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AKF 56 | Akira vs. RooMan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 19213 p4p, 3728 weight class) and Miguel Sandoval (ranked 627 p4p, 448 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval jabs Schultz right on the nose. Schultz blinks but takes it well.
Schultz fails to land with a series of punches.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval lands a jab to the nose.
Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
A big left from Schultz misses.
Sandoval takes one on the button.
Sandoval throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schultz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
It looked like Schultz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandoval 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.
Schultz sizes up Sandoval with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Sandoval avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Sandoval on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schultz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick by Schultz misses
and Sandoval counters with a left to the body.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Schultz's head.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz misses the body punch
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Schultz is looking to counter punch.
Schultz takes one to the chin there.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandoval looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schultz scores with a jab. Sandoval acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Sandoval is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schultz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Schultz misses with a looping left.
Schultz tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schultz avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Schultz tried to counter with a leg kick but Sandoval avoided it.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Sandoval throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval looks to land a combination but Schultz avoids it well.
Sandoval takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Schultz lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Schultz.
Schultz scoring well with a low kick there.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval digs a good hook to Schultz's body.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Schultz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sandoval scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schultz misses with a looping left.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Schultz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sandoval works Schultz's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schultz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sandoval! But no joy.
Schultz takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sandoval misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandoval checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
Miguel Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz scores with a spinning back kick!
Sandoval fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Schultz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Sandoval.
Schultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sandoval circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut.
Sandoval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sandoval closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Schultz back against the ropes! Sandoval follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Schultz out cold! What a finish! Sandoval looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Sandoval!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nik Snow (ranked 2954 p4p, 22448 weight class) and Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 (ranked 306 p4p, 495 weight class). Blackmane 🐺 has chosen AC/DC-TNT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 30 - 18 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackmane 🐺 was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
We've been informed that Blackmane 🐺 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.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackmane 🐺 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackmane 🐺 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a shot to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a single shot there.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a punch to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blackmane 🐺 missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow walks into a left hand.
Snow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackmane 🐺 eats them both and turns towards Snow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Snow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow looks to throw the jab but Blackmane 🐺 is out of range.
A jab from Blackmane 🐺 misses.
Snow slips a jab from Blackmane 🐺 .
Nik Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackmane 🐺 throws out the jab.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
Snow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blackmane 🐺 if he has to take too many more of those.
Snow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Snow. That snapped Blackmane 🐺 's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blackmane 🐺 throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Blackmane 🐺 misses.
Snow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snow misses with an uppercut. Blackmane 🐺 saw that one coming.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Snow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
Blackmane 🐺 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow looks to land a left hand but Blackmane 🐺 moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Snow. That snapped Blackmane 🐺 's head back.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow throws a shot from downtown. Blackmane 🐺 moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow throws a head kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow slips under a jab.
Snow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackmane 🐺 sizes up Snow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snow misses with a looping left.
Snow moves away from the strike by Blackmane 🐺 .
Snow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an uppercut.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blackmane 🐺 has time to react.
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Snow.
Blackmane 🐺 catches Snow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blackmane 🐺 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snow's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 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.
Snow avoids the head kick by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a straight right.
Snow misses with a left hand
and Blackmane 🐺 cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a kick to the body.
Snow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackmane 🐺 's head.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. Blackmane 🐺 shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Blackmane 🐺 .
Snow throws a leg kick
enabling Blackmane 🐺 to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Snow does it's job there.
Blackmane 🐺 lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow misses the jab.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackmane 🐺 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Snow throws a series of punches but Blackmane 🐺 avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids the body shot from Snow.
A head kick misses from Blackmane 🐺 .
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow misses with an uppercut.
Blackmane 🐺 throws out a counter right but Snow avoids it with no problem.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow throws out a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range and Snow only half commits.
Snow backing away here, and Blackmane 🐺 unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snow lands with a straight right. Blackmane 🐺 didn't see that one coming.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Snow catches Blackmane 🐺 right on the button with a cross.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping left.
As Blackmane 🐺 looks to move away, Snow throws a big counter combo but Blackmane 🐺 just gets out of the way.
Snow avoids the head kick by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Snow throws a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a nice hook to Snow's body. Snow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blackmane 🐺 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackmane 🐺 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Snow clobbers Blackmane 🐺 with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snow moves out of range as Blackmane 🐺 strikes.
And Snow counters with a quick kick to the body but Blackmane 🐺 blocks it.
Blackmane 🐺 walks into a left hand.
Blackmane 🐺 walks into a straight right hand from Snow.
Snow lands with a cross.
Snow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackmane 🐺 at a distance.
Snow wants to slow Blackmane 🐺 down by chopping away at his legs.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackmane 🐺 cracks a nice hook into Snow's ribs.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Snow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackmane 🐺 misses the target.
Snow slips a straight right by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 misses the shot to the body.
Snow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackmane 🐺 stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackmane 🐺 .
Snow is looking to counter punch.
Snow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackmane 🐺 misses the target.
Snow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Snow there.
Blackmane 🐺 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow slips a jab from Blackmane 🐺 .
Snow misses with a straight right.
Blackmane 🐺 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow tests Blackmane 🐺 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Snow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackmane 🐺 . Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a shot from downtown. Blackmane 🐺 moves away and avoids it.
Blackmane 🐺 throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Snow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snow slips a jab from Blackmane 🐺 .
Snow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Snow.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackmane 🐺 sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackmane 🐺 tried to score with a low kick but Snow checks it.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackmane 🐺 throws out the jab.
Nik Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackmane 🐺 throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
Snow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blackmane 🐺 slips under a jab.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Blackmane 🐺 defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
Blackmane 🐺 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackmane 🐺 misses the shot to the body.
Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blackmane 🐺 looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Snow blocks the low kick.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
Snow fakes the leg kick and cracks Blackmane 🐺 in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow slips a straight right by Blackmane 🐺 .
Snow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 head kick misses from Snow.
It seemed like Blackmane 🐺 was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow with the inside leg kick.
Snow tries to land a front kick but Blackmane 🐺 steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow throws a front kick that sends Blackmane 🐺 stumbling back into the ropes.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Snow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a really nice looking cross but Snow seems unphased.
Blackmane 🐺 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Blackmane 🐺 jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackmane 🐺 connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackmane 🐺 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Snow misses
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a nice uppercut.
Snow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Snow slips a straight right by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackmane 🐺 has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 21479 p4p, 22463 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 189 p4p, 199 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugetio blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Bandichoo 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.
Bandichoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bandichoo staying out of range there.
Bandichoo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bandichoo!
Bandichoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nugetio throws out the jab.
Nugetio misses with a double jab.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nugetio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bandichoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nugetio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nugetio throws a body shot but no joy.
Nugetio avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands with a straight right. Nugetio didn't see that one coming.
Nugetio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandichoo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Nugetio to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Nugetio avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Bandichoo scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio moves out of range as Bandichoo throws a body kick.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio lands with a straight right. Bandichoo didn't see that one coming.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Nugetio avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nugetio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bandichoo.
It looked like Nugetio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nugetio scores with a jab. Bandichoo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandichoo misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bandichoo.
Nugetio connects with a body shot.
Nugetio avoids a kick to the body.
Nugetio defending well as Bandichoo loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo tries to score with a low kick but Nugetio moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Nugetio fails to land with a series of punches.
Nugetio walks into a straight right hand from Bandichoo.
Nugetio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bandichoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nugetio.
Bandichoo misses the body punch
and Nugetio counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Nugetio misses.
Nugetio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nugetio lands with a good body shot.
Nugetio blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandichoo under the eye.
Nugetio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bandichoo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandichoo! But no joy.
Bandichoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nugetio lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod.
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.
Nugetio dips to his left and cracks Bandichoo with an uppercut!
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nugetio.
Nugetio moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Nugetio is looking to counter punch.
Nugetio lands a nice shot to the body.
Nugetio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nugetio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nugetio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nugetio misses with a two punch combination.
Bandichoo takes one to the side of the head.
Nugetio lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bandichoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo lands a nice hook to Nugetio's body. Nugetio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nugetio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
A jab from Bandichoo finds it's way through Nugetio's defenses.
Nugetio lands a jab to Bandichoo's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Nugetio lands with a straight right. Bandichoo didn't see that one coming.
Nugetio scores with a hook.
Nugetio misses with a hook.
Bandichoo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Nugetio avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Nugetio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Nugetio.
Bandichoo throws a big shot that misses.
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nugetio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bandichoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nugetio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nugetio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bandichoo on the side of the head.
Nugetio looks to land a right hand but Bandichoo moved out of range.
Bandichoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Nugetio ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Nugetio.
Bandichoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Nugetio misses.
And Bandichoo responds with a good body kick, but Nugetio manages to step out the way in time.
Nugetio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nugetio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandichoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Nugetio slips a straight right by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nugetio lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Bandichoo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Nugetio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bandichoo at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that second round.
That's time! Nugetio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bandichoo ducks right into an uppercut from Nugetio.
Nugetio lands with a good body shot.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Nugetio slips a straight right by Bandichoo.
Nugetio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo throws a jab when Nugetio was well out of range.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nugetio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandichoo blocks a jab.
Nugetio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandichoo can do to turn this around?
Nugetio moves out of range of the body kick from Bandichoo.
Nugetio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bandichoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nugetio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bandichoo lands a slapping body shot.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nugetio to counter with a crisp jab.
Litticius Nugetio is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugetio throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Nugetio lands a slapping body shot.
Bandichoo checks a low kick from Nugetio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Nugetio's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Nugetio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nugetio lands a jab to the head.
Nugetio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandichoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Nugetio's head.
Nugetio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandichoo.
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Taz Bandichoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Nugetio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nugetio.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nugetio was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
Nugetio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Nugetio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo moves forwards but Nugetio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Nugetio.
Bandichoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bandichoo throws a low kick but Nugetio moves out of range easily.
Nugetio scores with a punch to the head.
Nugetio cracks a nice hook into Bandichoo's ribs.
Bandichoo misses with a hook
and Nugetio counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandichoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Nugetio is out of range.
Nugetio connects with a body shot.
Nugetio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
Nugetio lands a glancing blow to the side of Bandichoo's head.
Bandichoo walks into a left hand.
Nugetio scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nugetio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litticius Nugetio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 22749 p4p, 21490 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 653 p4p, 606 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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khairannus sizes up Louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Louis misses with a hook. Khairannus ducked under it nicely.
Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Louis throws a sloppy head kick and Khairannus moves out of range easily.
Khairannus throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Khairannus takes one to the chin there.
Louis scores with the left hand. Khairannus knows he should have avoided that one.
Louis throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khairannus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louis.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khairannus - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khairannus 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 Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khairannus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Khairannus misses.
Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khairannus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khairannus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khairannus throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khairannus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Khairannus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Louis moves out of range as Khairannus strikes.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Khairannus.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Louis 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 Khairannus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khairannus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut.
Louis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Khairannus avoids it.
Khairannus throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
Louis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khairannus moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Nice cross by Khairannus.
Louis moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
A jab lands there for Louis.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khairannus throws a lazy uppercut
and Louis counters by clinching up.
Our sources have told us that Louis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Khairannus throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
Khairannus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khairannus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
Louis lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juhjartus Khairannus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Khairannus misses with a right hand
and Louis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Khairannus throws a head punch that misses.
Khairannus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khairannus manages to break the clinch.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Khairannus. Beautiful body shot.
Khairannus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.
Louis tries to clinch up but Khairannus circles away and keeps his distance.
Khairannus checks a low kick from Louis.
Donk. Khairannus catches Louis right on the button with a cross.
Louis misses with a low kick.
Khairannus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khairannus tries to bum rush Louis with a series of wild strikes but Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khairannus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khairannus misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Khairannus avoids the body shot from Louis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Louis throws a head kick but Khairannus moves out of range.
Louis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Louis tries to bum rush Khairannus with a series of wild strikes but Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khairannus misses with a right hand
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis cracks Khairannus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khairannus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Khairannus lands an overhand right.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khairannus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khairannus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louis.
Louis misses with a body kick.
A big right from Louis misses.
Khairannus cracks Louis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Louis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khairannus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Louis - the referee stops the clock and Khairannus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Louis. Khairannus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Khairannus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khairannus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khairannus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis takes a swing at Khairannus's ribcage but misses.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis blocks a jab.
Louis misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juhjartus Khairannus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Louis looks to throw the jab but Khairannus is out of range.
A big left from Khairannus misses.
Louis staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Khairannus.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khairannus was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Louis thuds his right hand into Khairannus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khairannus.
Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis needs to keep his hands up - Khairannus had a free shot at his head there.
Khairannus throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus slips a jab from Louis.
Khairannus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut.
Khairannus throws a leg kick but Louis checks it.
A big right from Khairannus misses.
Louis tries to counter by clinching up but Khairannus breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khairannus.
Louis cracks Khairannus with a good jab.
Khairannus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis lands a nice looking body shot.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis tries to bum rush Khairannus with a series of wild strikes but Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Khairannus there.
Louis throws a body punch but Khairannus moves out of range.
Louis slips a straight right by Khairannus.
Louis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khairannus manages to circle out of the way.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khairannus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus misses the jab.
Louis defending well as Khairannus loads up on a big left hand.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Khairannus.
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!
Khairannus throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Louis defending well as Khairannus loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khairannus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khairannus ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
A jab from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khairannus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Louis needs to keep his hands up - Khairannus had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhjartus Khairannus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khairannus 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhjartus Khairannus!
In defeat, Tom Louis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 22450 p4p, 21272 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 664 p4p, 645 weight class). Bizihwaeile is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile throws the left hand but Juttu avoids the punch easily.
Juttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Juttu circles away and keeps his distance.
Bizihwaeile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bizihwaeile slips under a jab.
Juttu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bizihwaeile has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bizihwaeile connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bizihwaeile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juttu.
Juttu throws a hook but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bizihwaeile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
As Juttu backs off Bizihwaeile throws a huge counter combo but Juttu manages to avoid it all.
Juttu misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
Juttu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Juttu wants to slow Bizihwaeile down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juttu.
Bizihwaeile smiles there as he lands a nice right hand 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!
Juttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bizihwaeile checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bizihwaeile stuns Juttu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Bizihwaeile scores with a four punch combination!
Juttu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Juttu walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Bizihwaeile.
Juttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice hook to Juttu's body. Juttu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Juttu.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Juttu is out of range.
Bizihwaeile lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Bizihwaeile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bizihwaeile unleashes a big counter combination but Juttu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice strike.
Juttu throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juttu throws an overhand right that lands on Bizihwaeile's shoulder, as Bizihwaeile tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile forces Juttu back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juttu.
Juttu working aggressively here.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy right hand. Juttu should have avoided that one.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juttu.
An attempted straight right counter from Juttu misses the target.
Juttu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile is looking to slow Juttu down with leg kicks.
Juttu throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaeile connects with a single shot there.
Juttu missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juttu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bizihwaeile if he has to take too many more of those.
Juttu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bizihwaeile.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juttu.
Juttu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Juttu avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Bizihwaeile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile'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.
Bizihwaeile connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bizihwaeile misses with a straight left.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juttu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A low kick from Juttu misses
letting Bizihwaeile counter with a right hand.
Juttu connects with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a jab to the body but Juttu is just out of range.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch up but Juttu circles away and keeps his distance.
Juttu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Juttu avoids them all with ease.
Juttu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bizihwaeile tries to clinch but Juttu is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bizihwaeile has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juttu swats away the attempt to clinch by Bizihwaeile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Juttu throws a low kick but Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Juttu was well out of range.
Juttu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bizihwaeile lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. That's going to slow Juttu down.
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Bizihwaeile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bizihwaeile loads up on a big right hand but Juttu slips the punch.
Juttu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Juttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juttu tried to score with a low kick but Bizihwaeile checks it.
Bizihwaeile flicks out a counter leg kick but Juttu steps away.
Juttu looks to clinch
and Bizihwaeile counters with a left to the body.
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaeile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bizihwaeile clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile tries to circle away but Juttu has him pinned against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Juttu.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but misses.
Juttu avoids a wild elbow strike from Bizihwaeile.
Juttu avoids the elbow strike from Bizihwaeile, against the ropes.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu lands with a light punch inside.
Bizihwaeile with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juttu.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juttu can pounce on him.
Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juttu.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Juttu's head but Juttu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Bizihwaeile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
That's time! Juttu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Juttu tries to keep at a distance but Bizihwaeile has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juttu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bizihwaeiles head.
Bizihwaeile pushes Juttu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Bizihwaeile unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile pushes off an throws an elbow but Juttu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile taking a breather.
Juttu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juttu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile lands with a light punch inside.
Juttu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Juttu blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice knee to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juttu.
Bizihwaeile is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juttu is defending well for now.
Juttu can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
Juttu blocks an elbow strike.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice uppercut.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu dodges an elbow strike from Bizihwaeile.
Juttu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bizihwaeile just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juttu's brow.
Ruma Juttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juttu misses with some punches.
Juttu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bizihwaeile is defending well for now.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Juttu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juttu throws a poor cross that misses
and Bizihwaeile connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juttu throws a low kick but Bizihwaeile moves out of range easily.
Bizihwaeile with a nice cross.
Juttu throws a leg kick
and Bizihwaeile counters with an outside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bizihwaeile, as that shot connected.
Juttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick that knocks Juttu off balance momentarily.
Bizihwaeile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juttu.
Bizihwaeile works Juttu's body with a nice hook.
Bizihwaeile scores with a hook to the body. Juttu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juttu takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juttu scores with a kick to the body.
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Bizihwaeile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bizihwaeile has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Bizihwaeile!
Fred Bizihwaeile decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 22087 p4p, 22481 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 587 p4p, 572 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salamanca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superstar Cypress Hill. 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 17 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kovingten throws a good cross that connects.
Kovingten looks to throw a body kick
and Salamanca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kovingten. Kovingten obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovingten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovingten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
Kovingten delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten punishes Salamanca's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Salamanca digs a good hook to Kovingten's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten staying out of range there.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Kovingten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
Salamanca cracks Kovingten with an open hand slap.
Salamanca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovingten momentarily.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kovingten. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a shot to the body.
Kovingten moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kovingten - that landed with a thud.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the temple.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca lands a left hand.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kovingten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca tries to land a front kick but Kovingten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovingten misses with a double jab.
Kovingten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten clinches.
Kovingten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salamanca.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salamanca's defenses.
Salamanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovingten.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Salamanca.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salamanca.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salamanca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovingtens head.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Kovingten.
Salamanca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salamanca drops his hands momentarily and Kovingten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovingten avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kovingten tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Kovingten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Kovingten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kovingten is looking to clinch.
Kovingten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick.
Kovingten checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Kovingten tenderised Salamanca's leg. Salamanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Kovingten slams his shin into Salamanca's torso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Kovingten takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Kovingten.
Kovingten with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovingten.
Salamanca gets tackled into the ropes by Kovingten. Kovingten maintains the clinch.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovingten is defending well for now.
Salamanca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Salamanca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salamanca.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Salamanca's head.
Kovingten misses with an elbow strike.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Kovingten has double underhooks.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
A short left from Kovingten.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Kovingten gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salamanca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salamanca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovingten digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salamanca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.
Kovingten scores with a leg kick.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovingten looks to land a combination but Salamanca avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Kovingten.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Kovingten down.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Kovingten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kovingten looks to clinch
and Salamanca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kovingten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salamanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovingten tries to move into range but Salamanca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Salamanca backing away here, and Kovingten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kovingten is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovingten.
Kovingten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salamanca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kovingten jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca lands a head kick. Kovingten smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca lands a high kick!
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Kovingten moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
As Kovingten backs away, Salamanca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kovingten connects with a right hand. Salamanca shakes it off.
Salamanca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovingten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Kovingten with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands a slapping body shot.
Kovingten keeps Salamanca at a distance using the push kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Kovingten down.
Kovingten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kovingten lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca feints and then cracks Kovingten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovingten down.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovingten stuns Salamanca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a lovely overhand right.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Salamanca will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salamanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kovingten.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Kovingten lands with an overhand left.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca walks into a left hand.
Kovingten has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kovingten closes the distance and pushes Salamanca back into the ropes.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Kovingten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salamanca swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salamanca's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kovingten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salamanca under the eye.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovingten.
Salamanca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovingten momentarily.
Kovingten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Kovingten.
I've got Kovingten 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 21407 p4p, 5707 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 208 p4p, 185 weight class). Dimitrov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drake - Energy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Dimitrov enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Dimitrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waldron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dimitrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimitrov misses with a two punch combination.
As Dimitrov backs away, Waldron returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Waldron gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waldron working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Waldron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov lands an elbow inside.
Dimitrov manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Waldron.
Dimitrov misses with the combination.
Dimitrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimitrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Waldron clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
Dimitrov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dimitrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimitrov.
Waldron is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch.
Dimitrov swinging wildly here.
Waldron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waldron.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Waldron goes down! The ref sends Dimitrov to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Waldron 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!
Johnny Waldron's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov closes the distance and catches Waldron with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Waldron is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Waldron is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Waldron is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Dimitrov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daniel Dimitrov!
A very excited looking Daniel Dimitrov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 3882 p4p, 5510 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 147 p4p, 180 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ringnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ringnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Tharrier circles away.
Tharrier tries a quick counter leg kick but Ringnes is wise to it.
A jab from Ringnes finds it's way through Tharrier's defenses.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Ringnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ringnes misses with a knee strike.
We've been informed that Tharrier 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.
Tharrier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tharrier lands a shoulder strike.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ringnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes scores with a knee to the head.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Ringnes manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tharrier 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Tharrier there.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ringnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ringnes . Tharrier shrugs it off though.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick.
Ringnes lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tharrier motions for Ringnes to come forward. Tharrier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ringnes closes the distance and clinches.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Ringnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Ringnes avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
Tharrier blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier tries a body shot but Ringnes blocks it.
Tharrier lands a right hand.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tharrier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ringnes lands a shoulder strike.
Ringnes blocking some punches.
Ringnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier has Ringnes pressed against the ropes, preventing Ringnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tharrier.
Ringnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ringnes breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Ringnes .
Tharrier throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ringnes lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tharrier to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
 Tharrier is rocked!
Ringnes knocks out Tharrier with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ringnes before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ringnes picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arild Ringnes !
An out of breath and clearly excited Arild Ringnes thanked HELLS BALLS RECOVERY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18249 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 511 p4p, 236 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion clinches up with Mendoza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Mendoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Mendoza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scorpions head.
Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top.
Mendoza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scorpion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendoza.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Mendoza tries to stall but Scorpion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Mendoza taking a breather.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scorpion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mendoza can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
A short right from Scorpion.
Mendoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion pushes Mendoza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendoza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Scorpion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
Scorpion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendoza has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scorpion throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Scorpion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scorpion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendoza doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the ropes.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Mendoza misses with a knee to the head.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Scorpion avoids the damage to the body.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scorpion avoids it.
A short right from Scorpion.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Mendoza takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion is working Mendoza over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scorpion takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Scorpion has him pressed against the ropes.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion stalling against the ropes.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Mendoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendoza scores with the left hand. Scorpion knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Scorpion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scorpion.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion throws a chopping leg kick but Mendoza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mendoza checks a low kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Mendoza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendoza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scorpion or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Scorpion lands a body punch.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion'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.
Mendoza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendoza throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scorpion stalling in the clinch but Mendoza improves position.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Mendoza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendoza's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza gets through Scorpion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion pushes Mendoza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Mendoza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendoza lands a body punch.
Scorpion looking to stall.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion clearly takes 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.
Scorpion scores with a leg kick.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a combination
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Nice body punch from Mendoza.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Scorpion moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
Scorpion throws a solid leg kick but Mendoza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scorpion.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion misses the body punch
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a body kick.
Scorpion punishes Mendoza's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion thuds a left hand into Mendoza's body.
Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Scorpion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Scorpion's head.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
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 short right from Scorpion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Mendoza throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Mendoza is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Mendoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendoza seems to have recovered his senses.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice jab there from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Mendoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendoza tries to avoid it.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion lands a jab to Mendoza's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scorpion. Mendoza shrugs it off though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion had his way with Daniel Mendoza in that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
That's time! Scorpion'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!
Scorpion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniel Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Scorpion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendoza.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion scores with a jab. Mendoza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Scorpion throws a body kick that misses.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scorpion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza 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.
Scorpion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scorpion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendoza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Scorpion with a series of wild strikes but Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scorpion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scorpion lands with a cross.
Scorpion lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendoza's head.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion is looking to slow Mendoza down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Scorpion. Those never looked like landing.
Scorpion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion punishes Mendoza's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza misses the jab.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendoza avoided it.
Scorpion is looking to slow Mendoza down with leg kicks.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Mendoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendoza's head backwards.
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion digs a good body shot into Mendoza's ribs.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scorpion can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Silva Scorpion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 2279 p4p, 12333 weight class) and Australian RooMan (ranked 269 p4p, 561 weight class). Australian RooMan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RooMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akira moves away.
It looked like Akira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
RooMan scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from RooMan. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Akira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - RooMan coming out on top.
Akira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by RooMan!
RooMan jabs Akira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
RooMan throws a hook but Akira blocks it.
A left lands for RooMan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RooMan throws a series of punches but Akira moves out of range.
Akira looks to throw the jab but RooMan is out of range.
RooMan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira staying out of range there.
RooMan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
RooMan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akira.
RooMan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akira eats them both and turns towards RooMan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Akira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akira swings widly with a right hand
and RooMan counters with a stiff right hand.
Akira moves forwards but RooMan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
RooMan with a jab.
Akira misses with a body shot.
Akira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akira slips a jab from RooMan.
RooMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akira moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RooMan tries to bum rush Akira with a series of wild strikes but Akira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akira misses with a straight left.
Akira throws a body shot but no joy.
Akira throws a poor cross that misses
and RooMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
RooMan misses with a few strikes there.
RooMan throws out a loose jab but Akira uses good head movement to avoid it.
RooMan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from RooMan misses.
Akira throws a body punch but RooMan moves out of range.
RooMan throws a counter combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akira.
It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Akira scores with a hook to the body. RooMan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Australian RooMan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Australian RooMan'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.
Akira dodges the punch combination from RooMan.
Akira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by RooMan.
RooMan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
RooMan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
RooMan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Australian RooMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akira moves out of range of the strikes.
RooMan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
RooMan works over Akira's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
RooMan lands a jab to the head.
Akira ducks under a wild hook from RooMan.
Akira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts RooMan, as that shot connected.
Australian RooMan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
RooMan throws a hook but Akira blocks it.
RooMan misses with a hook.
Akira has RooMan up against the ropes in a clinch.
RooMan is trying to break the clinch but Akira is controlling him.
Akira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
RooMan wants to get back to striking at distance but Akira won't allow it.
Akira keeps control of RooMan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akira has RooMan pressed against the ropes, preventing RooMan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akira controlling the action here for a moment.
Akira throws a punch but it's blocked by RooMan.
Akira can't find room to land a body shot as RooMan controls the action.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akira keeps control of RooMan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira prevents a body shot from RooMan.
RooMan is looking to break free of the clinch but Akira has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on RooMan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akira lands a body shot in the clinch.
RooMan breaks from the clinch.
RooMan throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Akira misses the target.
RooMan lands a nice shot that snaps Akira's head back.
The crowd cheers as Akira lands an impressive looking overhand right. RooMan doesn't seem phased though.
RooMan is rocked!
RooMan is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Akira doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! RooMan crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in RooMan's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Hokuto Akira 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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