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AKF 63 | Beukeboom vs. Ponor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21804 p4p, 5991 weight class) and Farto Fuerte (ranked 454 p4p, 433 weight class). Farto Fuerte 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuerte blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
As Adesanya backs off Fuerte throws a huge counter combo but Adesanya manages to avoid it all.
Fuerte 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.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Fuerte moves away
and Fuerte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adesanya misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Fuerte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adesanya scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuerte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adesanya duly obliges.
Adesanya staggers Fuerte with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Fuerte looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
 It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
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!
Adesanya throws a right hand that misses
and Fuerte counters with a three punch combo that has Adesanya backing up. Adesanya nods at Fuerte to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya throws out a head kick that Fuerte doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Fuerte crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Fuerte's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
 Fuerte is rocked!
A head kick by Adesanya misses
and Fuerte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fuerte circles away quickly and effectively.
Adesanya lands a nice shot that snaps Fuerte's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuerte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fuerte swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Fuerte checks a low kick from Adesanya.
Fuerte unleashes a big counter combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Fuerte is avoiding it.
Adesanya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuerte blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Fuerte follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fuerte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adesanya.
It seemed like Fuerte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Adesanya takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Farto Fuerte was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuerte circles away.
Fuerte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adesanya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adesanya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Adesanya backs off Fuerte throws a huge counter combo but Adesanya manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Fuerte is avoiding it.
Fuerte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuerte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adesanya with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to clinch up
and Fuerte counters with a straight right hand.
Adesanya lunges at Fuerte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fuerte's hand.
Adesanya feints a jab promting Fuerte to slip. Adesanya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuerte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya throws a right hand that Fuerte ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuerte also avoids with ease.
Fuerte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Adesanya lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuerte off the ropes and back into range.
Fuerte is still on wobbly legs! Can Adesanya finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fuerte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuerte seems to have recovered his senses.
 It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya tries to clinch
and Fuerte counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Adesanya goes down! Will Adesanya beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
 Adesanya is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuerte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Farto Fuerte's cut even more.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuerte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Fuerte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adesanya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Farto Fuerte takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adesanya lands a head kick that bluckles Fuerte 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 Adesanya no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Adesanya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Fuerte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Fuerte circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuerte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fuerte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adesanya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuerte will feel that in the morning.
Adesanya looks to clinch
and Fuerte counters with a nice uppercut.
Adesanya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuerte can do to turn this around?
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuerte throws a counter combo.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Fuerte is having none of it.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fuerte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya looks to land a right hand but Fuerte moved out of range.
Adesanya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fuerte counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuerte slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
Adesanya seems to have got his legs back now.
Adesanya swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Adesanya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adesanya 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Adesanya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 22249 p4p, 22773 weight class) and Roboute Guilliman (ranked 256 p4p, 179 weight class). Guilliman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sabaton- Carolus Rex. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roboute Guilliman 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 33 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roboute Guilliman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guilliman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guilliman.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guilliman throws a right hand that misses
and Bandichoo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guilliman really felt that one!
Bandichoo throws a looping overhand right but Guilliman ducks down to avoid it.
Guilliman moves out of range of the body kick from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bandichoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Bandichoo. Those never looked like landing.
Guilliman lands with an uppercut that bounces Bandichoo off the ropes and back into range.
Bandichoo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Guilliman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guilliman manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Guilliman avoids it easily.
Guilliman lands a glancing blow to the side of Bandichoo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Guilliman sees coming a mile off.
Guilliman avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Guilliman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo drops his hands momentarily and Guilliman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guilliman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Guilliman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandichoo.
Guilliman scores with a jab. Bandichoo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guilliman lands the left hand.
Guilliman throws a hook but Bandichoo avoids it easily.
Bandichoo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guilliman with the inside leg kick.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roboute Guilliman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandichoo misses with a straight left.
Bandichoo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bandichoo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guilliman finds it's way round the side to connect with Bandichoo's head.
Guilliman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bandichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bandichoo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Bandichoo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandichoo misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Guilliman.
Guilliman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandichoo blocks a head kick by Guilliman.
An inside leg kick lands from Guilliman.
Guilliman is looking to clinch.
Bandichoo blocks a jab.
Bandichoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guilliman lands a lovely overhand right.
Guilliman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guilliman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guilliman lands a nice shot that snaps Bandichoo's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guilliman misses the shot to the body.
Guilliman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guilliman misses with a low kick.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roboute Guilliman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guilliman moves out of range of the body kick from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Guilliman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Guilliman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guilliman scores with a jab. Bandichoo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guilliman connects with a solid leg kick.
Guilliman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandichoo walks into a stiff left hand from Guilliman.
Guilliman scores with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guilliman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guilliman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guilliman throws a lazy right hand but Bandichoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Bandichoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guilliman moves away.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Guilliman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bandichoo. That one must have hurt.
Guilliman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guilliman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guilliman lands a jab.
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Guilliman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo lands a front kick.
Guilliman works Bandichoo's body with a nice hook.
Guilliman thumps Bandichoo with a low kick.
Roboute Guilliman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandichoo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Guilliman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandichoo is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guilliman lands a really nice looking cross but Bandichoo seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guilliman.
Guilliman throws a leg kick but Bandichoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guilliman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo is looking to wear down Guilliman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guilliman throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Guilliman throws a low kick but Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
It appears Bandichoo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Guilliman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bandichoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guilliman lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bandichoo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guilliman. Bandichoo shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guilliman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bandichoos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roboute Guilliman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bandichoo throws a jab but it's blocked by Guilliman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guilliman! But no joy.
Taz Bandichoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Guilliman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Guilliman avoids it easily.
Guilliman throws out a counter right but Bandichoo avoids it with no problem.
Guilliman scores with a nice strike.
Bandichoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guilliman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guilliman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandichoo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guilliman manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Guilliman.
Bandichoo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guilliman, as that shot connected.
Guilliman scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick from Guilliman, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guilliman.
It looked like Bandichoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Guilliman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bandichoo doesn't seem phased though.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Guilliman sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guilliman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guilliman. That's going to slow Bandichoo down.
Guilliman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Guilliman finds it's way through Bandichoo's defenses.
Guilliman wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Guilliman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bandichoo swings for the body but Guilliman moves out of range.
Guilliman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Guilliman lands with an overhand left.
Guilliman lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Guilliman.
Nice uppercut there from Guilliman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bandichoo is rocked!
Bandichoo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guilliman is able to avoid easily.
Oh Bandichoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guilliman connects with a quick right hand that sends Bandichoo tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roboute Guilliman!
An out of breath Roboute Guilliman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 5880 p4p, 15234 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 547 p4p, 563 weight class). Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 46 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Putin.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Putin.
Cortez moves into the clinch.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Cortez lands with a left to the head.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortez avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Cortez.
Cortez 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.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putin looks winded!
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putin takes a shot to the head.
Putin is rocked!
Cortez cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
Cortez digs a right hand underneath Putin's ribcage. Putin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortez lands a body punch.
Cortez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short left from Cortez.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Cortez.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortez.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortez avoids it.
Cortez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
Cortez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cortez lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Putin with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Putin looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Putin 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 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
An out of breath Ubaldo Cortez 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 21203 p4p, 18953 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 188 p4p, 264 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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kin.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waldron half committed to a counter leg kick.
Waldron closes the distance and clinches.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Kin avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Waldron has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waldron misses with a knee to the head.
Waldron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waldron tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Kin tries to circle away but Waldron has him pinned against the ropes.
Waldron prevents a body shot from Kin.
Waldron holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron scores a nice knee to the body.
Kin tries a knee to the head but Waldron blocks it.
Waldron misses with a knee strike.
Waldron tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Waldron.
Waldron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Waldron has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Waldron lands an elbow just above Kin 's eye.
A knee to the head by Waldron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waldron lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Waldron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldron lands a knee to the body.
Kin looks winded!
Nice elbow from Waldron.
Waldron lands a damaging elbow.
Waldron misses with an elbow over the top.
Waldron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but Waldron blocks with his arms.
Kin avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Waldron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Kin does no damage.
Waldron thinks about countering with a head kick.
Waldron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waldron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kin.
Kin throws a lazy head kick
and Waldron counters with a nice uppercut that drops Kin onto his backside! Kin bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Kin walks into a big right hand from Waldron and goes down! The referee sends Waldron to a neutral corner as Kin gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Kin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kin throws a nice looking combination but Waldron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waldron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waldron defending well as Kin loads up on a big left hand.
Waldron looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kin misses with a double jab
and Waldron counters with a thumping low kick.
Waldron connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kin. Kin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Berto Kin's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron has managed to clinch.
Waldron scores with a shoulder strike.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Waldron finish him?
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
Kin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Waldron seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kin can turn it around.
Waldron'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.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kin is trying to push Waldron away but Waldron has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kin avoiding damage as Waldron throws knees to the body.
Kin tries to circle away but Waldron has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Waldron lands an elbow inside.
Kin blocks a body shot from Waldron.
A head punch on the inside from Waldron fails to land.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Johnny Waldron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waldron stalls.
Waldron pushes off an throws an elbow but Kin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Waldron is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Waldron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Waldron.
Waldron scoring well with a low kick there.
Kin walks into a big right hand from Waldron and goes down! The referee sends Waldron to a neutral corner as Kin gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Waldron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Waldron.
Johnny Waldron is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin walks into a big right hand from Waldron and goes down! The referee sends Waldron to a neutral corner as Kin gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Kin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Kin is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kingsley Brown (ranked 3951 p4p, 23264 weight class) and Jumbo Johns (ranked 162 p4p, 178 weight class). 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 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Johns!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Johns missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown avoids the body shot from Johns.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Johns throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Johns on his ass! Johns wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
The fighters circling - Johns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brown throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.
Johns avoids the head kick by Brown.
Johns lands the left hand.
It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Johns.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Jumbo Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns misses with a looping right.
Johns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Johns beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
It looks like Jumbo Johns has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johns's coach down at Finch Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johns's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Johns there.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown slips under a jab.
Johns closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Johns takes a shot to the head.
Johns is rocked!
Johns trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johns into the ropes.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns seems to have recovered his senses.
Johns closes the distance and clinches.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stuns Johns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johns.
Brown moves away from the strike by Johns.
Johns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johns tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kingsley Brown's cut is getting worse.
Johns get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Johns stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Brown runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingsley Brown!
Kingsley Brown managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Savage Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 4920 p4p, 1841 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 453 p4p, 250 weight class). Benedetti comes into the arena with Atrevete te blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Theodore Rothschild enters the ring!
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Rothschild takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Rothschild defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Rothschild keeps Benedetti at a distance using the push kick.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been informed that Rothschild 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.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild clinches up against the ropes.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Benedetti catches Rothschild right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benedetti.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild throws a wild body kick that Benedetti sees coming a mile off.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rothschild counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Rothschild is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a good, hard body kick but Benedetti shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Rothschild counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rothschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Theodore Rothschild's cut even more.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rothschild needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Rothschild scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild throws a head kick that Benedetti semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Rothschild moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothschild finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rothschild tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 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.
Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Benedetti.
Rothschild defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild feints a counter leg kick.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti backing away here, and Rothschild unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Rothschild scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild has Benedetti pressed against the ropes, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Rothschild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothschild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rothschild makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benedetti really felt that one!
Claudio Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the ropes.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Rothschild counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild with the inside leg kick.
Rothschild lands with a nice body kick.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild wants to clinch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Rothschild slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the ropes and back into range.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Rothschild scores with a four punch combination!
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild staying out of range there.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Rothschild.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothschild thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rothschild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild!
In defeat, Claudio Benedetti stepped up to the mic, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 21285 p4p, 3718 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 542 p4p, 395 weight class). Camulius Talboteasar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent McGuire's chin.
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32 - 19 - 1 |
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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 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talboteasar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Talboteasar looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Talboteasar swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a good low kick that Talboteasar was not able to check.
Talboteasar scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Camulius Talboteasar has been cut.
McGuire lands a front kick to the face, that drops Talboteasar 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.
Talboteasar lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Talboteasar sees coming a mile off.
Talboteasar walks into a straight right hand and goes down! McGuire rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Talboteasar has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talboteasar ducks into a a hook from McGuire and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Talboteasar is rocked!
Talboteasar throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Talboteasar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talboteasar swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Talboteasar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses
and Talboteasar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire 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.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Talboteasar.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire throws a hook but Talboteasar avoids it easily.
McGuire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Talboteasar's shoulder, as Talboteasar tries to avoid the shot.
Talboteasar throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Talboteasar scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talboteasar.
McGuire follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Talboteasar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Talboteasar connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
Talboteasar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire throws a hook but Talboteasar blocks it.
It looked like Talboteasar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGuire.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Talboteasar in a clinch.
Talboteasar tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talboteasar misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent McGuire will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Talboteasar throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talboteasar is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Talboteasar works the jab nicely.
Talboteasar throws out a powerful jab.
Talboteasar misses with the combination.
McGuire replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Talboteasar blocks it well.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talboteasar's head.
McGuire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
and Talboteasar counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - McGuire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGuire.
Talboteasar takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Talboteasar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Talboteasar loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Talboteasar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Talboteasar lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Talboteasar lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
Talboteasar throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talboteasar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Talboteasar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talboteasar swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Talboteasar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talboteasar scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talboteasar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Talboteasar connects with a single shot there.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Talboteasar counters with a straight right hand.
Talboteasar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Talboteasar. That snapped McGuire's head back.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar connects with a jab.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Talboteasar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Camulius Talboteasar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Camulius Talboteasar'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. This is the final round!
A big right from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Talboteasar backing away here, and McGuire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Talboteasar with a jab.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Talboteasar moves out of range easily.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talboteasar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camulius Talboteasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talboteasar scores with a jab.
Talboteasar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Talboteasar.
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 big right from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar throws a good cross that connects.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Talboteasar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McGuire. Those never looked like landing.
Talboteasar lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talboteasar, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talboteasar avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Talboteasar.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talboteasar backwards.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Talboteasar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from McGuire.
Talboteasar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Talboteasar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire instigates a clinch.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talboteasar is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
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 left hand lands to the body for Talboteasar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Talboteasar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talboteasar lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talboteasar works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Talboteasar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talboteasar lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Talboteasar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talboteasar avoids it.
Talboteasar unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Talboteasar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Talboteasar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGuire is rocked!
Talboteasar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camulius Talboteasar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Talboteasar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent McGuire!
After winning the bout, Vincent McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 20388 p4p, 21067 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 569 p4p, 576 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bizihwaeile's choice of entrance music: Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the body kick.
Bizihwaeile looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Bizihwaeile tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Bizihwaeile throws a body kick that misses.
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Bizihwaeile scores with a four punch combination!
Bizihwaeile looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Bizihwaeile to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Knox away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Bizihwaeile got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Knox is predictable there
and Bizihwaeile counters with a right hand to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaeile catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaeile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizihwaeile tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile scores with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice head shot.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Bizihwaeile catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox takes a swing at Bizihwaeile's ribcage but misses.
Knox scores with a nice body kick.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox defending well as Bizihwaeile loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaeile throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bizihwaeile.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizihwaeile.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bizihwaeile looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses with an elbow over the top.
Bizihwaeile scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaeile moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaeile.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizihwaeile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Bizihwaeile jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bizihwaeile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile is looking for the big counter here.
Knox throws a leg kick but Bizihwaeile sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bizihwaeile 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes one on the button.
Bizihwaeile misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox lands a body punch.
Bizihwaeile is breathing heavily.
Bizihwaeile misses with an elbow over the top.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Knox.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Knox presses Bizihwaeile against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Knox.
Bizihwaeile is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Bizihwaeile.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox pushes Bizihwaeile back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile'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!
Bizihwaeile ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox moves out of range as Bizihwaeile throws a body kick.
Bizihwaeile misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox misses with a shot to the body
and Bizihwaeile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox forces Bizihwaeile back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Bizihwaeile.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bizihwaeiles head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Knox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox blocking some punches.
Bizihwaeile using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile stalling against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Bizihwaeile off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Bizihwaeile is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Knox is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Fred Bizihwaeile had this to say: '9/10 your still a bum'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 22267 p4p, 5442 weight class) and Pinero Chai (ranked 528 p4p, 470 weight class). Kovingten comes to the ring accompanied by Tool - Schism. Chai has chosen Styles P - Off The Ghost as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 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 16 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Kovingten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Kovingten checks it.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kovingten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kovingten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kovingten with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kovingten.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai connects with a right hand. Kovingten shakes it off.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten throws a body kick that misses.
Kovingten looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kovingten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Kovingten takes one to the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Chai tries a low kick but Kovingten avoids it.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Kovingten checks it.
It looked like Kovingten was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kovingten at a distance.
Kovingten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten blocks a low kick nicely.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kovingten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Kovingten connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovingten needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Kovingten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovingten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten 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.
An inside leg kick from Chai misses.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kovingten.
Kovingten is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Kovingten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai misses with a hook.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
Kovingten throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kovingten closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the ropes.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kovingten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chai's brow.
Chai gets through Kovingten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai misses with some punches.
Kovingten presses Chai against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai is looking to control Kovingten's arms but Kovingten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chai has his back to the ropes.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Chai prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pinero Chai has been cut.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kovingten's sensitive parts.
Chai tries to work over Kovingten's front leg with a kick but Kovingten checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten 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 Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovingten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chai in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovingten swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Pinero Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai lunges at Kovingten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kovingten's hand.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovingten scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Kovingten is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Kovingten throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovingten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chai cracks a nice hook into Kovingten's ribs.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Kovingten looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai lands the left hand.
Kovingten wants to clinch.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Chai misses.
Kovingten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Chai.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovingten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovingten backing away here, and Chai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kovingten has managed to clinch.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Kovingten misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovingten pushes Chai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside that Chai shrugs off.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kovingten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chai can turn it around.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovingten.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovingten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Jab from Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Chai.
A bone on bone clash there as Kovingten blocks the leg kick.
Jab by Chai.
Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Chai.
Chai takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Chai lands with a straight right. Kovingten didn't see that one coming.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai cracks Kovingten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Kovingten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kovingten throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Kovingten's shoulder, as Kovingten tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Pinero Chai 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2469 p4p, 1828 weight class) and Not Ponor (ranked 320 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Not Ponor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ponor throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Ponor.
Beukeboom 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.
Ponor throws a big shot that misses.
Ponor moves forwards but Beukeboom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Not Ponor has been cut.
Ponor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Ponor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponor throws a body kick that misses.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponor walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Bill Beukeboom retains his middleweight title!
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