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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Francis The Predator (ranked 6491 p4p, 6337 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 214 p4p, 193 weight class). The Predator comes to the ring accompanied by The predator tribute. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis The Predator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Predator with a jab.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas moves out of range as The Predator strikes.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses The Predator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Predator tries to avoid it.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Predator moves away.
The Predator seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Predator throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
The Predator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Predator cracks Thomas with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Thomas get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Thomas looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Predator looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
The Predator misses the jab.
The Predator backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from The Predator misses the target.
The Predator catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Thomas stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Thomas walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
 Thomas is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. The Predator moves away and avoids it.
Thomas is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. The Predator doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thomas crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thomas's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francis The Predator!
Francis The Predator seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 6269 p4p, 6419 weight class) and Roch Doisneau (ranked 191 p4p, 210 weight class). Hightower comes to the ring accompanied by The Power. On his way into the ring it seems that Jason Hightower has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Hightower seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roch Doisneau!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doisneau.
Hightower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doisneau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hightower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hightower scoring well with a low kick there.
Doisneau has closed the distance and engaged Hightower in a clinch.
I was talking to Hightower's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hightower misses with a punch on the inside.
Hightower lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doisneau backwards.
 It looks like Roch Doisneau has been cut.
Doisneau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doisneau lands a nice shot to the body.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hightower lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hightower throws a punch but it's blocked by Doisneau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doisneau.
Doisneau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doisneau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hightower has a couple of punches blocked by Doisneau.
Hightower is working Doisneau over against the ropes.
Doisneau looks winded!
Hightower scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hightower lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Hightower lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doisneau backwards.
Hightower lands with a left to the head.
Hightower presses Doisneau against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hightower.
Hightower lands a body punch.
Hightower presses Doisneau against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hightower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doisneaus head.
A short right from Hightower.
Hightower lands a shoulder strike.
Hightower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doisneau backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Hightower.
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Hightower lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hightower.
Hightower lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hightower.
Hightower lands with a left to the head.
Hightower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hightower manages to break the clinch.
Doisneau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hightower can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower looks to land a combination but Doisneau avoids it well.
Hightower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hightower is looking to chop away at Doisneau's legs.
Hightower lunges at Doisneau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doisneau's hand.
Doisneau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hightower.
Hightower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doisneau connects with a leg kick.
Hightower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hightower moves away from the strike by Doisneau.
Doisneau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hightower appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hightower misses.
Doisneau throws a wild body kick that Hightower sees coming a mile off.
Hightower ducks under a wild hook from Doisneau.
Hightower throws a shot to the body.
Hightower lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hightower.
Hightower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Doisneau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hightower with a nice calf kick.
Doisneau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doisneau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hightower shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doisneau slips a jab from Hightower.
Doisneau throws a body shot but no joy.
Hightower was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hightower.
Hightower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hightower is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hightower looks low and kicks high, catching Doisneau right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
That has opened up Roch Doisneau's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doisneau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hightower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hightower scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Doisneau beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Doisneau is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hightower ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Doisneau out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
A relieved looking Jason Hightower thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nelson Junior (ranked 4008 p4p, 24157 weight class) and Pavlovich Georgiy (ranked 168 p4p, 253 weight class). Georgiy has chosen Just Another Level as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavlovich Georgiy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiy misses with a straight right.
Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Georgiy's sensitive parts.
Junior throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Georgiy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Junior moves to clinch but Georgiy breaks away
and Georgiy counters with a straight right hand.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Georgiy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Georgiy misses with a looping right.
Pavlovich Georgiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georgiy throws a right hand that misses
and Junior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junior looks to land a body kick but Georgiy moved away.
Georgiy checks a low kick from Junior.
Georgiy digs a good hook to Junior's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Georgiy cracks Junior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior blocks a leg kick.
Georgiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Georgiy.
Junior throws a hook but Georgiy blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Junior.
Georgiy misses with a body shot
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior punishes Georgiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Georgiy tries to move into range but Junior moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Georgiy.
Georgiy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Junior throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Georgiy on the side of the head.
Georgiy avoids the body shot from Junior.
Junior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Georgiy throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Georgiy lands with a straight right. Junior didn't see that one coming.
Georgiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Georgiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Georgiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Georgiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Georgiy throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior connects with a nice looking jab.
Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Georgiy throws an overhand right that lands on Junior's shoulder, as Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Junior appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Junior is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Georgiy is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Junior doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Georgiy crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Georgiy's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nelson Junior!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hassan Fezzik (ranked 24197 p4p, 24190 weight class) and Joe Armstrong (ranked 252 p4p, 230 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Armstrong's choice of entrance music: Team America - America, Fuck Yeah!. On his way into the ring it seems that Hassan Fezzik has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hassan Fezzik seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Joe Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong drives through and clinches with Fezzik against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armstrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fezzik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fezzik lands a body shot.
Fezzik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armstrong has him pressed against the ropes.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong instigates a clinch.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fezziks head.
Fezzik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Fezzik has the Thai clinch. Fezzik obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Armstrong's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong instigates a clinch.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik breaks the clinch.
Armstrong cracks Fezzik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
Fezzik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong avoids the head kick by Fezzik.
Armstrong tries to counter with a clinch but Fezzik shakes him off and moves away.
Armstrong rushes Fezzik and presses him up against the ropes.
Fezzik blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Armstrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Fezzik controls the action.
Fezzik looking to throw knees to the head but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Fezzik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fezzik.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Joe Armstrong's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fezzik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fezzik or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fezzik.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Fezzik blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Fezzik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong rushes Fezzik and presses him up against the ropes.
Fezzik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Armstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fezzik lands a nice knee to the body.
Fezzik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fezzik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fezzik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fezzik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Fezzik avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fezzik avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Fezzik staggers Armstrong with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Armstrong looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Armstrong is rocked!
The cut above Joe Armstrong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joe Armstrong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Armstrong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hassan Fezzik!
Joe Armstrong spoke after the fight, saying 'God bless America! We will fucking nuke you ALL!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Skipper Eureka (ranked 24163 p4p, 23521 weight class) and John Johnston (ranked 242 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skipper Eureka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Eureka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eureka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston blocks a jab.
Eureka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eureka blocks the body kick.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Eureka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eureka connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Johnston onto his butt! Johnston bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eureka misses with a leg kick
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Eureka misses with a body kick.
Eureka moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Eureka cracks a nice hook into Johnston's ribs.
Eureka misses with a body kick.
Johnston wants to slow Eureka down by chopping away at his legs.
Eureka catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Johnston stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Johnston walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a kick to the body.
Eureka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnston.
It looks like Skipper Eureka has been cut.
Eureka throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eureka counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Johnston to the mat, face first! Eureka goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Johnston is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Johnston is rocked!
Johnston lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eureka lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston misses with a kick to the body.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Johnston.
Eureka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Eureka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Johnston.
Eureka is looking to counter punch.
Eureka connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Eureka.
Johnston with a nice calf kick.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eureka swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eureka thinking.
Johnston moves out of range as Eureka throws a body kick.
Eureka throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eureka moves away.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Eureka.
Eureka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnston.
Johnston looks low and kicks high, catching Eureka right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Eureka misses with an uppercut
and Johnston takes the opportunity to counter with a picture perfect head kick, knocking Eureka to the floor! He looks like he's going to get up 4,5,6,7,8... hurry up! 9, 10... he didn't make it! He's just getting back to his feet now but it's too late - this one is all over! Johnston is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John Johnston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 3956 p4p, 24134 weight class) and Jay Mendelson (ranked 488 p4p, 665 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mendelson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Mendelson.
Mendelson loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Ignatov throwing a counter right hand but Mendelson manages to avoid it.
Ignatov throws a hook but Mendelson blocks it.
Ignatov has closed the distance and engaged Mendelson in a clinch.
Ignatov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendelson's efforts to push away.
Mendelson blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Jay Mendelson has been cut.
Ignatov gets through Mendelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mendelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendelson blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a right hand.
Ignatov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ignatov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mendelson looks winded!
Ignatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ignatov lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Ignatov - that landed with a thud.
Ignatov is leaning against Mendelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Ignatov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendelson or not.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Ignatov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a body shot.
Mendelson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ignatov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendelson can turn it around.
Ignatov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ignatov pushes Mendelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendelson backwards.
Ignatov is leaning against Mendelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ignatov.
Ignatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendelsons head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov pushes Mendelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ignatov.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ignatov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignatov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Ignatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov pushes Mendelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendelson is rocked!
Ignatov is struggling to control the position.
Mendelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatov finish him?
Ignatov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendelson or not.
A short uppercut from Ignatov.
Ignatov breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Mendelson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Mendelson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Mendelson get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yevgeny Ignatov!
Our winner, Yevgeny Ignatov, 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.
The defeated Jay Mendelson had this to say: '5.25'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between DreQuan Watson (ranked 3959 p4p, 6645 weight class) and Edouard Ngirente (ranked 489 p4p, 626 weight class). Watson's entrance music is Loneliness . A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DreQuan Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edouard Ngirente!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Ngirente finds it's target.
It looks like DreQuan Watson has been cut.
Ngirente drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Watson onto his butt! Watson pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Ngirente's coach down at Essence Dive was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ngirente's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ngirente throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Ngirente takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Ngirente.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ngirente drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Watson onto his butt! Watson pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
 Watson is rocked!
Watson blocks a jab.
Ngirente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ngirente misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ngirente cracks Watson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edouard Ngirente!
Edouard Ngirente is the new light heavyweight champion!
Edouard Ngirente seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benji Stevens (ranked 3985 p4p, 5335 weight class) and Greg Knox (ranked 346 p4p, 415 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benji Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Knox!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Stevens sets himself, and Knox steps forward looking for the clinch! Stevens avoids it this time.
Stevens misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stevens.
Knox avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Stevens and move into the clinch position.
Stevens misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Stevens.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevens.
Stevens tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox avoids a kick 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!
Stevens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Knox is rocked!
Stevens connects with a quick right hand that sends Knox tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benji Stevens!
Benji Stevens retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Benji Stevens thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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