Mirkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimms has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Dimms.
Dimms works on Mirkovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimms pushes Mirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimms cracks Mirkovic with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike.
Dimms lands a right hand.
Dimms lands a body punch.
Dimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dimms.
Dimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirkovic backwards.
Dimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimms creates a bit of distance and cracks Mirkovic with a big uppercut! Mirkovic goes down! The referee pushes Dimms away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Mirkovic make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Dimms takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Schmedgar Dimms!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Skinny Arse (ranked 6053 p4p, 5999 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 447 p4p, 442 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrei Chikatilo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skinny Arse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arse tries to clinch up.
Arse slips a straight right by Chikatilo.
Chikatilo throws a lazy right hand but Arse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chikatilo cracks Arse with a good jab.
Chikatilo looks to throw the jab but Arse is out of range.
Arse throwing a counter right hand but Chikatilo manages to avoid it.
Chikatilo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arse fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arse throws a right hand that misses
letting Chikatilo counter with a right hand.
Arse tries to clinch but Chikatilo is having none of it.
Chikatilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chikatilo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chikatilo keeps the fight on the outside.
Arse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikatilo tries to bum rush Arse with a series of wild strikes but Arse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Arse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chikatilo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chikatilo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arse tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chikatilo manages to circle out of the way.
Arse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chikatilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arse wants to clinch
and Chikatilo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arse moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chikatilo tries to circle away but Arse has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Chikatilo.
Arse lands a damaging elbow.
Arse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chikatilo misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arse.
 It looks like Andrei Chikatilo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arse pushes Chikatilo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arse lands a nice elbow.
Chikatilo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Arse.
Chikatilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Arse controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo is trying to break the clinch but Arse is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Chikatilo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Chikatilo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chikatilo works Arse's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Chikatilo.
 It looks like Skinny Arse has been cut.
Chikatilo scores with a big combo that sends Arse crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Arse flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Chikatilo jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Chikatilo!
A very excited looking Andrei Chikatilo 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Ibarra (ranked 7687 p4p, 5912 weight class) and Valdeci Sobrinho Campos (ranked 518 p4p, 437 weight class). Sobrinho Campos has chosen Greennin - AMENOSTORM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anton Ibarra 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Ibarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valdeci Sobrinho Campos!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra moves out of range of the body kick from Sobrinho Campos.
Ibarra is looking to counter the offense by Sobrinho Campos and move into the clinch.
Sobrinho Campos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ibarra misses the jab.
Ibarra moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sobrinho Campos throws an elbow but misses.
Sobrinho Campos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobrinho Campos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibarra tries to work over Sobrinho Campos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sobrinho Campos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sobrinho Campos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibarra lands a nice uppercut.
Sobrinho Campos wants to break free but Ibarra has control.
Ibarra pushes Sobrinho Campos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibarra.
Sobrinho Campos has had enough of the clinch but Ibarra keeps him there for the moment.
Ibarra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ibarra is leaning against Sobrinho Campos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ibarra.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ibarra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibarra.
Sobrinho Campos looks winded!
Ibarra can't find room to land a body shot as Sobrinho Campos controls the action.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sobrinho Campos misses with some punches.
Ibarra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Sobrinho Campos.
Ibarra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sobrinho Campos tries to throw a body punch but Ibarra avoids it by throwing Sobrinho Campos back against the ropes.
Ibarra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Sobrinho Campos is rocked!
Ibarra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sobrinho Campos is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibarra finish him?
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibarra is leaning against Sobrinho Campos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibarra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ibarra lands a left hand.
Ibarra cracks Sobrinho Campos with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Sobrinho Campos goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Sobrinho Campos wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anton Ibarra!
Valdeci Sobrinho Campos spoke after the fight, saying 'I jizzed on his neck a little bit'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 6143 p4p, 6199 weight class) and Muhammad Jaraya (ranked 455 p4p, 458 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Solid Muay Thai
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Jaraya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaraya gets tackled into the ropes by Koistinen. Koistinen maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen is leaning against Jaraya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jaraya fails to land.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen 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.
Jaraya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaraya avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Jaraya taking a breather.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaraya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koistinen is keeping busy.
Jaraya tries to stall but Koistinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaraya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koistinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaraya is trying to stall.
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a right to the head.
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Jaraya.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koistinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koistinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaraya is looking to break free of the clinch but Koistinen has double underhooks.
Jaraya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koistinen.
Jaraya wants to stall.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Jaraya blocks it.
Jaraya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen can't find room to land a body shot as Jaraya controls the action.
A short right from Koistinen on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaraya is trying to break the clinch but Koistinen has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Koistinen.
Jaraya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaraya lands with a light punch inside.
Jaraya looking to stall.
Jaraya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaraya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that round.
That's time! Koistinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koistinen moves into range and clinches up with Jaraya.
Koistinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaraya taking a breather.
Koistinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koistinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jarayas head.
Koistinen lands with a light punch inside.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaraya.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Jaraya avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the ropes.
Koistinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaraya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Jaraya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koistinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaraya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaraya avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaraya blocking some punches.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen pushes Jaraya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koistinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaraya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jaraya trying to stall but Koistinen improves his position.
Koistinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaraya or not.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koistinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaraya misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaraya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koistinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jaraya trying to control the position but instead, Koistinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaraya into the ropes.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaraya is looking to control Koistinen's arms but Koistinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaraya has his back to the ropes.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Koistinen.
Koistinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koistinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaraya can do to turn this around?
A short left from Koistinen.
Koistinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaraya's efforts to push away.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Jaraya avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Jaraya taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to work over Jaraya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaraya misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Koistinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Koistinen.
A short left from Koistinen.
Jaraya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Koistinen.
Koistinen is leaning against Jaraya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaraya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koistinen pushes Jaraya back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jaraya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koistinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jaraya blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Jaraya managing to block the knees to the body from Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaraya backwards.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Koistinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Koistinen - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaraya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Jaraya fails to land.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhammad Jaraya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koistinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koistinen 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 6086 p4p, 6428 weight class) and Daewoo Lanos (ranked 450 p4p, 469 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sagat Petchyindee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daewoo Lanos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanos fails to land with a series of punches.
Lanos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but Lanos moves out of range.
Lanos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lanos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petchyindee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petchyindee cracks a nice hook into Lanos's ribs.
Lanos throws out a leg kick but Petchyindee moves out of range and Lanos only half commits.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lanos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petchyindee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lanos wants to land a leg kick but Petchyindee is out of range.
Petchyindee misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Lanos 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.
Petchyindee lands with an overhand left.
Petchyindee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petchyindee tries a low kick but Lanos avoids it.
Lanos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petchyindee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lanos.
Lanos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lanos 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 Petchyindee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petchyindee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petchyindee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petchyindee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petchyindee throws a solid leg kick but Lanos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petchyindee.
Lanos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lanos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petchyindee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lanos throws a leg kick but Petchyindee checks it.
Lanos walks into a left hand.
Lanos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick but Lanos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petchyindee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lanos.
Lanos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lanos slips a jab and a cross from Petchyindee.
Lanos throws a low kick, looking for Petchyindee's leg but Petchyindee calmly moves out of range.
Lanos misses with an uppercut. Petchyindee saw that one coming.
Lanos throws a leg kick but Petchyindee checks it.
Petchyindee checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Petchyindee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lanos loads up on a big right hand but Petchyindee slips the punch.
Petchyindee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lanos misses with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lanos defending well as Petchyindee loads up on a big left hand.
Lanos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petchyindee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanos scores with a jab to the head.
Petchyindee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petchyindee checks a low kick from Lanos.
Petchyindee throws a low kick but Lanos avoids it.
Petchyindee scores with a decent looking hook.
Petchyindee moves out of range as Lanos throws a body kick.
Petchyindee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lanos checks the leg kick.
Lanos throws a leg kick but Petchyindee checks it.
Lanos checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petchyindee.
Lanos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petchyindee is out of range and Lanos settles back down.
Petchyindee throws a leg kick but Lanos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lanos wants to slow Petchyindee down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lanos checks a leg kick.
Petchyindee tried to score with a low kick but Lanos checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lanos. That's going to slow Petchyindee down.
Lanos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Petchyindee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lanos tries to bum rush Petchyindee with a series of wild strikes but Petchyindee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lanos blocks a jab.
Petchyindee slips a straight right by Lanos.
Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petchyindee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petchyindee avoids the body shot from Lanos.
Lanos looks to land a left hand but Petchyindee moved out of range nicely.
Lanos takes a swing at Petchyindee's ribcage but misses.
Petchyindee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lanos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petchyindee.
Petchyindee tries to close the distance and clinch but Lanos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petchyindee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Petchyindee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petchyindee is looking to counter punch.
Lanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petchyindee blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petchyindee missing with a left hand there. Lanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lanos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lanos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lanos checks a leg kick nicely.
Petchyindee blocks a jab.
Lanos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lanos throws a leg kick but Petchyindee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lanos tries to work over Petchyindee's front leg with a kick but Petchyindee checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Petchyindee - just one landing.
Petchyindee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lanos on the side of the head.
Petchyindee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lanos. Lanos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petchyindee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanos.
Petchyindee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lanos.
Lanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Petchyindee.
A left lands for Petchyindee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petchyindee!
Lanos is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lanos.
Lanos is still on wobbly legs! Can Petchyindee finish him?
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lanos.
Lanos seems to have recovered his senses.
Lanos scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Petchyindee does it's job there.
Petchyindee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lanos scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petchyindee 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 Lanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Lanos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lanos.
Lanos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lanos throws a body kick that misses.
Petchyindee blocks a low kick nicely.
Petchyindee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lanos can do to turn this around?
Lanos throws an overhand right that lands on Petchyindee's shoulder, as Petchyindee tries to avoid the shot.
Petchyindee takes one to the side of the head.
Petchyindee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lanos.
A swing and a miss from Lanos.
Petchyindee scores with a nice strike.
Lanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Petchyindee is just out of range.
Lanos connects with a solid leg kick.
Petchyindee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lanos misses with an uppercut.
Petchyindee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sagat Petchyindee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lanos misses the jab.
Petchyindee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petchyindee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petchyindee misses with a low kick as Lanos jumps back.
Petchyindee misses with the combination.
Lanos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petchyindee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Petchyindee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lanos throws a leg kick but Petchyindee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lanos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petchyindee. Petchyindee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lanos takes one on the button.
Petchyindee loads up on a big right hand but Lanos slips the punch.
Petchyindee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petchyindee moves out of range as Lanos throws a body kick.
Petchyindee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petchyindee throws a jab when Lanos was well out of range.
Lanos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petchyindee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lanos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lanos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee misses with a looping left.
Lanos blocks a head kick by Petchyindee.
Lanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petchyindee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petchyindee staying out of range there.
Petchyindee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lanos 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petchyindee connects with a looping right hand.
Petchyindee slips a straight right by Lanos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanos scoring well with a low kick there.
Lanos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petchyindee throws a looping overhand right but Lanos ducks down to avoid it.
Petchyindee throws a shot from downtown. Lanos moves away and avoids it.
Petchyindee blocks a leg kick.
Lanos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petchyindee misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanos counters with a straight right hand.
Lanos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petchyindee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee scores with a jab to the head.
Petchyindee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Lanos.
Lanos throws a body kick that misses.
Petchyindee misses with a hook. Lanos ducked under it nicely.
Lanos slips a straight right by Petchyindee.
Lanos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petchyindee throws the left hand but Lanos avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petchyindee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Petchyindee misses the target.
Petchyindee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petchyindee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee checks a leg kick.
Lanos misses with a straight right.
Lanos takes one to the side of the head.
Lanos avoids the head kick by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses.
Lanos moves away from the strike by Petchyindee.
Lanos feints a counter leg kick.
Lanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Petchyindee blocks a head kick by Lanos.
Petchyindee is looking to counter punch.
Petchyindee looks to land a left hand but Lanos moved out of range nicely.
Lanos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lanos throws a hook but Petchyindee blocks it.
As Lanos backs away, Petchyindee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lanos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petchyindee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lanos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Lanos as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petchyindee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lanos with the inside leg kick.
Petchyindee throws a shot from downtown. Lanos moves away and avoids it.
Lanos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daewoo Lanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagat Petchyindee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee loads up on a big right hand but Lanos slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagat Petchyindee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petchyindee 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagat Petchyindee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Escobar (ranked 6144 p4p, 6446 weight class) and Jacobo Fonseca (ranked 456 p4p, 471 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacobo Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Escobar.
Fonseca unleashes a big counter combination but Escobar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fonseca looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar tries to bum rush Fonseca with a series of wild strikes but Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Fonseca.
Fonseca throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Fonseca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Juan Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Fonseca backpedaling.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fonseca misses with a few strikes there.
Fonseca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fonseca misses its intended target.
Fonseca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fonseca walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Fonseca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fonseca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escobar.
Fonseca is rocked!
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fonseca is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonseca seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Fonseca misses.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Fonseca moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Fonseca is out of range.
Fonseca unleashes a big counter combination but Escobar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fonseca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar stuns Fonseca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fonseca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fonseca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Fonseca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobar lands with a hook. Fonseca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar cracks Fonseca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fonseca tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Fonseca throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Fonseca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar blocks a jab.
Fonseca dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar tests Fonseca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Escobar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Fonseca throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Fonseca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Fonseca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fonseca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fonseca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fonseca throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fonseca counters with an outside leg kick.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fonseca misses with a hook
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Escobar.
Escobar lands a jab.
Escobar swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fonsecas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
A jab lands there for Escobar.
Fonseca throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Fonseca misses with a looping left.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
Fonseca throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Fonseca seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Escobar.
Escobar looks to land a combination. Fonseca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Fonseca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar throws a jab when Fonseca was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fonseca! But no joy.
Fonseca throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Fonseca takes one on the button.
Fonseca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar tries to bum rush Fonseca with a series of wild strikes but Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonseca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fonseca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar's head backwards.
Fonseca defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fonseca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escobar misses with a hook. Fonseca ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fonseca! But no joy.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Fonseca counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Escobar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar lands with a straight right. Fonseca didn't see that one coming.
Jacobo Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fonseca throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fonseca.
Fonseca tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Juan Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar misses with a body punch
letting Fonseca counter with a right hand.
Fonseca ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonseca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fonseca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fonseca.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fonseca throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fonseca has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fonseca.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonseca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Fonseca does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Fonseca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fonseca's hands.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Fonseca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fonseca circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Fonseca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fonseca misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Fonseca misses
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Fonseca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escobar.
Escobar cracks Fonseca with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fonseca is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fonseca is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Fonseca could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Juan Escobar!
Juan Escobar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie River (ranked 6018 p4p, 6447 weight class) and Eduardo Estevez (ranked 444 p4p, 473 weight class). River's entrance music is Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. A fine choice. Estevez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by J Balvin, Willy Williams- Mi Gente. Eduardo Estevez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Granite chin
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Estevez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River cracks Estevez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Estevez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Estevez drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Estevez tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Estevez is rocked!
Estevez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Estevez is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
Estevez throws a sloppy head kick
and River counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Estevez goes down! Will Estevez beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Charlie River!
Charlie River 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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