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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 3483 p4p, 6392 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 433 p4p, 623 weight class). Luka Doncic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Doncic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches up with Doncic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doncic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doncic tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Doncic is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doncic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doncic has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Doncic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doncic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones has Doncic pressed against the ropes, preventing Doncic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doncic taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Luka Doncic has been cut.
Doncic moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doncic is breathing heavily.
Doncic wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones drives through and clinches with Doncic against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Doncic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Doncic.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doncic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doncic is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Doncic has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joshua Jones!
Joshua Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tadao Sato (ranked 4167 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Manalili Meesang (ranked 435 p4p, 316 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadao Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manalili Meesang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meesang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato looks to land a combination but Meesang avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meesang! But no joy.
Sato swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meesang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sato misses with a combination
and Meesang counters with a beautiful head kick that sends Sato crashing to the mat! Oh, he's out! He's out! Meesang is jumping up and down like a maniac, spit streaming from his mouthpiece, shouting and screaming at his corner. Wow, this obviously means a hell of a lot to him! What an outpouring of emotion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manalili Meesang!
A pretty intense looking Manalili Meesang took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tao Ishinoba (ranked 4235 p4p, 3831 weight class) and Nino Melua (ranked 480 p4p, 439 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tao Ishinoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Melua!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishinoba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melua, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ishinoba tries to work over Melua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ishinoba is looking to control Melua's arms but Melua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ishinoba has his back to the ropes.
Melua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishinoba swings wildly with an uppercut but Melua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishinoba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
I was talking to Ishinoba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ishinoba is trying to stall.
Ishinoba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishinoba throws a leg kick that misses.
Melua throws out a counter right but Ishinoba avoids it with no problem.
Melua slips a jab and a cross from Ishinoba.
Melua lands with a slapping head kick.
Ishinoba with a nice calf kick.
Melua throws a push kick but Ishinoba slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishinoba throws a body kick that misses.
Ishinoba blocks a head kick by Melua.
Ishinoba looks for the body kick but Melua saw that one coming.
Melua steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ishinoba.
Ishinoba tries to clinch but Melua moves away
and Melua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ishinoba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ishinoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ishinoba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishinoba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melua's coach down at Gym Heroes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Melua's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ishinoba tries to clinch but Melua is having none of it.
Melua looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Melua.
Ishinoba throws a big counter combination but Melua scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ishinoba throws a series of punches but Melua avoids them all with ease.
Ishinoba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishinoba throws a series of strikes that have Melua backpedaling.
Ishinoba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ishinoba tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishinoba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Ishinoba backs off Melua throws a huge counter combo but Ishinoba manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishinoba avoids the head kick by Melua.
Ishinoba avoids the head kick by Melua.
Ishinoba misses with a few strikes there.
Ishinoba tries to close the distance and clinch but Melua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishinoba clinches with his opponent.
Ishinoba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melua's elbow.
Melua manages to break the clinch.
Ishinoba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Melua throws a sloppy head kick and Ishinoba moves out of range easily.
Ishinoba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Ishinoba scores with a four punch combination!
Melua looks winded!
Melua darts in and clinches Ishinoba up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Ishinoba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ishinoba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melua swinging wildly here.
Ishinoba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meluas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Melua misses with a few strikes there.
Ishinoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Ishinoba tenderised Melua's leg. Melua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ishinoba closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishinoba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melua backwards.
Ishinoba's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ishinoba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tao Ishinoba is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melua feints a jab promting Ishinoba to slip. Melua then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ishinoba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Melua is breathing heavily.
Ishinoba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishinoba.
Ishinoba wants to slow Melua down by chopping away at his legs.
Ishinoba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 Melua is rocked!
Ishinoba catches Melua napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Melua crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Ishinoba raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tao Ishinoba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 3910 p4p, 6641 weight class) and Maki Damchaigym (ranked 369 p4p, 465 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Damchaigym!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro tests Damchaigym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damchaigym slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Damchaigym feints a counter leg kick.
Damchaigym throws a body kick that misses.
Murhapuro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damchaigym takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damchaigym throws a lazy head kick
and Murhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damchaigym tries to clinch up.
Donk. Murhapuro catches Damchaigym right on the button with a cross.
Damchaigym lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhapuro takes a step back to recover.
Murhapuro throws a lazy right hand but Damchaigym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damchaigym moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damchaigym tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Murhapuro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhapuro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damchaigym. Damchaigym circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murhapuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damchaigym's hands.
Murhapuro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damchaigym is rocked!
Damchaigym takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damchaigym is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhapuro finish him?
Murhapuro works over Damchaigym's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro jabs Damchaigym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhapuro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damchaigym seems to have recovered his senses.
Murhapuro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damchaigym up against the ropes.
Murhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damchaigym slips a jab from Murhapuro.
Ispa Murhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhapuro misses with a hook.
Murhapuro slips a jab and a cross from Damchaigym.
Damchaigym moves to clinch but Murhapuro breaks away
and Murhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damchaigym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damchaigym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damchaigym.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damchaigym throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damchaigym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body. Damchaigym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro tests Damchaigym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
Damchaigym tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhapuro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damchaigym.
Murhapuro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Murhapuro.
Damchaigym clinches up with Murhapuro and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhapuro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damchaigym tries to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling the position.
A short right from Murhapuro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Murhapuro - that landed with a thud.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro scores with a jab. Damchaigym acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murhapuro's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhapuro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhapuro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damchaigym momentarily.
Damchaigym tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murhapuro counters with a straight right hand.
Murhapuro cracks Damchaigym with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhapuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damchaigym can do to turn this around?
Damchaigym tries to keep at a distance but Murhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damchaigym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damchaigym takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab lands there for Murhapuro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Murhapuro. Beautiful body shot.
Damchaigym with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damchaigym takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhapuro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damchaigym drops his guard momentarily, allowing Murhapuro to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Damchaigym! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Murhapuro takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ispa Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hoshifumi Nagasa (ranked 3722 p4p, 24644 weight class) and Jaylen Fatukasi (ranked 354 p4p, 517 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoshifumi Nagasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Fatukasi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasa tries to clinch there but Fatukasi circles away.
Fatukasi unleashes a big counter combination but Nagasa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fatukasi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nagasa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fatukasi clinches up with Nagasa and pushes him back against the ropes.
Come on Fatukasi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fatukasi just leaning against Nagasa, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fatukasi.
Fatukasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nagasa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fatukasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fatukasi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fatukasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagasa avoids the damage to the body.
Fatukasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasa tries to land a body kick
and Fatukasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagasa is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Fatukasi misses.
Nagasa throws a leg kick
and Fatukasi counters with a one-two to the body.
Fatukasi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fatukasi is stalling here.
Fatukasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fatukasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hoshifumi Nagasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fatukasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fatukasi jabs Nagasa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fatukasi rushes Nagasa and presses him up against the ropes.
Fatukasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Nagasa misses
and Fatukasi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nagasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi breaks from the clinch.
Fatukasi darts in and clinches Nagasa up against the ropes.
Fatukasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagasa avoids the damage to the body.
Fatukasi manages to break the clinch.
Fatukasi slips a jab and a cross from Nagasa.
Fatukasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fatukasi stalling.
Fatukasi breaks from the clinch.
Fatukasi lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Nagasa goes down! The ref sends Fatukasi to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Nagasa is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
 Nagasa is rocked!
It looks like Hoshifumi Nagasa has been cut.
Fatukasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Nagasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fatukasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatukasi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fatukasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fatukasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fatukasi clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Jaylen Fatukasi should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Hoshifumi Nagasa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fatukasi has closed the distance and engaged Nagasa in a clinch.
Nagasa seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Nagasa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fatukasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Fatukasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagasa thows a leg kick but Fatukasi checks it
and Fatukasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Fatukasi manages to break the clinch.
Fatukasi drives through and clinches with Nagasa against the ropes.
Fatukasi breaks the clinch.
Fatukasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fatukasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Fatukasi to work.
Fatukasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fatukasi clips Nagasa with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Nagasa a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatukasi closes the distance and clinches.
Fatukasi breaks from the clinch.
Fatukasi gets a clinch.
Fatukasi slows down the pace here.
Fatukasi taking a breather.
Nagasa blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Fatukasi.
Fatukasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatukasi closes the distance and pushes Nagasa back into the ropes.
Fatukasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatukasi has Nagasa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fatukasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fatukasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatukasi breaks the clinch.
Nagasa walks straight into a big right, left combination from Fatukasi and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Fatukasi as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaylen Fatukasi!
A pretty intense looking Jaylen Fatukasi took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harem Bukkake (ranked 6557 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Nathaniel Jones (ranked 556 p4p, 441 weight class). Nathaniel Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harem Bukkake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukkake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Bukkake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bukkake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Bukkake will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bukkake has Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bukkake misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to break free but Bukkake has control.
Bukkake wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Bukkake gets an underhook and turns Jones into the ropes.
Jones leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones tries to stall but Bukkake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Bukkake has denied him.
Jones is working Bukkake over against the ropes.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Bukkake won't allow it.
Bukkake misses with some punches.
Bukkake has Jones pushed against the ropes.
Bukkake is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Bukkake tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bukkake lands with a right to the head.
Bukkake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bukkake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bukkake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Bukkake settles back down.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bukkake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bukkake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bukkake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Bukkake misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Bukkake moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bukkake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harem Bukkake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bukkake looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Bukkake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bukkake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bukkake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Bukkake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones lands a nice hook to Bukkake's body. Bukkake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bukkake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukkake clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Bukkake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bukkake throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Bukkake 's knee.
Bukkake works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Bukkake doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Good shot there by Bukkake.
Bukkake closes the distance and clinches.
Bukkake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Jones tries to stall but Bukkake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bukkake is keeping busy.
Bukkake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Bukkake trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Bukkake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bukkake trying to land knees to the body.
Jones letting Bukkake take a breather here.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukkake throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Nathaniel Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bukkake misses with a series of wild punches.
Nathaniel Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bukkake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bukkake throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Bukkake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bukkake tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bukkake as Jones tries to tie him up.
Bukkake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bukkake lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bukkake instigates a clinch.
Bukkake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bukkake stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Bukkake has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bukkake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bukkake tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Bukkake backing up. Bukkake nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukkake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bukkake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bukkake wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones drives through and clinches with Bukkake against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bukkake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bukkake misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Bukkake.
Harem Bukkake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukkake misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Harem Bukkake.
I think Jones 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 6588 p4p, 25587 weight class) and Geared Jaycood (ranked 559 p4p, 593 weight class). Himayalan Cheetah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geared Jaycood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheetah forces Jaycood back against the ropes and clinches.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Jaycood is looking to score with low kicks.
Cheetah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cheetah rushes Jaycood and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah lands a head kick. Jaycood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaycood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheetah, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jaycood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaycood doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheetah circles away.
No joy there for Jaycood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheetah.
Cheetah rushes Jaycood and presses him up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cheetah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheetah.
Jaycood blocks a body shot from Cheetah.
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah clinches.
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaycood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jaycood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheetahs head.
Nice body punch from Cheetah - that landed with a thud.
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Jaycood is looking to clinch.
Jaycood misses with a kick to the body.
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jaycood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheetah's brow.
Cheetah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaycood tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheetah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheetah moves into the clinch successfully.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himayalan Cheetah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood is looking to clinch.
Cheetah throws a nice head kick!
Cheetah scores with a three punch combo!
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheetah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jaycood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah 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.
Jaycood misses with a few strikes there.
Cheetah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaycood.
Some wild striking there from Cheetah.
Cheetah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheetah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheetah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jaycood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Jaycood looks to move away, Cheetah throws a big counter combo but Jaycood just gets out of the way.
Jaycood wants to clinch up but Cheetah keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah is looking to counter the offense by Jaycood and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaycood gets a clinch.
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Jaycood. Those never looked like landing.
Jaycood closes the distance but Cheetah moves to the side
and Cheetah counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheetah avoids the head kick by Jaycood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaycood's face.
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Cheetah instigates a clinch.
Jaycood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
Cheetah scores with a knee to the head.
Cheetah has Jaycood pushed against the ropes.
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah moves into range and clinches up with Jaycood.
Cheetah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaycood can do to turn this around?
Cheetah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Himayalan Cheetah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaycood letting Cheetah take a breather here.
Cheetah seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah misses with a knee strike.
Cheetah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaycood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheetah.
Good work by Cheetah as he checks the leg kick.
Cheetah tries to clinch up.
Jaycood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Cheetah.
Cheetah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jaycood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheetah darts in and clinches Jaycood up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cheetah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cheetah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaycood keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaycood throws a right and a left that Cheetah avoids nicely.
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheetah looking to stall.
Good body shot from Cheetah.
Cheetah pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Cheetah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaycood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah has Jaycood up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah is looking to clinch.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Jaycood is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheetah.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Jaycood moves out of range.
Jaycood is looking to clinch.
Cheetah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheetah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaycood tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheetah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheetah checks a leg kick.
Jaycood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheetah tries to clinch there but Jaycood circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheetah checks a leg kick nicely.
Jaycood tries to clinch up but Cheetah circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
Jaycood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheetah is able to avoid easily.
Jaycood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaycood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheetah has Jaycood up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaycood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geared Jaycood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Himayalan Cheetah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheetah avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Himayalan Cheetah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheetah 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Himayalan Cheetah!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Capitan Fairtex (ranked 5732 p4p, 24502 weight class) and Clinton Strong (ranked 264 p4p, 291 weight class). Capitan Fairtex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clinton Strong 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Capitan Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clinton Strong !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong is looking to clinch but Fairtex is avoiding it.
Strong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex lands with a slapping head kick.
Strong moves into the clinch.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Fairtex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strong tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Strong throws an elbow that misses.
Strong tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clinton Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex drives through and clinches with Strong against the ropes.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Fairtex is trying to force a seperation but Strong has the dominant position.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike from Strong .
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex tries to stall but Strong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Strong .
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Strong .
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Strong .
Strong misses with a body punch.
Fairtex tries to circle away but Strong has him pinned against the ropes.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex lands with a left to the head.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Strong tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Strong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fairtex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Strong blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Strong prevents Fairtex from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Fairtex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fairtex lands with a light punch inside.
Fairtex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Strong , against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Strong gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Strong swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairtex is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong prevents Fairtex from breaking the clinch.
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Fairtex avoids it by throwing Strong back against the ropes.
Fairtex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Fairtex is trying to break free.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Strong misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex working hard to break the clinch.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strong tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Clinton Strong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fairtex's efforts to push away.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Capitan Fairtex will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Strong is looking to clinch but Fairtex is avoiding it.
Strong moves into the clinch.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Strong .
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fairtex.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fairtex's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex wants to break free but Strong has control.
Fairtex looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
Strong keeps control of Fairtex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Fairtex controls the action.
Strong misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex is trying to break the clinch but Strong is controlling him.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fairtex tries to circle away but Strong has him pinned against the ropes.
Strong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Fairtex is trying to force a seperation but Strong has the dominant position.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Strong .
Strong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Fairtex tries to break free but Strong pushes him back against the ropes.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Fairtex's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong has Fairtex pressed against the ropes, preventing Fairtex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strong 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Strong !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 3270 p4p, 22907 weight class) and Marious La De Hoya (ranked 176 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marious La De Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya looks for the body kick but Ibu saw that one coming.
Ibu lunges at La De Hoya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La De Hoya's hand.
Ibu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
La De Hoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
La De Hoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La De Hoya tries to work over Ibu's front leg with a kick but Ibu checks it.
La De Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La De Hoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La De Hoya counters with a body kick.
We've been informed that La De Hoya 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.
Ibu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ibu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Ibu.
La De Hoya throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La De Hoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibu lands a nice hook to La De Hoya's body. La De Hoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La De Hoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ibu pivots, looking for a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range and Ibu settles back down.
Ibu thows a left - swing and a miss!
La De Hoya is looking to score with low kicks.
Ibu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
Ibu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
Ibu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La De Hoya 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.
Ibu throws a shot from downtown. La De Hoya moves away and avoids it.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ibu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
La De Hoya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between La De Hoya's hands.
La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
Ibu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu managing to block the knees to the body from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya works on Ibu's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibu controls his hands.
Ibu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu is trying to break the clinch but La De Hoya has him pressed against the ropes.
Ibu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
La De Hoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La De Hoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
La De Hoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ibu is breathing heavily.
La De Hoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibu is trying to force a seperation but La De Hoya has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La De Hoya obliges.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibu avoids it.
Still in the clinch, La De Hoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya prevents a body shot from Ibu.
La De Hoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La De Hoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ibu backwards.
La De Hoya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Koh Ibu has been cut.
La De Hoya missing with knees to the body.
La De Hoya lands a knee to the body.
La De Hoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
A short uppercut from La De Hoya.
A body shot lands from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
A short uppercut from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La De Hoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La De Hoya gets through Ibu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibu throws a head punch that misses.
La De Hoya trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from La De Hoya.
A hook to the body from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya digs a right hand into Ibu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ibu's gas tank.
A hook to the body from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La De Hoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ibu misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from La De Hoya.
Ibu managing to block the knees to the body from La De Hoya.
Ibu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La De Hoya lands with a right to the head.
Ibu is rocked!
La De Hoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Ibu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
La De Hoya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ibu's face.
La De Hoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La De Hoya creates a bit of distance and cracks Ibu with a big uppercut! Ibu goes down! The referee pushes La De Hoya away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Ibu make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! La De Hoya takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Marious La De Hoya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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