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AKF 83 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Collins (ranked 20718 p4p, 23456 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 432 p4p, 434 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Kodak Black - Super Gremlin as his entrance music. Michael Collins is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Collins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Collins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Collins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
It looked like Collins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez slips under a jab from Collins.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Collins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Collins eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Collins works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Collins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Collins swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Collins misses.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Collins throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luis Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Collins misses.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Collins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Collins as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Collins misses the target.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Collins backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Collins manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Collins.
Collins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Collins seems unphased.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Collins.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Collins throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Collins's head back.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
A jab from Collins misses.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Collins.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez moves forwards but Collins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collins slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Collins had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Collins lands.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a jab from Collins.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Collins.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Collins looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Collins misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Collins swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luis Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
Collins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Collins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Collins misses.
Sanchez throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Collins misses the jab.
Collins misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins misses with the combination.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Michael Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Sanchez!
Luis Sanchez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm the baddest motherfucker alive! Who the fuck is you?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 2666 p4p, 22432 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 231 p4p, 414 weight class). Harvey comes into the arena with I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Buchanan's choice of entrance music: Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alec Harvey's chin.
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Cardio machine
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 47 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and Harvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buchanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harvey throws a series of strikes that have Buchanan backpedaling.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buchanan on the side of the head.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Buchanan's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey scores with a decent looking hook.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Buchanan with an uppercut!
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Harvey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buchanan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buchanan misses with a jab to the body
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buchanan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvey scores with a jab. Buchanan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Harvey with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buchanan's head backwards.
Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
A telegraphed right hand from Buchanan misses the target.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harvey.
Buchanan ducks right into an uppercut from Harvey.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Buchanan
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buchanan backs up against the ropes.
Buchanan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey connects with the punch.
 Buchanan is rocked!
Buchanan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Harvey lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Buchanan walks into a left hand.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buchanan doesn't seem bothered though.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buchanan.
Harvey jabs Buchanan right on the nose. Buchanan blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Harvey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harvey scores with a one two! Buchanan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buchanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buchanan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Buchanan misses
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan takes one to the chin there.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Buchanan misses
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buchanan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alec Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Buchanan.
A low kick from Buchanan misses
and Harvey counters with a left and a right that stings Buchanan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buchanan moves forwards but Harvey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buchanan is rocked!
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Harvey lunges at Buchanan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buchanan's hand.
Buchanan drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Buchanan throws a combination that misses
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buchanan.
Harvey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harvey scores with a jab to the head.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Buchanan's head back.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harvey digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harvey lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Harvey lands with a hook. Buchanan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buchanan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Buchanan misses with a double jab.
Harvey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Harvey looks to land a combination. Buchanan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buchanan throws a combination that misses
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a hook. Buchanan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harvey!
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buchanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buchanan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Buchanan goes down! The ref sends Harvey to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Buchanan is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buchanan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
Buchanan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.
Harvey is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey scores with a big combo that sends Buchanan crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Buchanan flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Harvey jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alec Harvey!
A victorious Alec Harvey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Uestus Johnston (ranked 1373 p4p, 3303 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 195 p4p, 396 weight class). Johnston comes to the ring accompanied by Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bowser's choice of entrance music: House Of Pain - Jump Around. Uestus Johnston had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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151
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Bowser moved out of range.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Bowser's head but Bowser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston cracks Bowser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Bowser's shoulder, as Bowser tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser misses with a looping right.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Bowser cracks Johnston with a good jab.
Bowser lunges at Johnston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnston's hand.
Bowser lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Bowser does no damage.
Bowser avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Bowser closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for Bowser.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser feints a jab promting Johnston to slip. Bowser then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Johnston misses.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Bowser's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bowser scrambles back to his feet.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowser misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Bowser misses.
Bowser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowser looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Johnston throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.
Bowser connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnston. Johnston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowser throws out a powerful jab.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowser was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowser.
It seemed like Bowser was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
Bowser scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowser.
Bowser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Bowser moves away and avoids it.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowser! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Bowser staying out of range there.
Bowser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Bowser knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
Johnston is looking for a counter combo.
Bowser defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Bowser cracks Johnston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowser stalks Johnston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnston's face. Johnston staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowser lands with a cross.
Bowser lands with a straight right. Johnston didn't see that one coming.
Bowser scores with a hook.
Bowser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good shot there by Johnston.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Bowser tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Good exchange - Bowser coming out on top.
Bowser throws a good cross that connects.
Johnston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Bowser 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.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Bowser thuds a left hand into Johnston's body.
Bowser misses with a body shot.
Bowser just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowser slips a jab from Johnston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Bowser works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
Bowser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowser throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowser scores with a jab. Johnston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowser takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Bowser ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Johnston moved out of range.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston blocks a jab.
Johnston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a hook but Bowser avoids it easily.
Johnston lands the left hand.
A big right from Bowser misses.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Johnston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bowser throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Bowser moves out of range.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowser throws a hook but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston drops his hands momentarily and Bowser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bowser slips a straight right by Johnston.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser staying out of range there.
Johnston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnston misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
Bowser slips a straight right by Johnston.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Bowser throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston with a hook.
Bowser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowser slips under a jab.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Bowser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Bowser. Those never looked like landing.
Bowser lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.
Bowser throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Bowser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnston has time to react.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Bowser slips the punch.
Bowser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Bowser just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser throws a jab when Johnston was well out of range.
Johnston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Bowser with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Johnston cracks Bowser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Bowser misses the jab.
Bowser cracks Johnston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston slips a straight right by Bowser.
Leon Bowser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowser scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bowser.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
Johnston defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Bowser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Johnston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Bowser moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Bowser is out of range.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser lands with a straight right. Johnston didn't see that one coming.
Bowser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston throws a jab when Bowser was well out of range.
Bowser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser lands a jab to Johnston's midsection.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bowser scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Bowser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Uestus Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Bowser slips the punch.
Johnston throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
An out of breath Leon Bowser 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 21950 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Roberto Congo (ranked 635 p4p, 325 weight class). Nenad Jovanovic 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo misses with a double jab.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range.
Jovanovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jovanovic scores with a jab.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
Jovanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Congo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Jovanovic moved out of range.
Jovanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Congo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Congo lands a jab to the head.
Jovanovic with a nice cross.
Congo closes the distance and pushes Jovanovic back into the ropes.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jovanovic on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic digs a right hand underneath Congo's ribcage. Congo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Congo blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Congo lands a shoulder strike.
Congo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jovanovic avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Congo pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Congo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Jovanovic.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jovanovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Congo.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Congo.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from Congo.
Jovanovic is leaning against Congo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo looking to throw knees to the head but Jovanovic is blocking nicely.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jovanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Congo is having none of it.
Jovanovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jovanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Congo tries to clinch there but Jovanovic circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic throws a combination. Congo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Congo digs a good hook to Jovanovic's body.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jovanovic counters with a left and a right that stings Congo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nenad Jovanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Congo prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Congo scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Congo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 Nenad Jovanovic's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Congo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
Jovanovic walks into a stiff left hand from Congo.
Congo throws a leg kick that misses.
Jovanovic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Congo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Congo moves out of range easily.
Jovanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Congo lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Jovanovic goes down! The ref sends Congo to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Jovanovic is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Congo.
A punch combination from Jovanovic misses.
Congo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nenad Jovanovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sloppy strikes from Congo. Those never looked like landing.
Jovanovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Congo off the ropes and back into range.
Jovanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Jovanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.
Congo breaks the clinch.
Congo wants to slow Jovanovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Jovanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Congo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jovanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jovanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Congo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jovanovic doesn't seem phased though.
Jovanovic lands with a kick to the temple. Congo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Congo with the inside leg kick.
Jovanovic scores with a punch to the head.
Congo tries to bum rush Jovanovic with a series of wild strikes but Jovanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Jovanovic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jovanovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeez, Nenad Jovanovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nenad Jovanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Congo scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nenad Jovanovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boban Turnik (ranked 23272 p4p, 22045 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 596 p4p, 552 weight class). Quick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gangster's Paradise- Coolio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turnik.
Turnik misses with a jab to the body
and Quick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turnik walks into a jab.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Turnik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turnik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quick.
Quick throws a chopping leg kick but Turnik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quick throws a leg kick which misses Turnik's front leg but catches the back leg as Turnik tries to avoid it.
Quick throws a low kick but Turnik avoids it.
Turnik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turnik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turnik throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Quick to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turnik.
Turnik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turnik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a hook but Turnik avoids it easily.
Turnik misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Quick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnik misses with a combination
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boban Turnik's cut is getting worse.
Quick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turnik is out of range.
Quick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnik.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quick moves away from the strike by Turnik.
Quick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turnik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quick on the side of the head.
Turnik scores with a punch to the head.
Quick 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.
Turnik lands with an uppercut that bounces Quick off the ropes and back into range.
Turnik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Turnik finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
Turnik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turnik connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick misses with an uppercut.
Turnik loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Turnik swinging wildly here.
Quick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turnik looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Quick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice leg kick from Quick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quick circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick scores with a body shot.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Turnik slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boban Turnik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quick throws a right hand that misses
and Turnik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnik.
Turnik misses with a combination
and Quick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turnik's sensitive parts.
Quick blocks a jab.
Quick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turnik throwing a counter right hand but Quick manages to avoid it.
Turnik lands a right hook to the body.
Turnik misses with a right hand
and Quick counters with a stiff right hand.
Turnik digs a good hook to Quick's body.
Boban Turnik is winning the standup battle so far.
Quick takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Quick misses the target.
Turnik throwing a counter right hand but Quick manages to avoid it.
Turnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turnik misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Turnik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Turnik misses.
Turnik misses with a two punch combination.
Quick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turnik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Quick misses.
Turnik lands with a right hand.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
Quick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick looks to throw the jab but Turnik is out of range.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Quick just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Turnik.
Quick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnik.
A head kick misses from Quick.
Turnik throws an off balance right hand
letting Quick counter with a right hand.
Boban Turnik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
Turnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quick throws out the jab.
Quick just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik scores with a jab. Quick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quick staying out of range there.
Turnik loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turnik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quick eats them both and turns towards Turnik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quick. Turnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Turnik slips the punch.
Quick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turnik missing with a left hand there. Quick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quick was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quick.
Turnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quick manages to avoid it.
Quick moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Quick ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
Turnik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quick can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quick! But no joy.
Quick misses with the body kick
and Turnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turnik counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quick slips under a jab from Turnik.
Quick tries to move into range but Turnik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quick misses with a two punch combination.
Turnik scores with a punch to the head.
Quick misses with an uppercut. Turnik saw that one coming.
Turnik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turnik.
Turnik swinging wildly here.
Turnik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Quick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turnik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turnik cracks Quick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quick throws a looping overhand right but Turnik ducks down to avoid it.
Quick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but Quick ducks down to avoid it.
Quick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quick to score with a decent uppercut.
Quick slips under a jab.
Quick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Turnik misses.
It seemed like Quick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dru Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boban Turnik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turnik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Turnik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turnik 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 Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boban Turnik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 3669 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 446 p4p, 334 weight class). Yalixqua comes into the arena with Stop This Flame blaring out of the sound system. Elizondo has chosen Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elizondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yalixqua cracks Elizondo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yalixqua throws a right hand that Elizondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Elizondo also avoids with ease.
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Elizondo 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.
Elizondo with the inside leg kick.
Elizondo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua jabs Elizondo right on the nose. Elizondo blinks but takes it well.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua cracks Elizondo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Elizondo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yalixqua.
Good standup being displayed there by Elizondo as he connects with a hook.
Yalixqua moves forwards but Elizondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Elizondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a looping left.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yalixqua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yalixqua slips a jab from Elizondo.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elizondo blocks a jab.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Elizondo tenderised Yalixqua's leg. Yalixqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Elizondo does it's job there.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Elizondo moves away and avoids it.
Elizondo is looking to score with low kicks.
Elizondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yalixqua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Yalixqua misses with a looping left.
Elizondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Elizondo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yalixqua throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Elizondo lands a nice hook to Yalixqua's body. Yalixqua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elizondo.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yalixqua throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
Elizondo blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Elizondo blocks the leg kick.
Yalixqua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elizondo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Yalixqua misses the target.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elizondo. That's going to slow Yalixqua down.
Elizondo motions for Yalixqua to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Elizondo 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.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Elizondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elizondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Yalixqua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Elizondo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo staying out of range there.
Yalixqua throws a jab when Elizondo was well out of range.
Yalixqua throws a poor cross that misses
and Elizondo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yalixqua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Elizondo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Elizondo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Elizondo to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo throws a right and a left that Yalixqua avoids nicely.
Yalixqua scores with a nice head shot.
Elizondo is rocked!
Elizondo blocks a low kick nicely.
Elizondo is still on wobbly legs! Can Yalixqua finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Yalixqua engages and cracks Elizondo with a massive lead left hook - Elizondo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Yalixqua is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Gaizka Elizondo stepped up to the mic, saying 'gonna take some time off '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 223 p4p, 19451 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 25 p4p, 427 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubota lands with a shot to the body.
Kubota misses with an uppercut.
Roy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kubota throws a good cross that connects.
Kubota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kubota darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
Kubota connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota misses with a wild combination.
Roy misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota cracks Roy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubota throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roy.
Roy checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kubota blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Kubota.
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota misses with the combination.
Kubota throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
It looked like Roy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kubota.
Kubota misses with a few strikes there.
Roy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubota shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kubota stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roy.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubota cracks a nice hook into Roy's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy body kick from Roy
and Kubota counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Kubota finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
Kubota's coach down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kubota's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kubota throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roy's head.
Kubota moves out of range of the body kick from Roy.
Kubota looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota misses with an uppercut
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kubota lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takeru Kubota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kubota looks to land a combination but Roy avoids it well.
Kubota works Roy's body with a nice hook.
Roy lands a nice looking body kick.
Kubota smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kubota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kubota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kubota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roy catches Kubota napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Kubota goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rob Roy!
Rob Roy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Tosen- brave heart respect'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hokuto Akira (ranked 3042 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 391 p4p, 475 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taurus's choice of entrance music: Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Hokuto Akira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hokuto Akira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akira on the side of the head.
Taurus lands with a straight right. Akira didn't see that one coming.
Taurus connects with a single shot there.
Taurus throws a shot to the body.
Akira swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Akira misses with a body shot.
Akira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taurus looks to throw the jab but Akira is out of range.
Akira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus connects with a single shot there.
Akira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Akira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus lands a nice looking body shot.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Akira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akira eats them both and turns towards Taurus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taurus throws out a powerful jab.
Akira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taurus gets tackled into the ropes by Akira. Akira maintains the clinch.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Akira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Akira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akira defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Akira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akira momentarily.
Taurus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus staying out of range there.
Akira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus misses with a kick to the body.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taurus lands with a slapping head kick.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akira moves out of range as Taurus strikes.
Akira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Akira uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taurus lunges at Akira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akira's hand.
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akira was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Akira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taurus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taurus lands a jab.
Akira moves into range and clinches up with Taurus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira is pushing Taurus up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taurus is trying to break the clinch but Akira is controlling him.
Taurus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Akira.
Akira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taurus.
Akira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Taurus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akira scores with a hook to the body.
Akira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taurus's efforts to push away.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taurus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taurus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akira lands a left hand.
Akira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akira pushes Taurus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taurus is rocked!
Taurus is breathing heavily.
Akira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Akira finish him?
Akira digs a right hand underneath Taurus's ribcage. Taurus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akira lands a hook that snaps the head of Taurus backwards.
Akira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taurus up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Akira scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Akira.
Akira creates a bit of distance and cracks Taurus with a big uppercut! Taurus goes down! The referee pushes Akira away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Taurus make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Akira takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira retains his welterweight title!
Hokuto Akira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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