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AFK 87 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22654 p4p, 23209 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 549 p4p, 528 weight class). Boban Turnik will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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Heavy handed
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik fails to land with a series of punches.
Turnik throws a shot to the body.
Turnik 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 misses the shot to the body.
Turnik misses with a wild combination.
Turnik misses with a right hand
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnik misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - De Lagardere coming out on top.
Turnik slips a straight right by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turnik sizes up De Lagardere with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by De Lagardere.
Turnik slips a straight right by De Lagardere.
Turnik misses with a straight right.
De Lagardere is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turnik misses with a hook. De Lagardere ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnik throws out a loose jab but De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnik misses with an uppercut
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turnik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Lagarderes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere with a nice calf kick.
Turnik throws a jab but it's blocked by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
Turnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like De Lagardere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Lagardere misses with a hook.
A jab from Turnik misses.
De Lagardere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Lagardere scrambles back to his feet.
Turnik's corner calls for a 1-2. Turnik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turnik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Lagardere has time to react.
Turnik 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.
De Lagardere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnik doesn't seem bothered though.
Turnik slips a jab from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Lagardere was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnik.
Turnik throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turnik throws a shot from downtown. De Lagardere moves away and avoids it.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Lagardere throws a series of punches but Turnik moves out of range.
De Lagardere moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turnik misses with a hook to the body
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by De Lagardere.
Good standup being displayed there by Turnik as he connects with a hook.
A big right from De Lagardere misses.
De Lagardere dodges the punch combination from Turnik.
De Lagardere misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Turnik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
Turnik throws a lazy uppercut
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turnik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turnik misses with an uppercut
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Lagardere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turnik under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turnik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere drops his hands momentarily and Turnik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Turnik.
Turnik looks to score with a jab to the body but De Lagardere is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Turnik lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Lagardere doesn't seem phased though.
De Lagardere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Turnik. Those never looked like landing.
De Lagardere is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Turnik misses.
De Lagardere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turnik misses with an uppercut. De Lagardere saw that one coming.
De Lagardere thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Lagardere takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turnik throws a looping overhand right but De Lagardere ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lagardere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
Turnik throws a hook to the side of De Lagardere's head but De Lagardere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnik scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere works over Turnik's head and body with a nice combination.
Boban Turnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnik lands a lovely overhand right.
De Lagardere dodges the punch combination from Turnik.
De Lagardere loads up on a big right hand but Turnik slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turnik, as that shot connected.
Turnik takes a swing at De Lagardere's ribcage but misses.
De Lagardere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
It seemed like Turnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
It looked like De Lagardere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnik lands a jab to the nose.
De Lagardere misses with a right hand
and Turnik counters with a straight right hand.
Turnik connects with a right hand. De Lagardere shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Lagardere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Lagardere throws a hook but Turnik avoids it easily.
De Lagardere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnik.
Nice uppercut lands for Turnik. That snapped De Lagardere's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnik throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
Jab by Turnik.
Turnik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Lagardere throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turnik lands with a right hand.
De Lagardere gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turnik.
Turnik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turnik misses with a looping right.
Turnik connects with a jab.
De Lagardere loads up on a big right hand but Turnik slips the punch.
Turnik misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lagardere misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik misses the jab.
De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Turnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Lagardere moves away.
Turnik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turnik thinking.
Turnik throws a right hand that De Lagardere ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lagardere also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from De Lagardere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Turnik lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Lagardere doesn't seem phased though.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnik slips a straight right by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Lagardere is looking for a counter combo.
De Lagardere misses with a hook.
Turnik lunges at De Lagardere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Lagardere's hand.
Turnik throws an overhand right that lands on De Lagardere's shoulder, as De Lagardere tries to avoid the shot.
Turnik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from De Lagardere misses its target.
Henri De Lagardere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Lagardere scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turnik connects with a right hand. De Lagardere shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere missing with a left hand there. Turnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lagardere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Turnik throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Lagardere to counter with a crisp jab.
Turnik scores with a hook.
Turnik cracks De Lagardere with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turnik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turnik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turnik.
De Lagardere lands a right hook to the body.
De Lagardere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Lagardere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Turnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Lagardere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Lagardere throws a body shot but no joy.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Turnik ducks down to avoid it.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turnik lands with a cross.
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 punch lands to the side of De Lagardere 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Lagardere throws a body punch but Turnik moves out of range.
Turnik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turnik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnik manages to avoid it.
Turnik lands the left hand.
De Lagardere misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Turnik.
Turnik connects with a jab.
Turnik just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lagardere takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Lagardere moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
A jab from De Lagardere misses.
Turnik lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Turnik.
Turnik just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik throws a hook to the side of De Lagardere's head but De Lagardere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from De Lagardere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turnik connects with a crisp jab.
De Lagardere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boban Turnik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turnik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Lagardere has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Turnik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turnik 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boban Turnik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 3547 p4p, 24539 weight class) and Arturo Hernandez (ranked 289 p4p, 410 weight class). Bowser comes to the ring accompanied by House Of Pain - Jump Around. Leon Bowser has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowser works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bowser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Hernandez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hernandez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Bowser both land. Nice combination.
Bowser seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bowser scores with a jab. Hernandez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowser cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowser.
Bowser is looking to counter punch.
Bowser lunges at Hernandez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hernandez's hand.
Bowser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bowser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bowser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez throws a jab when Bowser was well out of range.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Bowser moved out of range nicely.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Bowser.
Bowser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hernandez swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hernandez at a distance.
A big right from Bowser misses.
A nice side step and Hernandez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Bowser saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Bowser lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hernandez doesn't seem phased though.
Hernandez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bowser finds it's way round the side to connect with Hernandez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowser throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowser is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowser appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Bowser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowser scores with a four punch combination!
Bowser misses with a right hand
and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Bowser - that landed with a thud.
Hernandez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez stalling.
Bowser takes a shot to the head.
Bowser throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Bowser.
Hernandez throws a hook but Bowser blocks it.
Hernandez moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hernandez moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Hernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowser throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowser cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernandez under the eye.
Bowser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Hernandez moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Hernandez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
Nice shot by Bowser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Bowser moves out of range.
It looked like Bowser wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bowser throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bowser catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hernandez moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowser throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowser throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowser is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Bowser.
Bowser connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Bowser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowser's head.
Leon Bowser is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowser works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowser misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez unleashes a big counter combination but Bowser bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hernandez.
 Bowser is rocked!
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Bowser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowser misses with a hook.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowser seems to have got his legs back now.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser punishes Hernandez's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bowser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hernandez motions for Bowser to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez throws out a counter right but Bowser avoids it with no problem.
Bowser moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser throws a good cross that connects.
Bowser cracks Hernandez with an open hand slap.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Bowser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bowser scores with a punch to the head.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowser misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arturo Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bowser misses.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Hernandez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Hernandez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowser with a hook.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Hernandez needs to keep his hands up - Bowser had a free shot at his head there.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Hernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Bowser misses.
Bowser throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bowser scores with a body shot.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Bowser.
Bowser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Bowser lands a head shot.
Bowser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Bowser does it's job there.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowser scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bowser misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Bowser.
A short right from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez lands with a right to the head.
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Bowser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
Our winner, Leon Bowser, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 19107 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Legend Debonaire (ranked 599 p4p, 221 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 32 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Legend Debonaire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Debonaire misses.
Debonaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Kin counters with a three punch combo that has Debonaire backing up. Debonaire nods at Kin to acknowledge the strikes.
Kin misses with the combination.
Kin avoids the body shot from Debonaire.
It looked like Kin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Debonaire moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Kin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Debonaire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kin will feel that in the morning.
Debonaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debonaire dodges the punch combination from Kin.
Kin walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Debonaire rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Kin has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kin throws a series of punches but Debonaire moves out of range.
A nice side step and Debonaire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Debonaire throws a front kick to the face that drops Kin face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Legend Debonaire!
After winning the bout, Legend Debonaire 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam George (ranked 2771 p4p, 2658 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 363 p4p, 345 weight class). Elizondo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
George checks the leg kick.
As Elizondo looks to move away, George throws a big counter combo but Elizondo just gets out of the way.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elizondo misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Elizondo.
George connects with a single shot there.
Elizondo throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
Elizondo throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
George staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo throws a good cross that connects.
George throws a front kick aimed at Elizondo's knee but Elizondo avoids it well.
George changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
George lands a nice shot that snaps Elizondo's head back.
Gaizka Elizondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elizondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elizondo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elizondo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Elizondo scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
George scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from George misses.
Elizondo feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
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.
George throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.
Elizondo catches George with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
Elizondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elizondo. Elizondo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elizondo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
Elizondo misses with a wild combination.
George appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
George misses with a left hand
and Elizondo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George throws a quick counter kick to the body but Elizondo avoids it.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elizondo throws a body kick that misses.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George looks to land a right hand but Elizondo moved out of range.
Elizondo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Elizondo throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
George gets off balance looking for a body kick
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elizondo thinking.
George misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Elizondo is looking to slow George down with leg kicks.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a push kick but Elizondo slaps the foot to one side.
Elizondo moves out of range as George strikes.
George throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elizondo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Elizondo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Elizondo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Elizondo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elizondo takes one to the side of the head.
 Elizondo is rocked!
George knocks out Elizondo with a massive right hand! The ref tackles George before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. George picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam George!
Liam George made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
The defeated Gaizka Elizondo had this to say: 'gonna take some time off '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 3767 p4p, 21883 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 497 p4p, 610 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the ropes.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Jovanovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rothschild gets through Jovanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rothschild is keeping busy.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Rothschild lands a shot to the body.
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the ropes.
Rothschild breaks from the clinch.
Rothschild cracks Jovanovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Jovanovic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Jovanovic's knee but Jovanovic avoids it well.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Jovanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild thumps Jovanovic with a low kick.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jovanovic looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild scores with a nice strike.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jovanovic misses with a head kick.
Rothschild forces Jovanovic back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic is trying to break free.
Rothschild pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rothschild avoids the elbow strike from Jovanovic, against the ropes.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Rothschild keeps control of Jovanovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Rothschild's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rothschild scores with a jab. Jovanovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothschild throwing a counter right hand but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic.
Rothschild appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rothschild has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Jovanovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jovanovic walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
It looked like Rothschild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rothschild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jovanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Jovanovic finds it's target.
Jovanovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jovanovic misses the jab.
Jovanovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Jovanovic misses.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jovanovic.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild sets himself, and Jovanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Rothschild avoids it this time.
Rothschild fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jovanovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around?
Jovanovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild breaks the clinch.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rothschild lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Rothschild.
Jovanovic working hard to break the clinch.
Rothschild pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jovanovic tries to clinch there but Rothschild circles away.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Nenad Jovanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Jovanovic wants to clinch
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jovanovic moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Jovanovic checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Jovanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rothschild appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Jovanovic misses with the combination.
Rothschild tries to clinch there but Jovanovic circles away.
Rothschild wants to clinch up but Jovanovic keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothschild instigates a clinch.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Rothschild dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jovanovic misses with a head kick.
Jovanovic takes one to the chin there.
Rothschild throws a head kick that half lands.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch.
Jovanovic avoids the head kick by Rothschild.
Jovanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rothschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rothschild as Jovanovic tries to tie him up.
Jovanovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
Jovanovic lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Rothschild.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothschild looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Jovanovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jovanovic throws a series of punches but Rothschild avoids them all with ease.
Jovanovic drops his hands momentarily and Rothschild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Rothschild lands a jab to Jovanovic's midsection.
Jovanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic swinging wildly here.
Rothschild gets a clinch.
Nenad Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Jovanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Rothschild.
A short left from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothschild scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Jovanovic takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rothschild.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Rothschild!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoshi Takano (ranked 4400 p4p, 22387 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 149 p4p, 265 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshi Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano misses with a looping right.
Ringnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takano.
Takano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ringnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Takano.
Takano missing with a left hand there. Ringnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takano misses with an uppercut
and Ringnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ringnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yoshi Takano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ringnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takano.
Takano checks a leg kick.
Takano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takano is looking to chop away at Ringnes 's legs.
Takano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringnes .
Ringnes takes a swing at Takano's ribcage but misses.
Takano is looking to clinch but Ringnes is avoiding it.
Ringnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ringnes tries to work over Takano's front leg with a kick but Takano checks it.
Ringnes tries to score with a low kick but Takano moves his leg out of the way.
Ringnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ringnes counters with a left and a right that stings Takano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ringnes misses with a combination
and Takano counters with a three punch combo that has Ringnes backing up. Ringnes nods at Takano to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takano.
Takano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ringnes .
A slow jab from Takano misses its intended target.
Ringnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ringnes ! But no joy.
Ringnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ringnes throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Ringnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Takano.
Takano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ringnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takano was well out of range. Poor timing from Ringnes .
Ringnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takano lands with a nice body punch.
Takano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takano misses with an uppercut. Ringnes saw that one coming.
Ringnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Ringnes throws a leg kick which misses Takano's front leg but catches the back leg as Takano tries to avoid it.
Arild Ringnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringnes scores with a hook.
Ringnes checks a low kick from Takano.
Takano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLsinki in the buildup to the fight.
Takano tries to clinch up but Ringnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Takano misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ringnes ! But no joy.
Takano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ringnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takano thinking.
Ringnes lands with a straight right. Takano didn't see that one coming.
Ringnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takano looks to land a right hand but Ringnes moved out of range.
Takano tries to clinch up.
Ringnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takano manages to avoid it.
Ringnes pushes Takano up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Takano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ringnes lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringnes avoiding damage as Takano throws knees to the body.
A short right from Ringnes .
Takano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ringnes is defending well for now.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Takano's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ringnes .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arild Ringnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takano throws a leg kick but Ringnes moved away.
Ringnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ringnes slips a straight right by Takano.
Yoshi Takano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ringnes connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Takano onto his butt! Takano bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
A head kick from Takano lands but Ringnes takes it in his stride.
Takano is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Ringnes just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Takano has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arild Ringnes !
After the big win, Arild Ringnes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 20827 p4p, 22279 weight class) and Beta Tua (ranked 589 p4p, 599 weight class). Benedetti comes to the ring accompanied by Atrevete te. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Tua.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Benedetti is looking for a counter combo.
Tua wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
Tua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tua throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Benedetti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tua moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tua. Tua obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Tua avoids it well.
Benedetti throws a jab when Tua was well out of range.
Benedetti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tua back to the ropes. Benedetti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tua misses the jab.
Tua throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Tua flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tua moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua 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.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benedetti.
Tua throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benedetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Tua moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
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.
Tua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tua slips a jab from Benedetti.
Tua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tua is looking to land body kicks.
Tua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Benedetti misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua! But no joy.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Benedetti slips a straight right by Tua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Tua misses with a body kick.
Tua thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Claudio Benedetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benedetti throws a one two combo.
Tua slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Tua defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Tua is predictable there
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua scores with a head kick. Benedetti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tua throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Tua checks it.
Tua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tua avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Tua throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Tua's head but Tua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Tua catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Benedetti stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Benedetti walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Tua connects with a nice cross there... Benedetti is looking wobbly and Tua recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Benedetti to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tua jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Beta Tua!
A relieved looking Beta Tua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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 Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 23606 p4p, 18067 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 550 p4p, 540 weight class). Dimitrov has chosen Drake - Energy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Dimitrov's head.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov moves into the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Dimitrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Dimitrov.
The fighters circling - Dimitrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch combination from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thibodeaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimitrov. That did some damage!
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimitrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimitrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimitrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Dimitrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimitrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux clobbers Dimitrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dimitrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dimitrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Daniel Dimitrov's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Dimitrov.
Thibodeaux throws out a head kick that Dimitrov doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dimitrov 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 Dimitrov's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Thibodeaux throws a switch kick that catches Dimitrov on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Dimitrov looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Dimitrov flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Imagine Thibodeaux!
A victorious Imagine Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 3672 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Roberto Congo (ranked 487 p4p, 332 weight class). Roberto Congo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Young Lad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lad throws a combination that misses
and Congo counters with a body kick.
Lad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Congo.
Lad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacksmith MMA Gym πΊπ² in the buildup to the fight.
Lad lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Lad cracks Congo with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Congo get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Congo looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
Young Lad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad avoids the head kick by Congo.
Lad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lad.
Lad looks to land a combination but Congo avoids it well.
Lad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lad lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Congo goes down! The ref sends Lad to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Congo 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Congo - that will leave a mark!
Lad lands a really nice looking cross but Congo seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad fails to land with a series of punches.
Lad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've been informed that Congo 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.
Congo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lad.
Congo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lad takes a step back to recover.
Lad is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick from Congo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Congo gets tackled into the ropes by Lad. Lad maintains the clinch.
Congo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Congo slips a straight right by Lad.
Some wild striking there from Lad.
Congo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Congo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad looks to land a left hand but Congo moved out of range nicely.
Lad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Congo.
Congo throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lad misses with a right hand
letting Congo counter with a right hand.
Lad is rocked!
Lad closes the distance and pushes Congo back into the ropes.
Oh Lad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lad seems to have got his legs back now.
Congo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lad throws a right hand that Congo ducks under and follows up with a left that Congo also avoids with ease.
Congo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Congo lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Congo.
Congo catches Lad with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lad forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Roberto Congo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 291 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 30 p4p, 248 weight class). Scorpion comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Roy throws a quick counter head kick but Scorpion was just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a sloppy body shot
and Roy counters with a good low kick that Scorpion was not able to check.
Scorpion scores with a nice body kick.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
And Roy counters with a quick kick to the body but Scorpion blocks it.
Roy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick lands for Scorpion.
Roy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Roy's leg. Roy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scorpion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scorpion throws a right hand that misses
and Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Silva Scorpion has been cut.
Roy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scorpion lands a really nice looking cross but Roy seems unphased.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scorpion lands a jab to the head.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion works Roy's body with a nice hook.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Roy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Roy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scorpion throws a right hand that misses
and Roy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick 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!
Scorpion misses with a left hand
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Roy moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
An attempted straight right counter from Roy misses the target.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion throws a shot to the body.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorpion thumps Roy with a low kick.
Roy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scorpion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Scorpion throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
Scorpion tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy misses with a hook.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.
Roy lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Roy blocking some punches.
Roy lands with a left to the head.
Roy cracks Scorpion with a nice body shot.
A short right from Roy on the inside.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Roy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Roy trying to land knees to the body.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Roy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy looking to throw knees to the head but Scorpion is blocking nicely.
Roy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Roy lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy.
Scorpion pushes Roy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy lands a knee to the body.
Roy tries a knee to the head but Scorpion blocks it.
Roy lands a nice uppercut.
Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy looking to stall.
Rob Roy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Roy tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Roy back against the ropes.
Roy scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roy lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Roy.
Roy prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Roy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scorpion is keeping busy.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
A short left from Roy.
Roy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion'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.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion is looking to chop away at Roy's legs.
Scorpion sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Scorpion scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roy's sensitive parts.
Scorpion works over Roy's head and body with a nice combination.
Scorpion has been the more effective fighter overall 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 inside leg kick from Scorpion misses.
Roy blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Roy.
A nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scorpions head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roy.
Roy lands a shot to the body.
Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy stalling in the clinch but Scorpion improves position.
Roy stalling.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy trying to stall but Scorpion improves his position.
Roy controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Scorpion.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Roy.
Roy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scorpion lands with a good body shot.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
An attempted straight right counter from Roy misses the target.
Scorpion stuns Roy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion wants to clinch.
Roy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scorpion takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
A short left from Scorpion.
A short right from Scorpion.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roy trying to control the position but instead, Scorpion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roy into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Scorpion avoiding damage as Roy throws knees to the body.
Roy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scorpion is keeping busy.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Roy misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Roy.
Roy misses with a body punch.
Scorpion taking a breather.
Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Roy pushes Scorpion back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy breaks from the clinch.
Scorpion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Roy's leg. Roy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scorpion lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scorpion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Silva Scorpion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roy walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
Scorpion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scorpion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Roy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scorpion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scorpion.
Roy scoring well with a low kick there.
Scorpion jabs at Roy's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
Scorpion lands a jab.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Roy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Scorpion just manages to avoid it.
Roy misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Roy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scorpion is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body
and Roy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scorpion's knee momentarily.
Roy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Roy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Roy.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Roy's front leg but catches the back leg as Roy tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scorpion blocks a head kick by Roy.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.
Roy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scorpion dips to his left and cracks Roy with an uppercut!
Roy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scorpion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
Roy throws the kick towards the body but Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scorpion 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Silva Scorpion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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