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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 23236 p4p, 15778 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 613 p4p, 663 weight class). Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 39 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries to clinch but Louis is having none of it.
Louis scores with a push kick.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Putin ducks down to avoid it.
Putin tries to bum rush Louis with a series of wild strikes but Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Putin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin misses with a right hand
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin feints a counter leg kick.
Putin closes the distance and clinches.
Louis is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Louis trying to land knees to the body.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Louis avoids the damage to the body.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Louis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Putin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A clash of legs there as Putin blocks the low kick.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though.
Putin wants to clinch
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Louis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Putin blocks the body kick.
Louis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Putin rushes Louis and presses him up against the cage.
Putin throws an elbow that misses.
Louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Putin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Louis's brow.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Putin, against the cage.
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Louis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Putin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Louis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Putin looks to move away, Louis throws a big counter combo but Putin just gets out of the way.
Putin rushes Louis and presses him up against the cage.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Louis prevents a body shot from Putin.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin blocks an elbow strike.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Louis pushes Putin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Louis takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin blocks a body shot from Louis.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Louis blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Putin.
A shot in the inside from Putin.
Louis can't break the clinch.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Louis is trying to stall.
Putin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocking some punches.
Louis works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Putin rushes Louis and presses him up against the cage.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Louis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Louis lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin 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!
Putin moves to clinch but Louis breaks away
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Louis looking to slow down the pace here.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Putin, against the cage.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
Putin keeps control of Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Louis working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Louis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Putin moves into range and clinches up with Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Putin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Louis's brow.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Louis is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louis blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Louis avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Louis lands a right hand.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Louis manages to break the clinch.
Putin tries to clinch but Louis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin moves out of range of the body kick from Louis.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Putin clinches up against the cage.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Louis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Louis shrugs off.
Louis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louis lands with a kick to the temple. Putin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Louis cracks Putin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 Putin is rocked!
Louis slips a straight right by Putin.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Putin wants to clinch up but Louis keeps it at a distance.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin takes the fight into the clinch.
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 Tom Louis.
I think Louis 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob $tone (ranked 5923 p4p, 22196 weight class) and James King (ranked 532 p4p, 598 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
$tone throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but $tone was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
$tone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
King 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.
Rob $tone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
$tone looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
$tone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
King looks to land a body kick but $tone moved away.
$tone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
$tone misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. $tone does a little dance to reset his feet.
King tries to land a front kick but $tone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from $tone - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a wild body kick that $tone sees coming a mile off.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by $tone.
$tone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
$tone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
$tone throws a head kick that misses.
$tone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kung Pao in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
$tone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
King misses with a body kick.
$tone scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
$tone checks a low kick from King.
King lands a leg kick that knocks $tone off balance momentarily.
$tone scores with a kick to the midsection.
King keeps $tone at a distance using the push kick.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
$tone moves into range and connects with a jab.
$tone throws a big shot that misses.
King checks a low kick from $tone.
Nice cross by $tone.
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!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
$tone moves out of range of the body kick.
$tone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
$tone misses with a body shot.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King stuns $tone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from King.
$tone tries a head kick but it misses.
$tone dodges the punch combination from King.
$tone cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
$tone throws a lazy body kick
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
$tone looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
As $tone backs off King throws a huge counter combo but $tone manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
$tone tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob $tone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
$tone throws a good cross that connects.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
$tone throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and $tone only half commits.
$tone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
$tone throws a nice inside leg kick.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King loads up on a big right hand but $tone slips the punch.
King lands a nice looking body kick.
$tone throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps $tone thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
$tone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping $tone at a distance.
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!
King throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from $tone misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. $tone takes a step back to recover.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
$tone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
$tone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
$tone with a hook.
King checks a low kick from $tone.
$tone staying out of range there.
$tone misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
$tone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
$tone lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
$tone throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone lands a two punch combo.
$tone looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by King.
$tone throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
$tone lands with a nice body punch.
$tone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King tries a quick counter leg kick but $tone is wise to it.
King looks to land a right hand but $tone moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
$tone is looking to clinch.
$tone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from $tone, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob $tone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by $tone.
James King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob $tone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
$tone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
$tone misses the shot to the body.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
$tone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by King.
Rob $tone is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! King slams his shin into $tone's torso.
$tone throws a lazy body kick
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
$tone throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for $tone.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and $tone counters with a big head kick but King shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a head kick but $tone moves out of range.
$tone throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
$tone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
$tone misses the shot to the body.
$tone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting $tone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King blocks a head kick by $tone.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King swings for the body but $tone moves out of range.
$tone tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab lands there for $tone.
$tone throws a head kick that misses.
$tone misses with a wild body shot.
King replies with a solid counter kick to the body but $tone blocks it well.
King looks to land a body kick but $tone moved away.
$tone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
$tone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
$tone tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing $tone back against the cage.
$tone tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
$tone working aggressively here.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
$tone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
King tries to work over $tone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but $tone avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but $tone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
$tone lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, $tone throws an elbow but misses.
$tone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King jabs $tone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
$tone staying out of range there.
$tone pushes King away with a front kick.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by $tone.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King avoids the head kick by $tone.
$tone is looking to clinch.
$tone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
$tone scores with a nice head shot.
$tone throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob $tone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well $tone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob $tone!
A victorious Rob $tone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuhisa Nagashima (ranked 4041 p4p, 23591 weight class) and Jason Skillz (ranked 371 p4p, 480 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuhisa Nagashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Skillz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skillz blocks a low kick nicely.
Skillz tries to bum rush Nagashima with a series of wild strikes but Nagashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagashima misses with an uppercut.
Skillz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Skillz.
Nagashima connects with a jab.
 It looks like Jason Skillz has been cut.
Skillz instigates a clinch.
Skillz can't find room to land a body shot as Nagashima controls the action.
Skillz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skillz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagashima is defending well for now.
Nagashima misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skillz is defending well for now.
Skillz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagashima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skillz.
Nagashima takes a shot to the head.
Nagashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz misses with a body punch.
Skillz managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Skillz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagashima tries to work over Skillz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skillz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagashima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skillz is out of range and Nagashima settles back down.
Skillz avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima swinging wildly here.
Nagashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skillz connects with a high kick.
Skillz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagashima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillz thumps Nagashima with a low kick.
Skillz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagashima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skillz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagashima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skillz clobbers Nagashima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Nagashima defending well as Skillz loads up on a big left hand.
Nagashima thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nagashima lands with a shot to the body.
Nagashima throws a shot from downtown. Skillz moves away and avoids it.
Nagashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Nagashima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nagashima takes a swing at Skillz's ribcage but misses.
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 Kazuhisa Nagashima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Skillz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nagashima throws a body punch but Skillz moves out of range.
Nagashima ducks under a wild hook from Skillz.
Nagashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skillz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skillz avoids the body shot from Nagashima.
As Nagashima backs off Skillz throws a huge counter combo but Nagashima manages to avoid it all.
Skillz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagashima tries a low kick but Skillz avoids it.
Skillz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skillz lands an uppercut.
A short right from Nagashima.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skillz's elbow.
Skillz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagashima breaks the clinch.
Nagashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz throws a leg kick but Nagashima moved away.
Good leg kick by Nagashima.
Nagashima avoids the body shot from Skillz.
Skillz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagashima counters with a nice body shot.
Nagashima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Skillz tenderised Nagashima's leg. Nagashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skillz misses with a body shot.
Nagashima throws a solid leg kick but Skillz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagashima.
Skillz throws a wild body kick that Nagashima sees coming a mile off.
Skillz looks to land a left hand but Nagashima moved out of range nicely.
Nagashima throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillz takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagashima throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Nagashima.
Skillz working aggressively here.
Nagashima is trying to break free.
Nagashima misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Skillz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima struggles to land a body shot inside as Skillz controls his hands.
Skillz connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Kazuhisa Nagashima has been cut.
Skillz landing knees to the head.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skillz lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Nagashima.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skillz is defending well for now.
Skillz landing knees to the head.
Skillz misses with some punches.
Nagashima blocking some punches.
A short right from Skillz on the inside.
Nagashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skillz's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Skillz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Skillz throws a body shot but no joy.
Skillz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skillz throws a sloppy head kick and Nagashima moves out of range easily.
Nagashima tried to counter with a leg kick but Skillz avoided it.
A head kick misses from Skillz.
Good exchange - Nagashima coming out on top.
Skillz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagashima.
Skillz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skillz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skillz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima misses with a hook.
Skillz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Skillz.
Nagashima lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Skillz.
Skillz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Nagashima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagashima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skillz if he has to take too many more of those.
Nagashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Skillz just misses with a punch to the body.
Skillz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagashima is out of range and Skillz settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Nagashima misses its target.
Skillz just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Skillz as he checks the leg kick.
Nagashima is looking to land body kicks.
Skillz misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagashima. That's going to slow Skillz down.
Skillz scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skillz. Nagashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazuhisa Nagashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skillz at a distance.
Skillz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Skillz is just out of range.
Skillz pushes Nagashima away with a front kick.
Nagashima lands a front kick.
Skillz throws a right hand that Nagashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagashima also avoids with ease.
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 Kazuhisa Nagashima.
I think Nagashima 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kazuhisa Nagashima!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuhisa Nagashima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 21946 p4p, 122 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 590 p4p, 15 weight class). The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music. 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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37
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32 - 12 - 2 |
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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 17 - 15 - 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 32 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Thu is looking to counter punch.
The Human punishes Thu's body with a nice straight punch.
The Human clobbers Thu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thu's head.
The Human wants to slow Thu down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Thu misses the target.
The Human thuds a left hand into Thu's body.
The Human is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab by Thu.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human misses with a low kick.
Thu throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thu at a distance.
Thu throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Human.
The Human attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Human misses with a right hand
and Thu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu checks a leg kick nicely.
Thu is looking to counter punch.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu slips under a jab.
Thu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thu looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Human.
Thu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thu throws a sloppy head kick and The Human moves out of range easily.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Thu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Human swings for the body but Thu moves out of range.
The Human lands a jab.
The Human wants to land a leg kick but Thu is out of range.
The Human looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Human manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thu avoids the body shot from The Human.
Thu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thu if he has to take too many more of those.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Thu's head but Thu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
We've been informed that The Human 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.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Human throws a leg kick that misses.
The Human avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by The Human as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Human.
The Human fakes the leg kick and cracks Thu in the body.
The Human throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Human connects with a body shot that sends Thu's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from The Human finds it's target.
The Human misses with a left hand
and Thu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Human looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Human.
Nice defenses there by Thu.
Thu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Human jabs Thu right on the nose. Thu blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
Thu throws a hook to the side of The Human's head but The Human sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Human scores with a body shot.
Thu walks into a straight right hand from The Human.
The Human misses with a hook to the body
and Thu counters with a straight right hand.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Human scores with a decent looking hook.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
The Human getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu connects with a crisp jab.
The Human misses with a looping right.
Thu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Human misses with the head strike.
Thu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped The Human in his tracks for a moment.
The Human takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human blocks an elbow strike.
The Human on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu tries to land a knee to the head but The Human blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human.
The Human has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
Thu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Human lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Human's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Human scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thu.
The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu takes a shot to the head.
Thu swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but The Human leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Human lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thu.
The Human scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thu lands a knee to the body.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Maung Maung Thu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Human, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by The Human.
Thu misses with a looping left.
The Human doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thu was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Thu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thu.
Thu clobbers The Human with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human avoids the body shot from Thu.
The Human misses with an uppercut
and Thu counters with a big head kick but The Human shrugs it off.
The Human scores with the left hand. Thu knows he should have avoided that one.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Thu's shoulder, as Thu tries to avoid the shot.
The Human dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thu. That did some damage!
Thu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
The Human lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human scores with a jab to the head.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Thu as he connects with a hook.
Thu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Human connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thu scrambles back to his feet.
The Human connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thu misses the jab.
Thu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Human. That one must have hurt.
The Human looks for the body kick but Thu saw that one coming.
Thu throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Human.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Thu saw that one coming.
The Human lunges at Thu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thu's hand.
The Human connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
The Human throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Human cracks Thu with a good jab.
The Human scores with a hook to the body. Thu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Human jabs at Thu's body.
Thu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
Thu walks into a straight right hand from The Human.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from The Human misses
and Thu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Human scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Human explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Human.
The Human swings widly with a right hand
and Thu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thu checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thu throws a quick counter head kick but The Human was just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Human 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
In his post fight interview, Finn The Human started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 312 p4p, 20185 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 43 p4p, 589 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155
30 - 10 - 2 |
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14 - 12 - 1 |
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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 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gusmao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gusmao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Gusmao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gusmao throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison throws a hook but Gusmao blocks it.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusmao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gusmao misses with a body kick.
Gusmao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gusmao takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gusmao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusmao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morrison slips under a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrison throws a body kick that misses
and Gusmao counters with a body kick that stops Morrison in his tracks momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gusmao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gusmao throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Gusmao saw that one coming.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusmao throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
Gusmao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gusmao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrison catches Gusmao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison works over Gusmao's head and body with a nice combination.
Gusmao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison punishes Gusmao's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Gusmao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison slips a jab from Gusmao.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Gusmao misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Gusmao with a nice calf kick.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Gusmao backing away here, and Morrison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Morrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gusmao has time to react.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Gusmao slips the punch.
Gusmao is looking to counter with head kicks.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gusmao misses the target.
Morrison throws a head kick but Gusmao moves out of range.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao dodges the punch combination from Morrison.
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Gusmao.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Gusmao's shoulder, as Gusmao tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrison checks a leg kick.
Gusmao connects with a right hand. Morrison shakes it off.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gusmao throws a leg kick that misses.
Gusmao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gusmao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gusmao misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusmao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Gusmao moved out of range.
Gusmao tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gusmao tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Gusmao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gusmao.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusmao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Gusmao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gusmao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Gusmao knows he should have avoided that one.
Gusmao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Gusmao throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Gusmao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gusmao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
A quick step to the side and Gusmao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison moves out of range as Gusmao throws a body kick.
Gusmao throws a leg kick
and Gusmao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Gusmao throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Gusmao should have avoided that one.
Morrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Gusmao should have avoided that one.
Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gusmao checks a leg kick.
Gusmao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusmao blocks a jab.
Gusmao throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gusmao misses with a body shot.
Morrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusmao.
Morrison lands with a slapping head kick.
Gusmao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrison flicks out a counter leg kick but Gusmao steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao misses with a straight left.
Gusmao moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Nice jab there from Morrison.
Gusmao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morrison is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gusmao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gusmao throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Henrique Gusmao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusmao is just out of range.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison clobbers Gusmao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gusmao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Gusmao.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison works Gusmao's body with a nice hook.
Morrison misses with a hook. Gusmao ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gusmao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Gusmao's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison catches Gusmao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Morrison misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gusmao.
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Morrison lands a head kick. Gusmao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gusmao wants to land a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison connects with the punch.
Gusmao misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Gusmao moves out of range of the body kick.
Gusmao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Gusmao's head.
Gusmao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gusmao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morrison checks it well.
Morrison throws a big counter head kick but Gusmao avoids it with no problem.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
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!
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison lands a jab to Gusmao's midsection.
Morrison throws the left hand but Gusmao avoids the punch easily.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Gusmao.
Gusmao staying out of range there.
Gusmao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Gusmao lands with a right hand.
Gusmao throws a leg kick but Morrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Gusmao.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Gusmao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusmao misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gusmao lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morrison 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Morrison!
After winning the bout, Ray Morrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 4453 p4p, 21869 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 528 p4p, 651 weight class). Hawthorne comes to the cage accompanied by Schism by Tool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDavid sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hawthorne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDavids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawthorne cracks a nice hook into McDavid's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDavid. McDavid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDavid lands a nice hook to Hawthorne's body. Hawthorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDavid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Hawthorne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDavid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDavid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDavid.
Hawthorne stuns McDavid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
McDavid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDavid misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDavid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDavid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawthorne's hands.
A big right from McDavid misses.
Hawthorne jabs McDavid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from McDavid, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDavid.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. McDavid moves away and avoids it.
McDavid throws a one two combo.
Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDavid.
McDavid throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
McDavid throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne tried to counter with a leg kick but McDavid avoided it.
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDavid throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws a hook but McDavid avoids it easily.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but McDavid slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDavid.
Hawthorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDavid.
McDavid lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from McDavid misses
and Hawthorne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDavid misses with a left hand
and Hawthorne counters with a leg kick.
McDavid scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawthorne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDavid throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hawthorne counter with a right hand.
McDavid checks a leg kick.
Hawthorne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDavid tried to score with a low kick but Hawthorne checks it.
Hawthorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDavid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawthorne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne throws a low kick but McDavid avoids it.
McDavid throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDavid checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDavid checks a low kick from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDavid.
McDavid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDavid walks into a left hand.
McDavid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hawthorne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDavid is out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a hook to the body. McDavid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDavid scores with a hook.
McDavid misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawthorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawthorne takes a swing at McDavid's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDavid moves away.
McDavid slips a jab from Hawthorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid looks to land a combination but Hawthorne avoids it well.
Hawthorne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDavid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawthorne throws a poor cross that misses
and McDavid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawthorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDavid can do to turn this around?
Hawthorne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDavid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDavid looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Hawthorne connects with a jab.
McDavid drops his hands momentarily and Hawthorne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
McDavid lands with an overhand left.
McDavid slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne moves out of range as McDavid strikes.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
It seemed like McDavid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
McDavid lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawthorne feints and then cracks McDavid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDavid down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawthorne keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawthorne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne works McDavid's body with a nice hook.
McDavid blocks a jab.
Hawthorne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDavid moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDavid moves away.
Hawthorne tries to work over McDavid's front leg with a kick but McDavid checks it.
McDavid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawthorne's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDavid under the eye.
McDavid moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawthorne.
McDavid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne avoids the head kick by McDavid.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
Connor McDavid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDavid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawthorne. Hawthorne obviously looking to wear him down.
McDavid connects with a body shot that sends Hawthorne's belly button to the back.
Hawthorne with a nice calf kick.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDavid misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDavid throws out the jab.
Hawthorne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawthorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDavid lands a body shot.
McDavid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDavid connects with a looping right hand.
Hawthorne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from McDavid, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDavid misses the body punch
and Hawthorne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDavid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDavid connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
McDavid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDavid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDavid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDavid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDavid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawthorne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDavid needs to keep his hands up - Hawthorne had a free shot at his head there.
McDavid avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
McDavid lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawthorne checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDavid moves forwards but Hawthorne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. McDavid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. McDavid ducked under it nicely.
McDavid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
McDavid connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne catches McDavid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Hawthorne. Beautiful body shot.
McDavid with a nice cross.
A big right from McDavid misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDavid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDavid lands a nice hook to Hawthorne's body. Hawthorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne tries to bum rush McDavid with a series of wild strikes but McDavid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDavid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDavid slips under a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDavid on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hawthorne counters with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hawthorne.
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 Damien Hawthorne.
Well Hawthorne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Hawthorne!
Damien Hawthorne made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This was my final fight under Heartless Team management and gym. Thanks for the ride! It's been a pleasure'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 23103 p4p, 22499 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 572 p4p, 620 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music. 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 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Hunter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Hunter's head back.
Salamanca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter tries to counter by clinching up but Salamanca breaks away and moves out of range.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter takes one on the button.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Hunter moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter.
Hunter pushes Salamanca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Hunter.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Salamanca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunter blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salamanca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Hunter tenderised Salamanca's leg. Salamanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Salamanca.
Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salamanca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salamanca slips a jab from Hunter.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunter.
Salamanca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunter walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Salamanca lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Hunter.
Salamanca tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunter is wise to it.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salamanca throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Hunter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter 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.
Hunter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Hunter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Hunter.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunter.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Hunter misses the body punch
enabling Salamanca to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca thows a body kick. Hunter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Hunter down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hunter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the head.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunter checks it well.
Hunter tried to counter with a leg kick but Salamanca avoided it.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Hunter.
Salamanca takes one to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salamanca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salamanca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Hunter's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Salamanca manages to circle out of the way.
No joy there for Salamanca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Salamanca checks it
enabling Salamanca to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunter. Salamanca shrugs it off though.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salamanca.
Salamanca wants to land a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Hunter is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Hunter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Hunter slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Hunter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunter defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Hunter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hunter tries to land a body kick
and Salamanca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunter checks the leg kick.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Salamanca is avoiding it.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca really dominated that round.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Hunter closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Salamanca crashing to the mat! Salamanca uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter catches Salamanca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salamanca is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Salamanca throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
Hunter swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Salamanca counters with a two punch combo.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Hunter connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Hunter throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunter takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter needs to keep his hands up - Salamanca had a free shot at his head there.
Hunter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Hunter throws a quick counter head kick but Salamanca was just out of range.
Salamanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Salamanca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salamanca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Hunter tried to counter with a leg kick but Salamanca avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Salamanca is predictable there
and Hunter counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca misses with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Hunter misses with a kick to the body
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Deer Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Salamanca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salamanca fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter clinches up with Salamanca and pushes him back against the cage.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Salamanca pushes Hunter away with a front kick.
Salamanca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Hunter's head but Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Salamanca back into the cage.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Salamanca with a hook.
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Hunter throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Deer Hunter.
I think Salamanca 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Keke Sonni (ranked 2817 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 349 p4p, 461 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Alexandrov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni throws a jab when Alexandrov was well out of range.
Alexandrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Alexandrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Alexandrov throws a counter combo.
Alexandrov takes one to the chin there.
Alexandrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonni circles away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Sonni is having none of it.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alexandrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Sonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with some punches.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alexandrov up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexandrov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sonni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Sonni.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
Sonni lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandrov fails to land.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sonni scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonni or not.
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov's coach down at UnderGround BJJ & MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alexandrov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sonni tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Sonni tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alexandrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
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.
Alexandrov moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonni gets tackled into the cage by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonni misses with a right hand
enabling Alexandrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Alexandrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonni.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sonni up against the cage.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonni gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the cage.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrov pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sonni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sonni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Sonni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
A short right from Sonni on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keke Sonni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonni controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
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 nice left hand lands by Sonni.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni stalling in the clinch.
Alexandrov throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni scores with a shoulder strike.
Sonni misses with a body punch.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Sonni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Sonni swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Alexandrov wants to clinch.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Sonni pushes him off.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Alexandrov stalling against the cage.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov is working Sonni over against the cage.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Sonni tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexandrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sonni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov working Sonni over with knees to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexandrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonni circles away.
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Sonni against the cage.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonni gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keke Sonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sonni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Sonni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Alexandrov.
Well Sonni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Prob my last fight.....thank u Sam and Rick tough opp prob try to clinch me to death and got ko'ed but nice fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasily Grossman (ranked 1599 p4p, 22928 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 209 p4p, 600 weight class). Kovingten has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grossman counters with a three punch combo that has Kovingten backing up. Kovingten nods at Grossman to acknowledge the strikes.
Kovingten thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovingten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossman. That did some damage!
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grossman throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten with a nice cross.
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 misses with a right hand
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Kovingten misses
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Grossman throwing a counter right hand but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grossman.
Kovingten thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grossman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman 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.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossman lands a body punch.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Grossman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grossman or not.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman lands a nice uppercut.
Grossman blocks an uppercut.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Grossman 's eye.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovingten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grossman.
It looked like Grossman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovingten scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman misses with a straight right.
Kovingten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovingten lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Grossman is having none of it.
Kovingten throws out a powerful jab.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovingten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman tries to move into range but Kovingten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Grossman misses.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grossman loads up on a big right hand but Kovingten slips the punch.
Kovingten throws a jab when Grossman was well out of range.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovingten.
Kovingten takes one on the button.
Kovingten tries to clinch
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grossman walks into a jab.
Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
Grossman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a straight left.
Grossman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a nice uppercut.
Grossman misses with a hook
and Kovingten counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten is looking to score with low kicks.
Kovingten throws an overhand right that lands on Grossman's shoulder, as Grossman tries to avoid the shot.
Kovingten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grossman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Kovingten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grossman.
Kovingten wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grossman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grossman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kovingten.
Grossman throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten tries a quick counter leg kick but Grossman is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grossman looks to land a combination but Kovingten avoids it well.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten misses with a hook. Grossman ducked under it nicely.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Grossman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Kovingten. That snapped Grossman's head back.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grossman lands a jab to Kovingten's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten swings widly with a right hand
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovingten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Grossman cracks Kovingten with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Grossman misses the target.
Kovingten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovingten thinking.
Grossman misses the jab.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Grossman throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Grossman misses the target.
Grossman slips a straight right by Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Grossman 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.
Grossman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grossman throws a series of punches but Kovingten avoids them all with ease.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovingten.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Grossman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Kovingten tries to score with a low kick but Grossman moves his leg out of the way.
Grossman needs to keep his hands up - Kovingten had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten is looking to chop away at Grossman's legs.
Kovingten defending well as Grossman loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten throws out a counter right but Grossman avoids it with no problem.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grossman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovingten throws a poor cross that misses
and Grossman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vasily Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Grossman throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grossman.
Kovingten throws a sloppy body shot
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grossman walks into a straight right hand from Kovingten.
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 Vasily Grossman.
Well Grossman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vasily Grossman!
Vasily Grossman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 21136 p4p, 22903 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 635 p4p, 619 weight class). Boudreaux 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Caria has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria throws a right hand that Boudreaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudreaux also avoids with ease.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Boudreaux blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Boudreaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caria.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreaux .
Caria avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Boudreaux .
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux . Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Caria catches Boudreaux right on the button with a cross.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria looks to land a combination but Boudreaux avoids it well.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux .
Caria lands a jab.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Boudreaux counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boudreaux tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boudreaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
Boudreaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boudreaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Boudreaux misses with an elbow strike.
Boudreaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
A short right from Boudreaux on the inside.
Boudreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudreaux lands a damaging elbow.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boudreaux lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria lands a good knee to the midsection. Boudreaux won't want to take too many of those.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caria prevents a body shot from Boudreaux .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria avoids the elbow strike from Boudreaux , against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
Caria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudreaux .
With the fighters up against the cage, Boudreaux throws an elbow but misses.
Boudreaux connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria trying to stall but Boudreaux improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caria blocks a body shot from Boudreaux .
Caria taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boudreaux is keeping busy.
Caria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boudreaux as Caria tries to tie him up.
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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Caria avoids a kick to the body.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Good work by Caria as he checks the leg kick.
Boudreaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Boudreaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
Caria tests Boudreaux 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boudreaux lands a lovely overhand right.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Caria moved out of range.
Caria slips a jab from Boudreaux .
Caria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Caria there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Boudreaux seems unphased.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands with a straight right. Caria didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria tries to bum rush Boudreaux with a series of wild strikes but Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boudreaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Caria moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caria lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Caria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
Boudreaux 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boudreaux scrambles back to his feet.
Boudreaux needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boudreaux throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Boudreaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Caria tenderised Boudreaux 's leg. Boudreaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caria avoids the body shot from Boudreaux .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudreaux .
Caria throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Boudreaux moves away and avoids it.
Caria uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boudreaux has time to react.
Caria fakes the leg kick and cracks Boudreaux in the body.
Caria cracks Boudreaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Boudreaux had a free shot at his head there.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria scores with a nice body kick.
Boudreaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux misses with a two punch combination.
Caria scores with a nice strike.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boudreaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudreaux .
Caria lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Caria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boudreaux lands with an overhand left.
A head kick from Caria lands but Boudreaux takes it in his stride.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Caria misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boudreaux , as that shot connected.
Caria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreaux lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caria, pushing him back against the cage.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boudreaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boudreaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Caria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caria checks a leg kick.
Boudreaux stuns Caria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caria connects with a leg kick.
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!
Boudreaux wants to land a leg kick but Caria is out of range.
Caria is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Boudreaux clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot lands for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good exchange - Boudreaux coming out on top.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreaux misses with a kick to the body.
Caria misses with a combination
and Boudreaux holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria taking a breather.
Caria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boudreaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Boudreaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boudreaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boudreaux blocks an uppercut.
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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux .
I think Boudreaux 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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