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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 1732 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Giang Hao (ranked 57 p4p, 58 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giang Hao!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Hao avoids them all with ease.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao misses with a looping right.
Hao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hao circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadadora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Hao avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nadadora with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Hao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hao counters with a nice uppercut that drops Nadadora onto his backside! Nadadora bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
 Nadadora is rocked!
 It looks like Rapido Nadadora has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hao lands a nice shot to the body.
Hao connects with a quick right hand that sends Nadadora tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giang Hao! Giang Hao retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Giang Hao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aidan Hopper (ranked 3610 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Braeden Beasley (ranked 408 p4p, 329 weight class). Braeden Beasley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter fighter
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aidan Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braeden Beasley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper gets a clinch.
Beasley can't break the clinch.
Hopper lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopper.
Hopper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beasley is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopper has double underhooks.
Hopper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Hopper.
Hopper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beasley tries to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling the position.
Beasley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Hopper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopper lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beasley trying to control the position but instead, Hopper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beasley into the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hopper.
Hopper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper is leaning against Beasley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beasley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopper is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Hopper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beasleys head.
Hopper lands a left hand.
Hopper lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hopper.
Beasley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Beasley is rocked!
Hopper lands a shoulder strike.
Beasley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him?
Hopper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hopper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beasley backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper lands a shoulder strike.
Hopper cracks Beasley with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Beasley goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Beasley wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aidan Hopper!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dylan Khol (ranked 3517 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Nabil Nakrob (ranked 282 p4p, 253 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Khol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nabil Nakrob!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khol wants to slow Nakrob down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakrob lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dylan Khol has been cut.
Nakrob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakrob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Nakrob.
Nakrob breaks from the clinch.
Nakrob looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nakrob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakrob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakrob plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khol is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakrob gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Khol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakrob fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakrob darts in and clinches Khol up against the ropes.
Khol seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakrob avoids the elbow strike from Khol, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakrob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khol up against the ropes.
Nakrob managing to block the knees to the body from Khol.
A frustrated look appears on Khol's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakrob lands a nice knee to the body.
Khol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakrob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khol is trying to break free.
Khol has a couple of punches blocked by Nakrob.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nakrob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakrob unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khol is trying to break the clinch but Nakrob has him pressed against the ropes.
Khol can't break the clinch.
Khol trying to land knees to the body.
Khol is trying to break the clinch but Nakrob has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khol is trying to break the clinch but Nakrob is controlling him.
Nakrob effectively controlling the action here.
Khol working hard to break the clinch.
Nakrob slows down the pace here.
Nakrob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nabil Nakrob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Khol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khol misses with a double jab.
Nakrob scores with a sloppy right hand. Khol should have avoided that one.
Khol blocks a head kick by Nakrob.
Khol throws a head kick that misses
letting Nakrob counter with a right hand.
Nakrob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khol closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nabil Nakrob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakrob forces Khol back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khol looking to throw knees to the head but Nakrob is blocking nicely.
Khol tries to break the clinch but Nakrob is controlling the position.
Nakrob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakrob.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khol. Nakrob does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khol misses with a body punch
letting Nakrob counter with a right hand.
Khol throws a sloppy head kick and Nakrob moves out of range easily.
Khol blocks a head kick by Nakrob.
Khol throws the left hand but Nakrob avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakrob. That's going to slow Khol down.
Khol moves in looking to clinch but Nakrob pushes him off.
Nakrob clinches.
Nakrob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakrob has closed the distance and engaged Khol in a clinch.
Khol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakrob's elbow.
Nakrob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakrob clinches up against the ropes.
Nakrob lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakrob has him pressed against the ropes.
Nakrob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakrob has Khol up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khol tries to break the clinch but Nakrob is controlling the position.
Nakrob stalling the fight.
Khol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nakrob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakrob closes the distance and pushes Khol back into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nakrob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khol misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nabil Nakrob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dylan Khol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khol wants to clinch up but Nakrob keeps it at a distance.
Nakrob takes a swing at Khol's ribcage but misses.
Nakrob has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nakrob.
Nakrob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khol ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan Khol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakrob keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakrob closes the distance and clinches.
Nabil Nakrob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakrob keeps control of Khol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakrob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khol misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Khol throws an elbow but misses.
Nakrob manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nakrob breaks the clinch.
Khol tries to clinch up.
Nakrob clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Nakrob.
Khol is trying to push Nakrob away but Nakrob has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nakrob.
A frustrated look appears on Khol's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakrob breaks the clinch.
Nakrob swats away the attempt to clinch by Khol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakrob looks to land a combination. Khol sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakrob.
Nakrob gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakrob drops Khol on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Khol bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Dylan Khol's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khol gets tackled into the ropes by Nakrob. Nakrob maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nakrob.
Nakrob blocks the elbow strike.
Khol can't break the clinch.
Dylan Khol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nabil Nakrob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakrob breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nabil Nakrob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakrob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nabil Nakrob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titus Roux (ranked 4237 p4p, 4274 weight class) and Adolfo Walters (ranked 320 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titus Roux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolfo Walters!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walters swings for the body but Roux moves out of range.
Roux misses with a hook
and Roux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Walters both land. Nice combination.
Walters throws a body punch but Roux moves out of range.
Roux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walters moves out of range as Roux strikes.
Walters looks to score with a jab to the body but Roux is just out of range.
Adolfo Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters clobbers Roux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roux missing with a left hand there. Walters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walters misses with a double jab.
Roux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walters misses with a double jab.
Walters throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walters was well out of range. Poor timing from Roux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roux connects with an inside leg kick.
Walters throws a jab but it's blocked by Roux.
Roux feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Roux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walters throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with an outside leg kick.
Walters throws a series of punches but Roux moves out of range.
Walters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roux counters with a leg kick.
Walters catches Roux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roux manages to avoid it.
It looked like Roux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walters throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
Walters misses with a hook
and Roux counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walters.
Walters misses with an uppercut
letting Roux counter with a right hand.
Walters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walters connects with a body shot that sends Roux's belly button to the back.
Roux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walters counters with a left to the body.
Walters feints a jab promting Roux to slip. Walters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roux slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Walters 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.
Walters misses with a right hand
and Roux counters with a thumping low kick.
Roux tries to land a leg kick but Walters saw it coming and moves away.
Roux misses with a hook. Walters ducked under it nicely.
Walters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roux manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walters.
Walters throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Roux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters lands with a shot to the body.
Roux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Roux misses the target.
Roux avoids the body shot from Walters.
Walters lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Roux misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Roux, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Walters. Beautiful body shot.
Walters is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roux lands a nice shot that snaps Walters's head back.
Nice shot by Roux.
Walters looks to score with a jab to the body but Roux is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Roux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walters unleashes a big counter combination but Roux bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux just misses with a punch to the body.
Roux avoids the body shot from Walters.
Walters misses with a hook
and Roux counters with a nice uppercut.
Roux moves out of range as Walters strikes.
Roux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adolfo Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters lands a jab to Roux's midsection.
Walters misses with a right hand
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walters throws a nice looking combination but Roux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Roux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adolfo Walters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walters lands a two punch combo.
Roux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walters in his tracks.
Walters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walters throws out a counter right but Roux avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adolfo Walters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Walters misses with a body shot
and Roux counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walters's knee momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roux.
Walters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roux.
Walters misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters with an inside leg kick.
Walters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roux moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roux.
Roux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walters drops his hands momentarily and Roux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Walters misses.
Roux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walters misses with a body shot.
Roux throws a looping overhand right but Walters ducks down to avoid it.
Roux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walters.
Walters is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walters ducks right into an uppercut from Roux.
Walters throws a lazy uppercut
and Roux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Roux.
Roux works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux avoids the body shot from Walters.
It looked like Roux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walters.
Walters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walters moves out of range of the strikes.
Roux slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roux dips to his left and cracks Walters with an uppercut!
Roux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walters to score with a decent uppercut.
Roux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Roux.
Titus Roux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Roux does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Roux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Roux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walters 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adolfo Walters!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pattaya D Krusai (ranked 4326 p4p, 3855 weight class) and Roman Shopulov (ranked 326 p4p, 298 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pattaya D Krusai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Shopulov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Krusai connects with a leg kick.
D Krusai scores with a nice body kick.
Shopulov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
D Krusai lands a front kick.
D Krusai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
D Krusai is looking to slow Shopulov down with leg kicks.
Shopulov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and D Krusai counters with a head kick. That will keep Shopulov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shopulov takes a swing at D Krusai's ribcage but misses.
D Krusai slips a jab from Shopulov.
Shopulov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
D Krusai connects with a crisp jab.
Shopulov throws a low kick but D Krusai moves out of range easily.
D Krusai dips to his left and cracks Shopulov with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for D Krusai.
Shopulov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shopulov misses with a double jab
and D Krusai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shopulov swings for the body but D Krusai moves out of range.
D Krusai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
D Krusai has taken the fight to the clinch.
D Krusai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Roman Shopulov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Krusai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shopulov can't break the clinch.
D Krusai breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by D Krusai.
Shopulov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shopulov walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Krusai.
D Krusai has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by D Krusai.
D Krusai crunches a lovely knee into Shopulov's ribcage.
Shopulov looks winded!
Shopulov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from D Krusai.
D Krusai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Krusai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shopulov is rocked!
D Krusai lands a nice elbow.
Shopulov is still on wobbly legs! Can D Krusai finish him?
D Krusai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
D Krusai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
D Krusai rushes Shopulov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
D Krusai lands an elbow just above Shopulov 's eye.
D Krusai has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Shopulov to the canvas! Can Shopulov beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Shopulov was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! D Krusai is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Pattaya D Krusai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lerouch Vanitis (ranked 4190 p4p, 3195 weight class) and Abdullah Nasib (ranked 463 p4p, 367 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lerouch Vanitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Nasib!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasib thows a leg kick but Vanitis checks it
and Vanitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Abdullah Nasib has been cut.
Nasib looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vanitis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vanitis scores with the left hand. Nasib knows he should have avoided that one.
Nasib clinches up with Vanitis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vanitis lands an elbow inside that Nasib shrugs off.
Vanitis lands an elbow just above Nasib 's eye.
Vanitis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanitis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Abdullah Nasib's cut even more.
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!
Vanitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vanitis lands an elbow just above Nasib 's eye.
The cut above Abdullah Nasib's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanitis.
Vanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Nasib is rocked!
Nasib takes an elbow to the temple.
Nasib is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanitis finish him?
Abdullah Nasib's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdullah Nasib's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lerouch Vanitis!
After winning the bout, Lerouch Vanitis 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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