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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fester Adams (ranked 2197 p4p, 22170 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 90 p4p, 222 weight class). George is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by West Side Connection Bow Down. Tearrius George has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 42 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a hook to the side of Adams 's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adams counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! George goes down! Adams rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... George is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
 It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with a left hand
and Adams counters with a big left hand that crumples George! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fester Adams !
Fester Adams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22475 p4p, 6285 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 207 p4p, 214 weight class). Matt Dammon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lagardere scores with a shot to the body.
De Lagardere lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dammon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Lagardere seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Lagardere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Lagardere scores with a sloppy right hand. Dammon should have avoided that one.
Jab by De Lagardere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere thuds his right hand into Dammon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Lagardere with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by De Lagardere there.
De Lagardere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dammon doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere works Dammon's body with a nice hook.
De Lagardere is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Lagardere lands with a hook. Dammon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Lagardere lands a body shot.
De Lagardere scores with a shot to the body.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from De Lagardere both land. Nice combination.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Lagardere connects with the punch.
Dammon looks winded!
De Lagardere scores with a jab.
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!
De Lagardere connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Lagardere cracks Dammon with a good jab.
Dammon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 Dammon is rocked!
De Lagardere cracks Dammon with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henri De Lagardere!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 5838 p4p, 6023 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 437 p4p, 443 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kodak Black - Super Gremlin. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Fuerte moves out of range.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
It looked like Fuerte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Fuerte slips under a jab.
Fuerte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuerte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Fuerte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Fuerte moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez looks winded!
Fuerte moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuerte throws a counter high kick but Sanchez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Fuerte does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Fuerte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Fuerte avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuerte misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Fuerte counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Sanchez goes down! Fuerte rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Sanchez is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Sanchez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuerte finish him?
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fuerte dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fuerte rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Fuerte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Fuerte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and as Sanchez looks to reset his feet, Fuerte counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Sanchez crashing to the canvas! Sanchez is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Sanchez is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Fuerte is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Farto Fuerte!
Farto Fuerte gave a mention to Warrior's Way in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Sobral (ranked 5854 p4p, 21705 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 191 p4p, 217 weight class). John is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ali-A. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John scores with a jab. Sobral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobral has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobral steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John . That one must have hurt.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John 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.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Sobral tries to break free but John pushes him back against the ropes.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
John landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Sobral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobral with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
John gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
John tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral moves into the clinch.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sobral blocks a body shot from John .
John misses with a knee strike.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries a knee to the head but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sobral pushes John up against the ropes in a clinch.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
John avoids a wild elbow strike from Sobral.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John 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 Jihadi John will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sobral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Sobral moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt John ! Sobral continues to tee off on John , landing with a left and a right! Sobral connects with a right hand that leaves John sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Sobral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jihadi John spoke after the fight, saying ' Al Akhbar '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Epicity (ranked 5629 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 560 p4p, 240 weight class). Epicity comes to the ring accompanied by Tempest by Deftones. On his way into the ring it seems that Theodore Epicity has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Theodore Epicity seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Theodore Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity digs a good hook to Rothschild's body.
Rothschild clinches.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Epicity prevents a body shot from Rothschild.
Epicity looking to slow down the pace here.
Epicity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Epicity moved away.
Epicity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves out of range as Epicity strikes.
A head kick misses from Epicity.
Rothschild throws a shot to the body.
Epicity loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Epicity looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild feints and then cracks Epicity's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Epicity down.
Epicity throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
Epicity has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Epicity throws out the jab.
Epicity takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
Epicity moves out of range of the body kick from Rothschild.
Epicity thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rothschild with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epicity. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epicity.
A head kick misses from Epicity.
Rothschild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Epicity counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Epicity blocks a low kick nicely.
Epicity jabs Rothschild to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Epicity.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
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!
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epicity throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Epicity throws a combination that misses
and Rothschild counters with a nice body kick.
Epicity takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothschild is looking to clinch but Epicity is avoiding it.
Rothschild thumps Epicity with a low kick.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild wants to clinch.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity misses with an uppercut.
Epicity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theodore Rothschild 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Good work by Rothschild as he checks the leg kick.
Epicity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch but Epicity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothschild tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Epicity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild has closed the distance and engaged Epicity in a clinch.
Epicity looking to slow down the pace here.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the ropes.
Epicity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Epicity moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Epicity misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Epicity throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a nice uppercut.
Epicity pushes Rothschild up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Rothschild scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild keeps control of Epicity as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Rothschild misses with a body punch.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epicity takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild tries to clinch up
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Epicity moves out of range of the body kick.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Epicity.
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Epicity misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Epicity throws a push kick but Rothschild slaps the foot to one side.
Epicity takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Epicity looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Epicity slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rothschild fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Epicity, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rothschild.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Epicity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rothschild with the inside leg kick.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Rothschild moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild tries to work over Epicity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Rothschild.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Epicity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rothschild is working Epicity over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Still in the clinch, Rothschild scores with a nice short uppercut.
Epicity throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rothschild blocks it with crossed arms.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rothschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rothschild.
Theodore Epicity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Epicity connects with a knee to the head.
Rothschild lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Rothschild.
Epicity tries to land a knee to the head but Rothschild blocks with his arms.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Rothschild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Rothschild gets through Epicity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
Epicity tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothschild lands a hook that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Epicity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Epicity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild gets through Epicity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands with a left to the head.
Epicity misses with a knee to the head.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rothschild.
Epicity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild pushes Epicity back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a body punch.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Rothschild.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Rothschild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rothschild 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 2628 p4p, 3190 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 322 p4p, 379 weight class). Griggs comes to the ring accompanied by Tank!- Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop Opening). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taurus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griggs's head backwards.
Taurus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taurus lands a body shot.
Griggs looks to land a combination but Taurus avoids it well.
Taurus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Griggs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Griggs throws a right hand that Taurus ducks under and follows up with a left that Taurus also avoids with ease.
Taurus delivers a nice body kick.
Taurus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griggs misses with a body shot.
Griggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taurus scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs tries to move into range but Taurus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Taurus. Beautiful body shot.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Griggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taurus.
Taurus lunges at Griggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griggs's hand.
Taurus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Griggs.
Taurus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Taurus avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Taurus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taurus connects with a looping right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Taurus.
Griggs walks into a straight right hand from Taurus.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Griggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Griggs walks into a straight right hand from Taurus.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Griggs misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taurus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.
Taurus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Taurus.
Griggs throws a right hand that Taurus ducks under and follows up with a left that Taurus also avoids with ease.
Griggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taurus.
Taurus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taurus lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griggs throws a leg kick
and Taurus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taurus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taurus momentarily.
Taurus lands a jab to the head.
Frankie Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griggs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taurus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Taurus - just one landing.
Griggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griggs scores with a big combo that sends Taurus crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Taurus flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Griggs jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Griggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Griggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2595 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Malcom Farquharson (ranked 316 p4p, 239 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Chamba.
Farquharson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farquharson misses with a body shot.
Chamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Farquharson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farquharson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chamba manages to avoid it.
Chamba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Farquharson lands but Chamba takes it in his stride.
Chamba throws a sloppy body shot
and Farquharson counters with a straight right hand.
Chamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Farquharson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chamba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farquharson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chamba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chamba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson instigates a clinch.
Chamba lands an elbow inside that Farquharson shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson lands a good knee to the midsection. Chamba won't want to take too many of those.
Farquharson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Farquharson.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chamba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farquharson blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Chamba.
Farquharson connects with a knee to the head.
Farquharson lands a shot to the body.
Farquharson lands a shoulder strike.
Farquharson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chamba fails to land.
Chamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chamba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson misses with a knee to the head.
Farquharson missing with knees to the body.
Farquharson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba misses with an elbow strike.
Chamba prevents a body shot from Farquharson.
A short right from Farquharson.
Farquharson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farquharson blocks a body shot from Chamba.
Chamba blocks an elbow strike from Farquharson.
Farquharson takes an elbow to the temple.
Farquharson avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the ropes.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Chamba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Chamba.
Chamba prevents a body shot from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws an elbow that misses.
Farquharson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farquharson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farquharson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
Farquharson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
Chamba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Farquharson dodges an elbow strike from Chamba.
Farquharson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chambas head.
Nice elbow from Farquharson.
Chamba managing to block the knees to the body from Farquharson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcom Farquharson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chamba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farquharson clinches up with Chamba and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farquharson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chamba lands a nice elbow.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Chamba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farquharson.
Chamba takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farquharson's brow.
Farquharson blocking some punches.
Chamba blocks a body shot from Farquharson.
Chamba lands an elbow just above Farquharson 's eye.
Farquharson lands with a short shot to the head.
Farquharson lands an uppercut.
Chamba lands an elbow just above Farquharson 's eye.
That has opened up Malcom Farquharson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamba lands a body punch.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
Farquharson misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson dodges an elbow strike from Chamba.
Farquharson prevents a body shot from Chamba.
Farquharson missing with knees to the body.
Farquharson avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the ropes.
Chamba lands an elbow inside that Farquharson shrugs off.
The cut above Malcom Farquharson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chamba.
Chamba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farquharson landing knees to the body.
Farquharson tries a body shot but Chamba blocks it.
A short right from Farquharson.
Farquharson looking to throw knees to the head but Chamba is blocking nicely.
Farquharson misses with a punch on the inside.
Farquharson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chamba blocks an elbow strike.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chamba lands an uppercut.
Malcom Farquharson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chamba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chamba blocks a body shot from Farquharson.
Farquharson lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chamba.
A head punch on the inside from Chamba fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson blocks an elbow strike.
Farquharson blocks an elbow strike.
Chamba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chamba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chamba blocking some punches.
Chamba lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Farquharson on the inside.
Chamba lands a shot to the body.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
Chamba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farquharson misses with a knee to the head.
Chamba lands with a left to the head.
Chamba scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malcom Farquharson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 23279 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 462 p4p, 244 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rram's choice of entrance music: Overhaul. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rram does it's job there.
Route fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rram.
A punch lands to the side of Rram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rram darts in and clinches Route up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Rram.
Rram blocks a body shot from Route.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rram breaks the clinch.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Route will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Route is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rram.
Rram throws out a counter right but Route avoids it with no problem.
Route moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Route throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Route is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rram.
Route misses with an uppercut
and Rram counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Route.
Route on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Route paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Route has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Route throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram lands a body shot.
A low kick lands for Route.
Route takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Route throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Route moves out of range of the strikes.
Route throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rram avoids it.
Rram on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Route sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Route throws a quick counter head kick but Rram was just out of range.
Rram tries to bum rush Route with a series of wild strikes but Route uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Route scores with a punch to the head.
Route lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Route throws a quick inside leg kick.
Route moves out of range of the leg kick from Rram.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Route tenderised Rram's leg. Rram is trying to keep his angry face on.
Route takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Route throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Route lands a jab to the head.
Rram misses with a hook
and Route makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Route.
Rram looks to land a right hand but Route moved out of range.
Route is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Route misses the target.
Rram misses with a combination
enabling Route to counter with a crisp jab.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Route moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Route half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rram has time to react.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Route.
Route misses with a left hand
and Rram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Route takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Route jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Route swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rram with the inside leg kick.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Route uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Route throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Route was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Route thuds a left hand into Rram's body.
Route tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Rram looks to land a left hand but Route moved out of range nicely.
Rram tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Route manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram throws a right and a left that Route avoids nicely.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Route uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Route fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Route throws a hook to the side of Rram's head but Rram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Route misses.
Route uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Route misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route throws the kick towards the body but Rram avoids it.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route misses the jab.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram misses with a right hand
and Route counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Route bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Route.
Rram walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Route checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Route lands a nice shot that snaps Rram's head back.
Route connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Route.
Route avoids the body shot from Rram.
Route takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rram throws a chopping leg kick but Route manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rram buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Route lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Route checks the leg kick.
Route fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Route takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Route uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.
Route takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Rram misses with the combination.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Route misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Route misses.
Route lands a leg kick that knocks Rram off balance momentarily.
Rram slips a straight right by Route.
Route throws a sloppy body shot
and Rram counters with a straight right hand.
Route misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Route.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Route moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram slips a jab and a cross from Route.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that En Route will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rram with a hook.
Route throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Route cracks Rram with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Route was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
Good shot there by Rram.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route cracks Rram with a good jab.
Route throws a shot from downtown. Rram moves away and avoids it.
Route will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Route is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rram.
Route throws a leg kick but Rram sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram lands a head shot.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Route lands a head kick. Rram smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rram lands a glancing blow to the side of Route's head.
Route throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Route bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Route throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rram will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Route throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Rram.
Sloppy strikes from Route. Those never looked like landing.
Rram throws out a counter right but Route avoids it with no problem.
Route scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Route lands a really nice looking cross but Rram seems unphased.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Route.
Route throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Route.
Route fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Route throws a combination. Rram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route throws a big shot that misses.
Route's corner calls for a 1-2. Route obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Route throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Route misses with a straight left.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Route lands a front kick.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Route moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Route feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rram closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route is trying to force a seperation but Rram has the dominant position.
Rram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram is looking to break free of the clinch but Route has double underhooks.
Rram lands a hook that snaps the head of Route backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yajson Rram.
I think Rram has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yajson Rram!
Yajson Rram took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 23526 p4p, 3797 weight class) and Kingsley Brown (ranked 202 p4p, 143 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Imagine Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Brown avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
A jab from Thibodeaux does it's job there.
It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux blocks the body kick.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thibodeaux, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Thibodeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thibodeaux is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Thibodeaux is predictable there
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux jabs at Brown's body.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Thibodeaux lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Brown.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the ropes and back into range.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown lands a front kick to the face, that drops Thibodeaux 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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
That has opened up Kingsley Brown's cut even more.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thibodeaux is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thibodeaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Thibodeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Thibodeaux sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux and move into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown lands a head kick that bluckles Thibodeaux and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Brown no doubt looking to push for a finish!
 Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Thibodeaux only half commits.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Brown and drops face first to the floor! Thibodeaux's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Thibodeaux in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kingsley Brown!
Kingsley Brown took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Savage Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 22214 p4p, 12059 weight class) and Australian RooMan (ranked 515 p4p, 501 weight class). Kovingten's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tool - Schism. 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and RooMan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
RooMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but RooMan is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. RooMan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten connects with a body shot.
Kovingten connects with a jab.
Kovingten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
RooMan throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten looks to land a right hand but RooMan moved out of range.
Kovingten throws the kick towards the body but RooMan avoids it.
Kovingten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by RooMan.
It seemed like RooMan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Kovingten backs off RooMan throws a huge counter combo but Kovingten manages to avoid it all.
Kovingten missing with a left hand there. RooMan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
RooMan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovingten stuns RooMan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from RooMan misses the target.
RooMan misses with a looping left.
Kovingten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kovingten has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RooMan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovingten lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten tests RooMan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Kovingten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovingten lands a shot to the body.
RooMan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kovingten has double underhooks.
RooMan is trying to break the clinch but Kovingten has him pressed against the ropes.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
RooMan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
RooMan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above RooMan 's eye.
It looks like Australian RooMan has been cut.
Kovingten lands with a left to the head.
RooMan tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through RooMan's defenses.
RooMan 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
RooMan throws a head punch that misses.
RooMan misses with a hook from the clinch.
RooMan working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RooMan tries to circle away but Kovingten has him pinned against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike.
RooMan is rocked!
Kovingten cracks RooMan with a nice body shot.
RooMan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
RooMan looks winded!
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kovingten breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks RooMan with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! RooMan looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. RooMan get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
After the fight, Kyle Kovingten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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