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8L 84 - Just Bleed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1716 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 260 p4p, 429 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Rudskogen slips the punch.
Tatum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rudskogen throws a lazy head kick
and Tatum counters with an inside leg kick.
Tatum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tatum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Tatum misses.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum walks into a stiff left hand from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rudskogen!
Rudskogen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Tatum lands a leg kick that knocks Rudskogen off balance momentarily.
Rudskogen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Rudskogen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatum throws a leg kick which misses Rudskogen's front leg but catches the back leg as Rudskogen tries to avoid it.
Tatum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tatum lands a front kick.
Jon Rudskogen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rudskogen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rudskogen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tatum! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum wants to land a leg kick but Rudskogen is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudskogen swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tatum misses the jab.
Rudskogen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Tatum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum avoids the head kick by Rudskogen.
A left and a right from Tatum both land. Nice combination.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Rudskogen moved out of range.
Rudskogen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jayson Tatum will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tatum cracks Rudskogen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rudskogen lands with an overhand left.
Rudskogen checks the leg kick.
Rudskogen connects with a high kick.
Tatum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rudskogen checks a leg kick.
It looked like Rudskogen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tatum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rudskogen lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Rudskogen.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rudskogen ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
A shot to the body from Rudskogen misses
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
Tatum lands with a cross.
A head kick by Rudskogen misses
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rudskogens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rudskogen moves out of range as Tatum throws a body kick.
Rudskogen throws a counter high kick but Tatum was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jayson Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rudskogen moves out of range as Tatum throws a body kick.
Rudskogen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Tatum's corner calls for a 1-2. Tatum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rudskogen is looking to wear down Tatum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rudskogen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudskogen.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudskogen.
Tatum unleashes a big counter combination but Rudskogen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rudskogen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
A jab lands there for Tatum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudskogen misses with a double jab
and Tatum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rudskogen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rudskogen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tatum just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRudskogen.
Rudskogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jayson Tatum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tatum is looking to chop away at Rudskogen's legs.
Rudskogen lands with a kick to the temple. Tatum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tatum throws a body punch but Rudskogen moves out of range.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rudskogen counters with a head kick. That will keep Tatum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rudskogen. That did some damage!
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rudskogen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rudskogen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen scores with a jab to the head.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rudskogen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatum tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Tatum just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRudskogen.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudskogen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Rudskogen moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Rudskogen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rudskogen moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatum connects with a body shot.
Rudskogen misses with an uppercut
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jon Rudskogen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Tatum scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Rudskogen both land. Nice combination.
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Rudskogen ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Rudskogen defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum throws a chopping leg kick but Rudskogen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Rudskogen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jayson Tatum.
Well Tatum 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Jayson Tatum!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Jayson Tatum!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Jayson Tatum wins by split decision!
Our winner, Jayson Tatum, 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Skillz (ranked 23879 p4p, 23519 weight class) and Jason Wysocki (ranked 502 p4p, 517 weight class). Wysocki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Joe Exotic Country Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jason Skillz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Wysocki's 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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Skillz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Wysocki!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wysocki thuds his right hand into Skillz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wysocki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wysocki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skillz. That did some damage!
Skillz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wysocki was well out of range. Poor timing from Skillz.
Wysocki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skillz doesn't seem bothered though.
Skillz dodges the punch combination from Wysocki.
It looked like Skillz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wysocki.
Wysocki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wysocki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skillz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wysocki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skillz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wysocki clinches up against the ropes.
Skillz 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.
Skillz lands a shoulder strike.
Skillz tries to throw a body punch but Wysocki avoids it by throwing Skillz back against the ropes.
Skillz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wysocki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Skillz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skillz.
Skillz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wysocki breaks the clinch.
Skillz checks a leg kick.
Wysocki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skillz. That did some damage!
Skillz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been informed that Wysocki 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.
Wysocki misses with a right hand
and Skillz counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Wysocki to the mat! Skillz runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Wysocki is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
 Wysocki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skillz throws a front kick to the face that drops Wysocki face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Jason Skillz!
A relieved looking Jason Skillz 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 22042 p4p, 16118 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 648 p4p, 661 weight class). Umaga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Waldron blocks the low kick.
Umaga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Waldron back to the ropes. Umaga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Waldron misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Umaga. Those never looked like landing.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Waldron moved out of range.
Umaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waldron seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Waldron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Waldron.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick lands for Waldron.
Waldron blocks a low kick nicely.
Umaga lands with a shot to the body.
Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waldron is out of range.
Umaga misses with a hook. Waldron ducked under it nicely.
Waldron throws a big shot that misses.
Umaga wants to slow Waldron down by chopping away at his legs.
Waldron moves out of range of the leg kick from Umaga.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Waldron.
It seemed like Umaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Waldron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Umaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga connects with a body shot that sends Waldron's belly button to the back.
Umaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
Waldron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umaga.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Waldron.
Waldron lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
Waldron throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a straight right hand.
Waldron lands a jab to Umaga's midsection.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Umaga throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Umaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that Umaga shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Waldron lands an elbow that stopped Umaga in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Umaga as Waldron tries to tie him up.
Waldron tries to stall but Umaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Umaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Waldron avoids a wild elbow strike from Umaga.
Umaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waldron lands an uppercut.
Umaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waldron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Umaga tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing Umaga back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umaga's brow.
Umaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umaga's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waldron.
Waldron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Umaga blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Waldron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waldron. Umaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waldron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Waldron moves into range and clinches up with Umaga.
Umaga holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Waldron wants to stall.
Umaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Waldron avoids it.
Umaga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Waldron digs a good hook to Umaga's body.
Umaga lands with a good body shot.
Waldron scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Waldron moved out of range.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Waldron.
Umaga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Waldron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Umaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waldron.
Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waldron.
Umaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Umaga pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Umaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but Umaga blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Umaga.
Umaga blocks a body shot from Waldron.
Waldron struggles to land a body shot inside as Umaga controls his hands.
Johnny Waldron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Umaga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Umaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waldron.
Umaga avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
Umaga working aggressively here.
Waldron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Umaga blocks it with crossed arms.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waldron tries to stall but Umaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umaga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Umaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Waldron blocks an elbow strike from Umaga.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Umaga avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Umaga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waldron's brow.
Umaga has a couple of punches blocked by Waldron.
Umaga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Umaga lands a nice hook to Waldron's body. Waldron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Waldron tries to clinch up but Umaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waldron was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
Waldron throwing a counter right hand but Umaga manages to avoid it.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Umaga counters with a two punch combo.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Waldron avoids it.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Waldron does no damage.
Waldron looks to land a body kick but Umaga moved away.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Umaga.
Umaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga digs a good hook to Waldron's body.
Umaga misses with the combination.
Waldron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waldron misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron is looking to clinch.
Umaga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Umaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umaga dips to his left and cracks Waldron with an uppercut!
Waldron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waldron avoids the head kick by Umaga.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umaga.
Waldron pushes Umaga back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waldron wants to stall.
Umaga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Waldron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Umaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
Waldron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Umaga.
Iosefa Umaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Umaga misses its intended target.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waldron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waldron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Waldron throws a sloppy head kick
and Umaga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Umaga misses with a body shot.
Waldron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waldron doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosefa Umaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Umaga 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga wins by unanimous decision!
Iosefa Umaga bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 22193 p4p, 22750 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 616 p4p, 644 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Mexican Rap as his entrance music. Marco Salamanca has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Thu 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.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Thu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salamanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salamanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thu avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thu doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Thu throws a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca moves out of range as Thu throws a body kick.
Salamanca 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.
Thu needs to keep his hands up - Salamanca had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Thu's leg. Thu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thu looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Thu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thu. Thu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thu connects with a crisp jab.
Thu avoids a kick to the body.
Thu is looking to counter the offense by Salamanca and move into the clinch.
Thu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
A jab from Salamanca finds it's way through Thu's defenses.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Thu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thu moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Thu looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Thu looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Thu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Salamanca's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thu's sensitive parts.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Thu.
Thu tries to clinch up but Salamanca circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Salamanca.
Nice shot by Thu.
Thu misses with a left hand
and Thu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thu misses with a straight right.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu forces Salamanca back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salamanca's brow.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thu.
Thu tries to counter by clinching up but Salamanca breaks away and moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Thu moves into the clinch.
Thu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Salamanca is trying to force a seperation but Thu has the dominant position.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Salamanca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Salamanca.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Salamanca.
Thu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Salamanca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
Thu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Salamanca manages to circle out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Thu slaps the foot to one side.
Thu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Salamanca.
Thu 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.
Salamanca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thu misses the jab.
Salamanca lands a leg kick that knocks Thu off balance momentarily.
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Salamanca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salamanca is looking to slow Thu down with leg kicks.
Thu throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thu with a body shot.
Thu throws a big shot that misses.
Thu tries to clinch up.
Thu avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca tries to work over Thu's front leg with a kick but Thu checks it.
Salamanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salamanca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Salamanca misses with a low kick as Thu jumps back.
Thu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu connects with a right hand. Salamanca shakes it off.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca moves out of range as Thu throws a body kick.
Thu throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
It seemed like Salamanca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salamanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Thu throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca flicks out a counter leg kick but Thu steps away.
A bone on bone clash there as Thu blocks the leg kick.
Thu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Salamanca.
Salamanca cracks Thu with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Thu misses the target.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Thu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu misses with a body kick.
Salamanca jabs Thu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Thu misses with a head kick.
Thu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thu defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Thu 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.
A clash of legs there as Thu blocks the low kick.
Salamanca connects with a body shot that sends Thu's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick there by Salamanca.
Thu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thu tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Thu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Salamanca avoids the damage to the body.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses
and Thu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thu.
Thu with a knee to the head.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Thu.
Thu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salamanca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Salamanca avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Salamanca lands a knee to the head.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Salamanca wants to break free but Thu has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thu looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Thu looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Thu wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Thu.
Thu throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca throws out a counter right but Thu avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca throws a front kick that sends Thu stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Thu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salamanca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thu.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Thu doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Salamanca.
Thu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thu takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salamanca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Marco Salamanca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 4066 p4p, 22147 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 465 p4p, 657 weight class). Hightower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Power. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse throws a hook but Hightower avoids it easily.
Hightower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurse lands with a good body shot.
Nurse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurse catches Hightower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nurse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hightower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Nurse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hightower.
It seemed like Nurse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hightower slips a jab from Nurse.
Nurse misses with a lunging right hand
and Hightower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Hightower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hightower looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Hightower throws a right hand that misses
and Nurse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nurse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hightower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hightower moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Hightower was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nurse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower has managed to clinch.
A short left from Hightower.
Hightower can't find room to land a body shot as Nurse controls the action.
Hightower managing to block the knees to the body from Nurse.
Nurse tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hightower.
A right hook to the body lands for Hightower.
Hightower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nurse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hightower avoids it.
Hightower scores with a shoulder strike.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nurse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurse misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurse lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hightower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hightower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hightower lands a shot to the body.
Hightower is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nurse looks winded!
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hightower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hightower cracks Nurse with a nice body shot.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurse taking a breather.
Hightower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hightower can't find room to land a body shot as Nurse controls the action.
Hightower lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hightower.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hightower.
Nurse is rocked!
Hightower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nurse is still on wobbly legs! Can Hightower finish him?
Hightower breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Nurse with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Nurse looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Nurse 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 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
After winning the bout, Jason Hightower 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 6685 p4p, 23185 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 590 p4p, 661 weight class). Kovingten has chosen Tool - Schism 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
A combination from Kovingten does no damage.
Hunter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kovingten just manages to avoid it.
Hunter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovingten is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Kovingten misses with a wild combination.
Hunter moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunter lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovingten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter scores with a shot to the body.
Kovingten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kovingten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kovingten to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten throws out a counter right but Hunter avoids it with no problem.
Hunter lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kovingten manages to circle out of the way.
Kovingten thumps Hunter with a low kick.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Kovingten throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
Hunter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kovingten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunter.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Kovingten scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter moves forwards but Kovingten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kovingten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kovingten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
Kovingten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunter misses its target.
Kovingten ducks right into an uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a one two combo.
Kovingten moves into the clinch.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter takes an elbow to the temple.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kovingten throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovingten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunter on the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kovingten moves out of range as Hunter throws a body kick.
Kovingten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovingten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Hunter is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kovingten. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Hunter counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunter slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Hunter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Kovingten.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Kovingten.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunter.
Kovingten has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kovingten misses.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Hunter lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter works Kovingten's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Hunter.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten slips a jab from Hunter.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovingten with the inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovingten throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
A head kick by Kovingten misses
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Kovingten down.
Kovingten throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Kovingten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovingten scores with a jab.
Kovingten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovingten throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Kovingten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the body.
Kovingten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovingten is breathing heavily.
Kovingten misses with the combination.
Hunter throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Kovingten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovingten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Hunter has managed to clinch.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Hunter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovingten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Hunter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunter.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut
and Hunter counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovingten is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Hunter throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick from Kovingten lands but Hunter takes it in his stride.
Hunter throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Hunter catches Kovingten right on the button with a cross.
Kovingten is rocked!
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Kovingten misses
and Kovingten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovingten is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Kovingten is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Deer Hunter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Songkom Fairtex (ranked 23179 p4p, 21905 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 672 p4p, 652 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile lands an overhand right.
Bizihwaeile walks into a left hand.
Bizihwaeile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bizihwaeile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fairtex to score with a decent uppercut.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bizihwaeile feints a counter leg kick.
Bizihwaeile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairtex clinches up with Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fairtex tries to stall but Bizihwaeile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile blocks an elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns Bizihwaeile into the ropes.
Bizihwaeile blocks an elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Bizihwaeile's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Bizihwaeile tries to tie him up.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaeile wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but it misses.
Bizihwaeile takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Fairtex keeps control of Bizihwaeile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bizihwaeile takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Bizihwaeile with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but misses.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Bizihwaeile tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile pushes him off.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bizihwaeile is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Fairtex has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bizihwaeile scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fairtex in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fairtex clinches.
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Bizihwaeile's ribcage.
Fairtex stalling.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaeile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Bizihwaeile.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Songkom Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex lands with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex tries to counter by clinching up but Bizihwaeile breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Fairtex.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bizihwaeile, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex is looking to control Bizihwaeile's arms but Bizihwaeile gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairtex has his back to the ropes.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile lands with a right to the head.
Bizihwaeile with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Bizihwaeile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile is avoiding it.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Bizihwaeile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizihwaeile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairtex scores with a head kick. Bizihwaeile tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex misses with a straight right.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Fairtex avoids it with no problem.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fairtex throws a body kick that misses.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile is avoiding it.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaeile can do to turn this around?
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bizihwaeile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bizihwaeile. Beautiful body shot.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bizihwaeile scores with a jab to the head.
Bizihwaeile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaeile tries to move into range but Fairtex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fairtex blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bizihwaeile backs up against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaeile avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaeile punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
Fairtex rushes Bizihwaeile and presses him up against the ropes.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Songkom Fairtex will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Fred Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile fakes the leg kick and cracks Fairtex in the body.
Fairtex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fairtex crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bizihwaeile - the referee stops the clock and Fairtex gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bizihwaeile. Fairtex manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex avoids the body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fairtex has time to react.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile pushes him off.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bizihwaeile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile is avoiding it.
Fairtex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fairtex. That did some damage!
Bizihwaeile tries to keep at a distance but Fairtex has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Songkom Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bizihwaeile - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaeile on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Bizihwaeile trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizihwaeile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Fairtex seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Bizihwaeile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairtex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Songkom Fairtex!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 23160 p4p, 1285 weight class) and Ryan Keenan (ranked 662 p4p, 176 weight class). Caria comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) blaring out of the sound system. Melankomas Caria has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Caria lands.
A big right from Caria misses.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria connects with a right hand. Keenan shakes it off.
Caria scores with a leg kick.
Keenan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keenan 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.
Caria takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Caria was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Keenan misses with a hook. Caria ducked under it nicely.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria misses with a body kick.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Keenan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Caria tenderised Keenan's leg. Keenan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keenan tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
Caria tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Caria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan is looking to clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Caria lands a high kick!
Keenan 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.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
Keenan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
A jab lands there for Caria.
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!
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria is looking to land body kicks.
Caria sets himself, and Keenan steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
Keenan tries to keep at a distance but Caria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria trying to stall but Keenan improves his position.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Keenan.
Keenan has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
Caria lands a left hand.
Keenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Caria.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
Caria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caria.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Caria lands a right hand.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Keenan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria wants to land a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
Caria moves into the clinch successfully.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Keenan tries a body shot but Caria blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan blocks an uppercut.
Caria misses with a knee strike.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keenan blocks it with crossed arms.
Caria tries to land knees in the clinch but Keenan avoids the damage to the body.
Caria looking to throw knees to the head but Keenan is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Caria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Caria off balance momentarily.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Keenan scores with a head kick.
Melankomas Caria is winning the standup battle so far.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Caria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keenan on the side of the head.
Keenan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Keenan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria works Keenan's body with a nice hook.
Caria looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keenan fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Caria's front leg but catches the back leg as Caria tries to avoid it.
Caria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
Keenan walks into a jab.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Keenan takes one on the button.
Keenan lands with a slapping head kick.
Caria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Caria as he connects with a hook.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keenan can do to turn this around?
Caria connects with a solid leg kick.
It looks like Caria has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Keenan thows a body kick. Caria tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Keenan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Caria slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
And Caria counters with a quick kick to the body but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan checks a low kick from Caria.
Keenan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria is looking to clinch.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Keenan's defenses.
Caria throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Caria with a nice calf kick.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Caria misses.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCaria.
Caria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Caria wants to clinch.
Keenan misses the jab.
Keenan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria tried to counter with a leg kick but Keenan avoided it.
Caria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keenan tries to clinch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keenan takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Melankomas Caria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Keenan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Caria does it's job there.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keenan checks a leg kick.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria clinches.
Caria trying to control the position but instead, Keenan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caria into the ropes.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keenan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan cracks Caria with a good jab.
Caria tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caria scores with a jab. Keenan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan connects with a solid leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caria throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan dips to his left and cracks Caria with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Keenan.
Caria feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Caria misses with a looping right.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
Keenan thumps Caria with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Caria's head back.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Caria avoids it.
Keenan swinging wildly here.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan throws a combination that misses
and Caria counters with a series of strikes. Keenan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keenan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
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!
Keenan is looking to slow Caria down with leg kicks.
Ryan Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a two punch combination.
Caria sets himself, and Keenan steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Caria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caria thows a body kick. Keenan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keenan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caria lands with a slapping head kick.
Caria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan lands a nice hook to Caria's body. Caria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Caria moves out of range easily.
Caria avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan connects with a body shot that sends Caria's belly button to the back.
Keenan misses with the combination.
Caria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Caria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Caria slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Caria's corner calls for a 1-2. Caria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keenan walks into a left hand.
Caria lunges at Keenan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keenan's hand.
Caria lands with a good body shot.
Keenan wants to slow Caria down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Caria tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keenan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caria. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caria 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Melankomas Caria!
Melankomas Caria wins by unanimous decision!
Melankomas Caria retains his lightweight title!
Melankomas Caria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ryan Keenan was interviewed post fight and said 'Ah well eh...time for a Guinness.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 17867 p4p, 22521 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 664 p4p, 632 weight class). Durand comes to the ring accompanied by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
KillsInWater throws out a loose jab but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from KillsInWater misses.
KillsInWater takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
Durand staying out of range there.
KillsInWater needs to keep his hands up - Durand had a free shot at his head there.
Durand lands a glancing blow to the side of KillsInWater's head.
Durand throws a quick head kick that skims the top of KillsInWater's head.
KillsInWater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
KillsInWater makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KillsInWater takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Durand prevents a body shot from KillsInWater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater missing with knees to the body.
KillsInWater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has KillsInWater in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durand lands a body shot in the clinch.
KillsInWater looks winded!
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand avoiding damage as KillsInWater throws knees to the body.
Durand presses KillsInWater against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
KillsInWater struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand controls his hands.
KillsInWater misses with a knee to the head.
KillsInWater has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
KillsInWater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tor KillsInWater has been cut.
KillsInWater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into KillsInWater's ribcage.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Durand clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped KillsInWater in his tracks for a moment.
Durand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped KillsInWater in his tracks for a moment.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as KillsInWater controls his hands.
Durand scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Durand.
KillsInWater working aggressively here.
Durand tries to throw a body punch but KillsInWater avoids it by throwing Durand back against the ropes.
KillsInWater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand tries a knee to the head but KillsInWater blocks it.
KillsInWater misses with a hook from the clinch.
KillsInWater is trying to maintain a safe position but Durand gets an underhook and turns KillsInWater into the ropes.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. KillsInWater is defending well for now.
Durand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
KillsInWater throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through KillsInWater's defenses.
KillsInWater misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand thuds his shin into the meat of KillsInWater's side.
Durand connects with an inside leg kick.
Durand lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durand connects with an inside leg kick.
Durand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from KillsInWater.
Durand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
KillsInWater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand misses with a straight right.
As Durand backs off KillsInWater throws a huge counter combo but Durand manages to avoid it all.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand scores with the left hand. KillsInWater knows he should have avoided that one.
KillsInWater scores with a jab. Durand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
KillsInWater throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KillsInWater checks the leg kick.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that KillsInWater can do to turn this around?
KillsInWater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand.
KillsInWater looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Durand lands with a thumping leg kick.
KillsInWater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Durand makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. KillsInWater really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but KillsInWater was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Durand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by KillsInWater.
Durand avoids the body shot from KillsInWater.
Durand closes the distance and pushes KillsInWater back into the ropes.
KillsInWater has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
KillsInWater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand gets through KillsInWater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
KillsInWater is breathing heavily.
Durand lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Durand.
KillsInWater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durand tries a body shot but KillsInWater blocks it.
Durand lands a left hand that snaps the head of KillsInWater backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durand.
KillsInWater throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand lands with a short shot to the head.
KillsInWater misses with some punches.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
KillsInWater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
KillsInWater misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand lands with a straight right. KillsInWater didn't see that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater loads up on a big right hand but Durand slips the punch.
KillsInWater on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Durand moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from KillsInWater! But no joy.
KillsInWater tries a low kick but Durand avoids it.
It appears Durand was looking to counter with a kick there.
Durand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Durand checks a leg kick nicely.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater is looking to chop away at Durand's legs.
KillsInWater on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
KillsInWater's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! KillsInWater scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Durand
enabling KillsInWater to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed KillsInWater momentarily.
KillsInWater has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
KillsInWater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from KillsInWater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from KillsInWater finds it's way round the side to connect with Durand's head.
KillsInWater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
KillsInWater on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from KillsInWater misses
and Durand counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Durand lands an impressive looking overhand right. KillsInWater doesn't seem phased though.
KillsInWater misses with an attempted mid kick.
As KillsInWater tries to get set, Durand tries to push him back and clinch up but KillsInWater manages to avoid the attempt.
KillsInWater has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durand.
Durand forces KillsInWater back against the ropes and clinches.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but KillsInWater blocks with his arms.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but KillsInWater has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand lands with a short shot to the head.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Durand lands a nice shot that snaps KillsInWater's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KillsInWater is looking to score with low kicks.
KillsInWater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durand. That's going to slow KillsInWater down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand misses with a body punch
and KillsInWater counters with a right hand to the body.
KillsInWater thows a leg kick but Durand checks it
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
KillsInWater connects with a looping right hand.
Durand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
KillsInWater throws an off balance right hand
and Durand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durand blocks an elbow strike.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
KillsInWater misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through KillsInWater's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but KillsInWater blocks it with crossed arms.
KillsInWater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand avoids a wild elbow strike from KillsInWater.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Durand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
KillsInWater throws a right hand that misses
and Durand counters with a nice body shot.
KillsInWater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
KillsInWater tried to score with a low kick but Durand checks it.
Durand tests KillsInWater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tor KillsInWater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KillsInWater avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
KillsInWater takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Durand coming out on top.
KillsInWater throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles KillsInWater's knee momentarily.
Durand misses with a head kick.
KillsInWater misses with a body shot
and Durand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. KillsInWater is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Durand does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Durand.
KillsInWater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
KillsInWater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand counters with a head kick. That will keep KillsInWater thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
KillsInWater lands with a shot to the body.
KillsInWater connects with a looping right hand.
KillsInWater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Durand.
KillsInWater looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
It looked like Durand was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from KillsInWater.
Durand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from KillsInWater.
Durand throws a counter high kick but KillsInWater was just alert enough to avoid it.
KillsInWater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand counters with a good low kick that KillsInWater was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
KillsInWater is looking to score with low kicks.
KillsInWater misses with a looping right.
Durand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Durand lands a jab to the nose.
Durand looks to land a left hand but KillsInWater moved out of range nicely.
KillsInWater moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
KillsInWater tries to bum rush Durand with a series of wild strikes but Durand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durand lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Durand takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
KillsInWater throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
KillsInWater misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Tor KillsInWater in that round.
The cut man is working on Tor KillsInWater's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
KillsInWater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tor KillsInWater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KillsInWater misses with a knee to the head.
KillsInWater tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing KillsInWater back against the ropes.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of KillsInWater backwards.
Durand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down KillsInWater.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KillsInWater has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but KillsInWater avoids the damage to the body.
KillsInWater misses with some punches.
KillsInWater takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Durand.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KillsInWater is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
KillsInWater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand lands a right hand that snaps the head of KillsInWater backwards.
A short uppercut from Durand.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
KillsInWater is rocked!
KillsInWater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
KillsInWater is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand finish him?
KillsInWater blocks the body kick.
KillsInWater unleashes a big counter combination but Durand bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
KillsInWater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
Durand with a jab.
Durand takes the fight into the clinch.
KillsInWater scores with a shoulder strike.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. KillsInWater is defending well for now.
KillsInWater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KillsInWater seems to have recovered his senses.
Durand prevents a body shot from KillsInWater.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through KillsInWater's defenses.
KillsInWater presses Durand against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durand lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
KillsInWater takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
KillsInWater is leaning against Durand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by KillsInWater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
KillsInWater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
KillsInWater has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
KillsInWater scores with a hook to the body.
KillsInWater blocks an uppercut.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
KillsInWater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
KillsInWater bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
KillsInWater throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Durand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
KillsInWater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durand scores with a shot to the body.
Durand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
KillsInWater is looking for the big counter here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Durand retains his heavyweight title!
Jacques Durand decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 596 p4p, 18379 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 89 p4p, 718 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kickstart My Heart. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa has managed to clinch.
Paa lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paa blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paa throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Paa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Paa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paa slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Paa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks for the body kick but Paa saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Paa thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Paa misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paa throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Paa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paa moves out of range of the body kick.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paa doesn't seem phased though.
Paa misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a hook.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Paa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee catches Paa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paa throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Paa is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Paa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
Paa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Paa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Paa.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paa.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Paa moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Paa misses the target.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Paa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee 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.
Lee throws a push kick but Paa slaps the foot to one side.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Lee.
Paa connects with a looping right hand.
Paa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Paa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLee.
Paa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee lands a nice hook to Paa's body. Paa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Tommy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to clinch up but Paa circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
A big left from Lee misses.
Paa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Paa
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Lee throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Paa. That snapped Lee's head back.
Nice body punch from Paa.
Lee misses with a hook. Paa ducked under it nicely.
Paa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Paa tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Paa lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Paa.
Lee avoids the body shot from Paa.
Lee avoids the body shot from Paa.
Paa misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Paa is looking to score with low kicks.
Paa lands with a right hand.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee lands a jab.
Paa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paa defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paa.
Paa thumps Lee with a low kick.
Paa throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Paa misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Paa.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Paa counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paa.
Paa throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee cracks Paa with a good jab.
Paa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paa misses with a head kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Paa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Paa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Paa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee defending well as Paa loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee cracks Paa with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Paa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paa slips a straight right by Lee.
Paa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Paa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Paa backs away looking to recover.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Paa with a nice cross.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Paa moves out of range easily.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Paa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paa throws out the jab.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee misses the jab.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Paa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee is trying to counter with his kicks.
Paa misses the jab.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good exchange - Paa coming out on top.
Paa tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Paa misses the target.
Lee slips a jab from Paa.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Paa moves his leg out of the way.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tommy Lee just about did enough to take it.
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.
Lee pushes Paa away with a front kick.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paa can pounce on him.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paa misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Paa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee sizes up Paa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee moves out of range as Paa strikes.
Lee blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Paa misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook.
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee checks a low kick from Paa.
Paa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Paa moves out of range easily.
Paa swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Paa's head but Paa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paa is looking to counter punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Lee throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Paa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee lands a high kick!
Paa throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Paa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paa swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paa forces Lee back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Iso Paa has been cut.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paa tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee looks to land a combination but Paa avoids it well.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Lee staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Paa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee jabs Paa right on the nose. Paa blinks but takes it well.
Lee clinches.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Paa avoids the body shot from Lee.
It looked like Paa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paa scores with a shot to the body.
Paa tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Paa throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the ropes.
Paa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paa throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Paa counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee takes a swing at Paa's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Paa slips the punch.
Paa swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Paa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook
enabling Paa to counter with a crisp jab.
Paa avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Paa moves out of range easily.
Paa throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Paa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Paa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Lee misses.
Paa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lee slips a straight right by Paa.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paa counters with a stiff right hand.
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Paa lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee avoids the body shot from Paa.
Paa throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Paa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Paa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws out a counter right but Paa avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a head kick but Paa moves out of range.
Paa slips under a jab.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa motions for Lee to come forward. Paa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paa scores with a nice strike.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands a jab to Paa's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iso Paa.
I think Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee wins by unanimous decision! Tommy Lee retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Tommy Lee, 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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