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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darius Perry (ranked 25305 p4p, 5671 weight class) and Jordan Ruiz (ranked 556 p4p, 510 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz tries to clinch up.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruiz throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Perry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruiz counters with a leg kick.
Perry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruiz tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Perry - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Ruiz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perry has Ruiz pushed against the ropes.
Perry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Perry.
Perry is looking to control Ruiz's arms but Ruiz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perry has his back to the ropes.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Perry.
Ruiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry gets through Ruiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Perry.
Perry scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Perry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Perry.
Perry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry gets through Ruiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perry works on Ruiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Perry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Perry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Perry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perry scores with a shot to the side of Ruiz's head.
Perry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perry pushes Ruiz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Perry pushes Ruiz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ruiz takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Perry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Perry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perry.
Perry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruiz or not.
A short uppercut from Perry.
 Ruiz is rocked!
Perry is leaning against Ruiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Perry finish him?
Perry presses Ruiz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry is leaning against Ruiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perry breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ruiz with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ruiz looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ruiz get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darius Perry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tokita Ohma (ranked 5917 p4p, 5466 weight class) and Gary Hall (ranked 524 p4p, 493 weight class). Tokita Ohma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokita Ohma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hall!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ohma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Ohma finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Ohma throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Gary Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a three punch combo that has Ohma backing up. Ohma nods at Hall to acknowledge the strikes.
 Ohma is rocked!
Hall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ohma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall stalks Ohma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ohma's face. Ohma staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Ohma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to clinch but Ohma moves out of range.
Ohma looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Ohma seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Ohma counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Ohma to acknowledge the strikes.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ohma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Ohma, against the ropes.
Ohma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohma is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ohma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ohma throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Ohma working aggressively here.
A short right from Ohma.
Ohma lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Gary Hall has been cut.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ohma avoids it.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling him.
Ohma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ohma working aggressively here.
Ohma lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Ohma has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ohma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohma tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Ohma back against the ropes.
Ohma avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ohma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ohma.
Hall working aggressively here.
Ohma managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ohma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Ohma prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Ohma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Ohma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ohma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ohma lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohma keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Ohma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the ropes.
Ohma misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tokita Ohma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohma.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ohma throws an elbow but misses.
Ohma gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Ohma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ohma tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Ohma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ohma as Hall tries to tie him up.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohmas head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ohma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ohma misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Ohma is controlling the position.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohma has him pressed against the ropes.
Ohma pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma landing knees to the head.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Ohma has him pressed against the ropes.
Ohma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall tries to break free but Ohma pushes him back against the ropes.
Ohma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Ohma lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Gary Hall's cut even more.
Ohma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohma.
Ohma lands a right hand.
Ohma gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Ohma has the dominant position.
Ohma lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Ohma, against the ropes.
A short left from Ohma.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohma.
Ohma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Ohma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ohma pushes Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ohma.
Ohma keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Ohma.
Ohma connects with a knee to the head.
Tokita Ohma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Ohma has the dominant position.
Ohma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A short right from Ohma.
Ohma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ohma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ohma pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ohma scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall misses with some punches.
Ohma lands a left hand.
Ohma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ohma lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tokita Ohma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall misses with the combination.
Ohma keeps the fight on the outside.
Ohma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohma avoids a kick to the body.
Hall avoids the head kick by Ohma.
Gary Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ohma. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Ohma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ohma.
Ohma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ohma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Ohma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Ohma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ohma throws a head punch that misses.
Ohma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohma working aggressively here.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohma has Hall pressed against the ropes, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Ohma fails to land.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Ohma pushes him off.
Ohma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ohma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Ohma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gary Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Hall.
A combination from Ohma does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall avoids the head kick by Ohma.
Tokita Ohma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ohma drives through and clinches with Hall against the ropes.
Ohma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ohma blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tokita Ohma.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ohma, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokita Ohma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herder Alcidion (ranked 5923 p4p, 4821 weight class) and Nikola Djinovic (ranked 525 p4p, 444 weight class). Djinovic has chosen Hriste Boze as his entrance music. Herder Alcidion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herder Alcidion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikola Djinovic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djinovic wants to clinch.
Alcidion throwing a counter right hand but Djinovic manages to avoid it.
Djinovic tried to score with a low kick but Alcidion checks it.
Djinovic is looking to clinch but Alcidion is avoiding it.
Djinovic ducks right into an uppercut from Alcidion.
Alcidion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djinovic moves in looking to clinch but Alcidion pushes him off.
Djinovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alcidion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alcidion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alcidion swats away the attempt to clinch by Djinovic.
Alcidion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djinovic is looking to slow Alcidion down with leg kicks.
Alcidion closes the distance and clinches.
Djinovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alcidion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Djinovic.
Djinovic looks winded!
Alcidion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Djinovic fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Alcidion misses the target.
Djinovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alcidion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Alcidion was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alcidion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Alcidion to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alcidion blocks the elbow strike.
Alcidion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcidion darts in and clinches Djinovic up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alcidion breaks the clinch.
Alcidion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcidion closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herder Alcidion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alcidion catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Djinovic stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Djinovic walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Djinovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Djinovic throws a shot to the body.
Alcidion circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alcidion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alcidion clinches up with Djinovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Djinovic is breathing heavily.
Alcidion slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcidion creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Djinovic crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Djinovic face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Alcidion takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Herder Alcidion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rich Shappens (ranked 5533 p4p, 4585 weight class) and Montserrat Chai (ranked 497 p4p, 430 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Shappens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Montserrat Chai!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Chai lands but Shappens takes it in his stride.
Chai throws a hook but Shappens blocks it.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Shappens.
Chai is looking to slow Shappens down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai slips a jab from Shappens.
Shappens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shappens is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai throws a head kick but Shappens moves out of range.
Shappens scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shappens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Shappens looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Shappens 's knee.
Chai scores with a leg kick.
Shappens swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with an outside leg kick.
Shappens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shappens is breathing heavily.
Shappens wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Shappens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Shappens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a swing at Shappens's ribcage but misses.
Chai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Montserrat Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Chai throws out a head kick that Shappens doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Shappens 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 Shappens's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
 It looks like Rich Shappens has been cut.
Shappens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Shappens crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Montserrat Chai!
After winning the bout, Montserrat Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Canasta (ranked 5391 p4p, 4450 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 487 p4p, 426 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Canasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as DeRozan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Canasta doesn't seem phased though.
DeRozan closes the distance and pushes Canasta back into the ropes.
Canasta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Canasta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Canasta.
A head punch on the inside from DeRozan fails to land.
Canasta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeRozan throws a punch but it's blocked by Canasta.
DeRozan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canasta throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan blocking some punches.
DeRozan is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from DeRozan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan blocks a body shot from Canasta.
DeRozan has Canasta pushed against the ropes.
Canasta scores with a nice hook to the head.
DeRozan throws a punch but it's blocked by Canasta.
DeRozan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan lands a left hand.
DeRozan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeRozan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Canasta blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Canasta.
DeRozan gets through Canasta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Canasta fails to land.
DeRozan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeRozan has a couple of punches blocked by Canasta.
DeRozan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canasta's elbow.
DeRozan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from DeRozan.
Canasta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeRozan misses with a punch to the body.
Canasta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
Canasta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canasta working aggressively here.
Canasta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeRozan or not.
DeRozan looks winded!
Canasta misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeRozan takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canasta.
Canasta tries to work over DeRozan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canasta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canasta misses with a body punch.
Canasta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeRozan's elbow.
Canasta can't break the clinch.
DeRozan misses with a body punch.
Canasta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canasta struggles to land a body shot inside as DeRozan controls his hands.
Canasta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeRozan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DeMar DeRozan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Canasta has DeRozan up against the ropes in a clinch.
DeRozan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeRozan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canasta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canasta.
DeRozan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Canasta fails to land.
DeRozan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canastas head.
DeRozan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from DeRozan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan is looking to control Canasta's arms but Canasta gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeRozan has his back to the ropes.
DeRozan stalling in the clinch.
DeRozan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeRozan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan lands an uppercut.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canasta misses with some punches.
DeRozan lands a body punch.
DeRozan taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeRozan.
DeRozan has Canasta pushed against the ropes.
DeRozan just leaning against Canasta, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by DeMar DeRozan.
Canasta throws a hook but DeRozan avoids it easily.
DeRozan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DeRozan closes the distance and clinches.
DeRozan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canasta up against the ropes.
DeRozan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Canasta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
A short right from Canasta.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Canasta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeRozan gets through Canasta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from DeRozan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canasta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeRozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canasta misses with some punches.
Canasta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canasta swings wildly with an uppercut but DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeRozan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canasta lands a hook that snaps the head of DeRozan backwards.
DeRozan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from DeRozan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canasta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Canasta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Canasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeRozan closes the distance and clinches.
DeRozan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canastas head.
DeRozan is working Canasta over against the ropes.
DeRozan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Canasta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Canasta misses with a punch to the body.
Canasta throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan leaning against his opponent.
DeRozan taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canasta tries a body shot but DeRozan blocks it.
Canasta blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from DeRozan.
Canasta tries to throw a body punch but DeRozan avoids it by throwing Canasta back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from DeRozan fails to land.
Canasta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canasta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canasta misses with the head strike.
A short right from Canasta on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeRozan blocking some punches.
DeRozan lands a hook that snaps the head of Canasta backwards.
The referee calls for DeRozan to work.
DeRozan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Canasta can't find room to land a body shot as DeRozan controls the action.
Canasta blocks an uppercut.
Canasta lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Canasta has a couple of punches blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeRozan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeRozan is trying to stall.
DeRozan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canasta lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeRozan is trying to stall.
DeRozan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canasta has a couple of punches blocked by DeRozan.
The referee calls for DeRozan to work.
DeRozan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canasta tries a body shot but DeRozan blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DeMar DeRozan.
Well DeRozan 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Phill Bateman (ranked 25077 p4p, 5844 weight class) and Harry Swotter (ranked 550 p4p, 523 weight class). Bateman comes into the arena with 2 Handys blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Big right hand
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phill Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Swotter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swotter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman throwing a counter right hand but Swotter manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Swotter. Those never looked like landing.
Bateman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Swotter does no damage.
Bateman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swotter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Swotter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Swotter tries a body shot but Bateman blocks it.
Swotter tries a body shot but Bateman blocks it.
Bateman looking to throw knees to the head but Swotter is blocking nicely.
Bateman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bateman throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Swotter.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Swotter avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the ropes.
Swotter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bateman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swotter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bateman.
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!
Swotter misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Swotter.
Bateman is looking to break free of the clinch but Swotter has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bateman.
Swotter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Bateman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Swotter is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swotter.
Swotter can't find room to land a body shot as Bateman controls the action.
Swotter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Nice body punch from Bateman - that landed with a thud.
Swotter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
A short uppercut from Bateman.
Swotter working aggressively here.
Swotter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bateman.
Bateman has had enough of the clinch but Swotter keeps him there for the moment.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Swotter.
Good body shot from Swotter.
Bateman throws an elbow but it misses.
Swotter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bateman's elbow.
Bateman wants to break free but Swotter has control.
Bateman misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Bateman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman has had enough of the clinch but Swotter keeps him there for the moment.
Bateman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swotter.
Swotter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swotter tries a body shot but Bateman blocks it.
Swotter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Swotter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swotter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Swotter won't allow it.
Bateman misses with a knee to the head.
Swotter pushes Bateman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swotter has him pressed against the ropes.
Swotter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bateman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bateman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swotter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman misses with a body kick.
Swotter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Swotter dominated that round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bateman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swotter wants to counter with a clinch but Bateman pushes him away.
Bateman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bateman looks to score with a jab to the body but Swotter is just out of range.
Swotter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Swotter tries to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Bateman.
Swotter wants to counter the offense by Bateman and move into the clinch position.
Swotter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bateman.
Swotter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swotter.
Bateman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swotter throws a series of punches but Bateman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Swotter ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bateman.
Phill Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bateman.
Swotter avoiding damage as Bateman throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swotter.
Harry Swotter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Swotter lands a body shot.
Swotter lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Swotter.
Bateman looking to throw knees to the head but Swotter is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swotter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Swotter cracks Bateman with a nice body shot.
Swotter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Swotter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swotter lands a nice uppercut.
Bateman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swotter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bateman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swotter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swotter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swotter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bateman wants to break free but Swotter has control.
Swotter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Swotter lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Swotter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swotter lands a nice uppercut.
Bateman is rocked!
Swotter is leaning against Bateman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Bateman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swotter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Swotter on the inside.
Swotter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swotter lands a left hand.
Swotter scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swotter lands a body punch.
Swotter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swotter.
Swotter creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Bateman crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Bateman face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Swotter takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harry Swotter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kumasi Mbassa (ranked 4751 p4p, 5624 weight class) and Matthieu Courageux (ranked 441 p4p, 507 weight class). Courageux is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jul. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kumasi Mbassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthieu Courageux!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courageux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mbassa misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Courageux misses
and Mbassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Courageux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mbassa.
Mbassa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Courageux looks to score with a jab to the body but Mbassa is just out of range.
Mbassa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Courageux manages to circle out of the way.
Courageux throws a head kick but Mbassa moves out of range.
Courageux throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mbassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mbassa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mbassa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Courageux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Courageux misses with a series of wild punches.
Mbassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mbassa walks into a straight right hand from Courageux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Mbassa - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbassa throws an overhand right that lands on Courageux's shoulder, as Courageux tries to avoid the shot.
Mbassa digs a good hook to Courageux's body.
A jab lands there for Courageux.
Courageux connects with a body shot.
Courageux throws a head kick that misses.
Courageux fails to land with a series of punches.
Courageux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mbassa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick from Courageux lands but Mbassa takes it in his stride.
Courageux misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courageux. Mbassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mbassa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Mbassa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Courageux doesn't seem phased though.
Courageux throws a push kick but Mbassa slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbassa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mbassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mbassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mbassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courageux throws a series of punches but Mbassa moves out of range.
Courageux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Courageux missing with a left hand there. Mbassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mbassa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Courageux on the side of the head.
Courageux is rocked!
Courageux drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mbassa to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Courageux! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mbassa takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kumasi Mbassa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Petrescu (ranked 24963 p4p, 25127 weight class) and Rick Drew (ranked 558 p4p, 562 weight class). Andrei Petrescu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrescu swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrescu.
Drew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrescu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drew lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrescu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrescu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drew misses with a body shot.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrescu.
Drew moves forwards but Petrescu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrescu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drew in his tracks.
Petrescu missing with a left hand there. Drew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drew swings for the body but Petrescu moves out of range.
Petrescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu throws a jab when Drew was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrescu blocks the leg kick.
Drew slips under a jab.
Petrescu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drew moves out of range of the strikes.
Drew works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drew.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
Petrescu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drew throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drew.
Petrescu throws a leg kick which misses Drew's front leg but catches the back leg as Drew tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrescu, as that shot connected.
Petrescu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrescu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrescu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drew throws a solid leg kick but Petrescu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drew.
Drew connects with a body shot that sends Petrescu's belly button to the back.
Rick Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Drew swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drew is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drew lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew lands a leg kick that knocks Petrescu off balance momentarily.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrescu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drew throws a leg kick but Petrescu moved away.
Drew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrescu is out of range and Drew settles back down.
Drew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drew throws a low kick, looking for Petrescu's leg but Petrescu calmly moves out of range.
Petrescu throws a shot to the body.
Drew wants to slow Petrescu down by chopping away at his legs.
Drew scores with a shot to the body.
Drew throws a leg kick but Petrescu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drew tried to score with a low kick but Petrescu checks it.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drew is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrescu rather than just go for the knockout.
Drew misses with the combination.
Drew misses with a body kick.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrescu swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Drew will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Drew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrescu. That did some damage!
Drew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrescu connects with a crisp jab.
Drew throws a low kick but Petrescu avoids it.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew connects with a solid leg kick.
Drew throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrescu misses the target.
Drew slips under a jab.
Petrescu swings for the body but Drew moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Drew.
Petrescu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrescu misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a low kick but Petrescu avoids it.
Drew misses with a low kick as Petrescu jumps back.
Drew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drew is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drew connects with a leg kick.
Petrescu looks to land a left hand but Drew moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Petrescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Petrescu does no damage.
Petrescu avoids the body shot from Drew.
Petrescu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Petrescu misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drew. Petrescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrescu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrescu throws a looping overhand right but Drew ducks down to avoid it.
Drew misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drew misses with a leg kick
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Drew is predictable there
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Drew has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Petrescu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrescu misses with a straight left.
Drew feints a counter leg kick.
Drew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rick Drew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drew moves away from the strike by Petrescu.
Jab by Drew.
Drew gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Petrescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrescu digs a good body shot into Drew's ribs.
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!
Petrescu jabs at Drew's body.
Drew looks to land a left hand but Petrescu moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu lands a head shot.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Petrescu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drew.
Drew throws a body punch but Petrescu moves out of range.
Drew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drew tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrescu is wise to it.
Petrescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drew was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrescu.
Drew throws a front kick aimed at Petrescu's knee but Petrescu avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Petrescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Petrescu blocks the low kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drew. Petrescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrescu scores with a leg kick.
Petrescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
Drew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrescu throws a body punch but Drew moves out of range.
Petrescu throws an overhand right that lands on Drew's shoulder, as Drew tries to avoid the shot.
Petrescu looks to land a left hand but Drew moved out of range nicely.
Drew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Petrescu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drew. Petrescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrescu misses its target.
Petrescu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrescu misses with a body shot.
Drew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrescu is out of range and Drew settles back down.
Drew misses with the body kick
and Petrescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrescu manages to avoid it.
Drew tries to work over Petrescu's front leg with a kick but Petrescu checks it.
Petrescu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Petrescu. Beautiful body shot.
Drew fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrescu checks it well.
Petrescu throws a shot from downtown. Drew moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Drew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew tests Petrescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drew swings for the body but Petrescu moves out of range.
Petrescu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrescu misses with a straight left.
Drew throws a low kick but Petrescu avoids it.
Drew misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu lands a nice hook to Drew's body. Drew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrescu blocks the leg kick.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Petrescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drew on the side of the head.
Petrescu thumps Drew with a low kick.
Petrescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
Drew with a nice calf kick.
Drew thows a leg kick but Petrescu checks it
and Petrescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrescu misses with a few strikes there.
Petrescu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drew throws a leg kick
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu misses the shot to the body.
Petrescu avoids the body shot from Drew.
Drew misses with a leg kick.
Petrescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drew throws a big shot that misses.
Petrescu connects with a crisp jab.
Drew throws a solid leg kick but Petrescu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrescu is looking to counter punch.
Petrescu checks a low kick from Drew.
Petrescu throwing a counter right hand but Drew manages to avoid it.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Petrescu throws a shot from downtown. Drew moves away and avoids it.
Drew takes a swing at Petrescu's ribcage but misses.
Petrescu lands a really nice looking cross but Drew seems unphased.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrescu moves away.
Petrescu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrescu feints a jab promting Drew to slip. Petrescu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drew slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Petrescu is looking to slow Drew down with leg kicks.
Drew throws a push kick but Petrescu slaps the foot to one side.
Petrescu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drew lands with a good body shot.
Petrescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
Drew throws a solid leg kick but Petrescu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drew.
Petrescu throws a lazy right hand but Drew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrescu lands a glancing blow to the side of Drew's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Petrescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrescu 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Petrescu!
Andrei Petrescu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lucca Decker (ranked 25080 p4p, 24931 weight class) and Hector Berlioz (ranked 551 p4p, 560 weight class). Berlioz has chosen March to the Scaffold as his entrance music. Lucca Decker had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucca Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berlioz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Decker circles away quickly and effectively.
Berlioz catches Decker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decker walks into a straight right hand from Berlioz.
Berlioz throws a head kick but Decker moves out of range.
Decker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Berlioz throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Decker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Berlioz lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker's corner calls for a 1-2. Decker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berlioz slips a straight right by Decker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz scores with a leg kick.
Decker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decker is looking to score with low kicks.
Hector Berlioz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Berlioz connects with an inside leg kick.
Berlioz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berlioz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berlioz.
Decker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz lands a front kick to the face, that drops Decker to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Decker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berlioz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berlioz lands with a nice body punch.
Berlioz lands a jab.
Berlioz scores with a sloppy right hand. Decker should have avoided that one.
Decker is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Hector Berlioz should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decker drops his guard momentarily, allowing Berlioz to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Decker! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Berlioz takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hector Berlioz!
Hector Berlioz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Levi Antero (ranked 2652 p4p, 25022 weight class) and Matt Collins (ranked 299 p4p, 567 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Collins's choice of 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Levi Antero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Collins!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
We've been told by Antero's head coaches at LazyFighters Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Antero misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Antero.
Antero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Antero's head but Antero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antero throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
Antero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins throws a counter combo.
Antero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Collins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Collins throws a hook but Antero avoids it easily.
Antero clobbers Collins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antero.
Levi Antero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antero moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Antero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antero misses with a looping right.
Antero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Collins is rocked!
Antero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Collins's sensitive parts.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Antero finish him?
Antero cracks Collins with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Levi Antero!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Levi Antero waved his t-shirt featuring UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION's logo in front of the cameras.
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