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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Choo Myung (ranked 4498 p4p, 4397 weight class) and Joel Dailey (ranked 313 p4p, 312 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choo Myung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Dailey!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dailey misses.
Myung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myung lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dailey will feel that in the morning.
Myung lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from Myung.
Dailey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Myung slips a jab and a cross from Dailey.
Dailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dailey avoids the head kick by Myung.
Dailey tries to bum rush Myung with a series of wild strikes but Myung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Myung scores with a head kick. Dailey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dailey lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myung was well out of range. Poor timing from Dailey.
Myung is looking for a counter combo.
Myung looks to land a body kick but Dailey moved away.
Dailey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Myung lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Myung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dailey throws a counter combo.
Myung lands with a slapping head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dailey as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Myung.
Dailey fails to land with a series of punches.
Dailey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Myung throws a head kick that half lands.
Myung slips a jab and a cross from Dailey.
Myung lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myung seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dailey moves out of range of the body kick.
Dailey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Myung delivers a nice body kick.
Dailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Myung.
Dailey scores with a hook to the body. Myung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myung lands a nice looking body kick.
Dailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myung throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myung throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dailey counters with a right hand to the body.
Dailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myung circles away quickly and effectively.
Myung throws a head kick that misses.
Dailey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dailey looks winded!
Myung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myung lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dailey will feel that in the morning.
Myung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myung lands with a kick to the temple. Dailey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Myung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Myung. Dailey shrugs it off though.
Dailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myung.
Myung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dailey.
 Dailey is rocked!
A head kick from Myung lands but Dailey takes it in his stride.
Dailey is still on wobbly legs! Can Myung finish him?
Dailey walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Myung and drops face first to the floor! Dailey's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Dailey in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Choo Myung!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grizzly Smuck (ranked 2748 p4p, 1368 weight class) and Jason Payne (ranked 89 p4p, 44 weight class). Payne has chosen "Bring Out Your Dead" Strung Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grizzly Smuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Smuck was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Payne.
Payne thumps Smuck with a low kick.
Payne throws a big shot that misses.
Payne scores with a leg kick.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smuck appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jason Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smuck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Grizzly Smuck has been cut.
Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smuck clinches with his opponent.
Smuck is trying to push Payne away but Payne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smuck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smuck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smuck tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the ropes.
Smuck takes a shot to the head.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smuck has had enough of the clinch but Payne keeps him there for the moment.
Smuck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grizzly Smuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smuck slips a straight right by Payne.
Smuck just misses with a punch to the body.
Smuck misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Smuck does no damage.
Smuck looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne connects with a leg kick.
Smuck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payne. Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Smuck throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne wants to counter the offense by Smuck and move into the clinch position.
Payne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Payne misses.
Smuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grizzly Smuck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Payne looks to throw the jab but Smuck is out of range.
Payne scores with a jab.
Payne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smuck's head backwards.
Smuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smuck.
Smuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smuck throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Smuck is just out of range.
As Payne looks to move away, Smuck throws a big counter combo but Payne just gets out of the way.
Smuck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payne sizes up Smuck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smuck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Smuck.
Payne is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grizzly Smuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smuck lands an overhand right.
Smuck throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Smuck counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Smuck crashing to the mat! Smuck uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smuck walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Payne!
Jason Payne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1550 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Dan Bill Jr (ranked 170 p4p, 323 weight class). Prince comes to the ring accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Bill Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Bill Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bill Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bill Jr throws a leg kick
and Prince counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prince.
Prince bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bill Jr's head.
Bill Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prince swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bill Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prince.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Bill Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bill Jr.
Prince misses with a looping left.
Prince has managed to clinch.
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!
Prince blocks a body shot from Bill Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Prince.
A short right from Prince on the inside.
Bill Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Prince manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bill Jr blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prince.
Bill Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bill Jr lands a left hand.
Bill Jr digs a right hand underneath Prince's ribcage. Prince let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bill Jr backwards.
Bill Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prince fakes the leg kick and cracks Bill Jr in the body.
Bill Jr misses with a head kick.
Prince throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bill Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Prince.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince tries to land a front kick but Bill Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Prince moves away from the strike by Bill Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Prince misses the target.
Bill Jr misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Bill Jr.
Jab from Prince.
Bill Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bill Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bill Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Bill Jr misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prince checks a leg kick.
Prince misses with a looping left.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bill Jr checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Prince blocks the leg kick.
Prince pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bill Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bill Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince throwing a counter right hand but Bill Jr manages to avoid it.
Prince blocks a head kick by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prince blocks a head kick by Bill Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bill Jr, as that shot connected.
Bill Jr walks into a jab.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Bill Jr.
A jab from Bill Jr misses.
Bill Jr staying out of range there.
Prince jabs at Bill Jr's body.
Bill Jr misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
Bill Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Bill Jr moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Prince.
Bill Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bill Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prince. That's going to slow Bill Jr down.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bill Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bill Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Prince checks it well.
Prince with a nice cross.
Bill Jr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince connects with a leg kick.
Bill Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Prince finish him?
Bill Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bill Jr misses with a hook.
Prince throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bill Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bill Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prince.
Boom! Prince lands a massive head kick that sends Bill Jr crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Prince is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nasir Prince!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 3115 p4p, 4839 weight class) and Titus Roux (ranked 249 p4p, 324 weight class). Walter Francis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titus Roux!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roux moves out of range of the strikes.
Roux throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Roux.
Roux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Roux moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Roux misses with a straight right.
Francis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux misses with a low kick.
Francis throwing a counter right hand but Roux manages to avoid it.
Roux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
It seemed like Roux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roux.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Roux avoids the body shot from Francis.
Francis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Roux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Francis coming out on top.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis misses with a right hand
and Roux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis lands with a shot to the body.
Francis takes a swing at Roux's ribcage but misses.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Roux's shoulder, as Roux tries to avoid the shot.
Francis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Francis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Francis lands a glancing blow to the side of Roux's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roux slips under a jab from Francis.
A big left from Francis misses.
Roux throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Francis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Roux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Roux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Francis.
Walter Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis lands with a straight right. Roux didn't see that one coming.
Francis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roux.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Francis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roux slips a straight right by Francis.
Roux throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
Roux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Francis throws out a loose jab but Roux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walter Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Roux is just out of range.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
As Francis backs off Roux throws a huge counter combo but Francis manages to avoid it all.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roux manages to avoid it.
Francis scores with a nice head shot.
Roux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Roux moves away and avoids it.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Roux moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roux.
Roux slips under a jab from Francis.
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Roux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Francis backing away here, and Roux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Roux cracks Francis with an open hand slap.
Francis takes one to the side of the head.
Roux blocks a jab.
Francis misses with a hook. Roux ducked under it nicely.
Roux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roux. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Roux moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux blocks a jab.
Francis misses with a hook
and Roux counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Francis at a distance.
Francis scores with a decent looking hook.
Roux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Francis cracks Roux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Roux moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roux! But no joy.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roux moves away.
As Francis backs off Roux throws a huge counter combo but Francis manages to avoid it all.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roux misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Roux misses with a looping left.
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roux flicks out a counter leg kick but Francis steps away.
Francis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roux. Roux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Francis lands a nice shot that snaps Roux's head back.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roux.
Roux misses with a straight left.
Francis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roux has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis slips under a jab from Roux.
Francis throws a hook to the side of Roux's head but Roux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis connects with a nice looking jab.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Roux slips under a jab from Francis.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Roux.
A cross from Francis lands.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roux throws a right and a left that Francis avoids nicely.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Roux counter with a right hand.
Francis misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis works the jab nicely.
Roux slips under a jab.
Roux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Roux has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Francis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roux under the eye.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roux throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Francis scores with a hook to the body. Roux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Francis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roux defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Francis throws a hook but Roux blocks it.
Francis cracks Roux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Titus Roux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Francis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Tung (ranked 4715 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Kaladin Hinson (ranked 319 p4p, 235 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Tung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaladin Hinson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tung fails to land with a series of punches.
Hinson wants to counter the offense by Tung and move into the clinch position.
Tung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tung really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tung.
Tung looks to land a combination. Hinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Daniel Tung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tung throws a combination that misses
and Hinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Daniel Tung has been cut.
Tung fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung looks to land a combination but Hinson avoids it well.
Hinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tung feints a jab promting Hinson to slip. Tung then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tung.
Hinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tung throws a series of punches but Hinson avoids them all with ease.
Tung throws out a powerful jab.
Tung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tung throws a combination that misses
letting Hinson counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Tung. That snapped Hinson's head back.
Hinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hinson moves into the clinch.
Hinson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tung.
Hinson blocking some punches.
Tung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tung's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tung tries to bum rush Hinson with a series of wild strikes but Hinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tung closes the distance and pushes Hinson back into the ropes.
Hinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hinson throws a head punch that misses.
Tung tries a body shot but Hinson blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tung.
Tung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tung working aggressively here.
Hinson lands a nice uppercut.
Tung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tung blocks an uppercut.
Hinson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hinson.
Tung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinson can do to turn this around?
Tung lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hinson.
Hinson blocking some punches.
Hinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Tung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung has a couple of punches blocked by Hinson.
Tung misses with the head strike.
Hinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tung.
Tung working aggressively here.
Daniel Tung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tung.
Tung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hinson.
Hinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tung working aggressively here.
Tung misses with a punch on the inside.
Tung working aggressively here.
Tung misses with a punch to the body.
Tung working aggressively here.
Hinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tung tries a body shot but Hinson blocks it.
Tung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tung has a couple of punches blocked by Hinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tung.
Tung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tung misses with a series of wild punches.
Tung rushes Hinson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tung's cut.
That's time! Tung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tung gets a clinch.
Tung has a couple of punches blocked by Hinson.
Tung blocking some punches.
Tung misses with some punches.
Hinson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hinson fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tung.
Tung misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tung.
Tung misses with a punch on the inside.
Hinson misses with a body punch.
Hinson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tungs head.
 Tung is rocked!
Tung tries to work over Hinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Tung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tung backwards.
Hinson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Tung with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Tung looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Tung 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 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kaladin Hinson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Richie Aprile (ranked 1040 p4p, 2187 weight class) and Chance Greyvine (ranked 61 p4p, 69 weight class). Greyvine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace of Spades - Motorhead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Aprile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chance Greyvine!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aprile throws out a loose jab but Greyvine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aprile cracks a nice hook into Greyvine's ribs.
Greyvine misses with a few strikes there.
Greyvine missing with a left hand there. Aprile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greyvine throws the left hand but Aprile avoids the punch easily.
Aprile throws a big shot that misses.
Greyvine slips under a jab from Aprile.
Aprile looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aprile slips a jab and a cross from Greyvine.
Greyvine throws a hook to the side of Aprile's head but Aprile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aprile just misses with a punch to the body.
Aprile scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aprile ducks under a wild hook from Greyvine.
Greyvine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Greyvine lands an overhand right.
Greyvine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aprile was well out of range. Poor timing from Greyvine.
Nice defenses there by Aprile.
Aprile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greyvine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aprile misses with an uppercut. Greyvine saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aprile throws a jab but it's blocked by Greyvine.
Greyvine throws a big shot that misses.
Greyvine looks to throw the jab but Aprile is out of range.
Aprile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greyvine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Aprile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Greyvine throws a right hand that misses
and Aprile connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aprile misses the jab.
Aprile slips a jab from Greyvine.
Chance Greyvine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greyvine misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aprile. Greyvine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aprile throws a jab but it's blocked by Greyvine.
Aprile jabs at Greyvine's body.
Aprile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greyvine.
Greyvine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aprile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greyvine.
A cross from Aprile lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aprile knocks out Greyvine with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Aprile before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Aprile picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Aprile!
A very excited looking Richie Aprile made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Chang (ranked 3280 p4p, 1876 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 312 p4p, 199 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang scores with a decent looking hook.
Chang slips a jab from Darawan.
Chang misses with a head kick.
Darawan looks to land a left hand but Chang moved out of range nicely.
Chang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chang throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chang.
Darawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang digs a good hook to Darawan's body.
A head kick misses from Darawan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darawan.
Chang connects with a jab.
Chang throws a leg kick which misses Darawan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darawan tries to avoid it.
Chang lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darawan.
Darawan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darawan throws a sloppy head kick
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
Darawan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Chang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Darawan slips under a jab from Chang.
It seemed like Darawan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chang lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan wants to land a leg kick but Chang is out of range.
Petcharon Darawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses.
Darawan throws the kick towards the body but Chang avoids it.
Chang avoids a kick to the body.
Darawan misses with a head kick.
Chang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darawan misses with an uppercut. Chang saw that one coming.
Darawan lands a slapping body shot.
Chang thumps Darawan with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Darawan misses its intended target.
Chang throws a big counter combination but Darawan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Darawan tries to land a front kick but Chang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darawan misses with a series of wild punches.
Chang misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Chang.
Chang misses with a double jab.
Darawan tries a quick counter leg kick but Chang is wise to it.
Darawan throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Darawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darawan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a leg kick
and Darawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darawan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darawan.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chang went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darawan ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Darawan is just out of range.
Chang throws a body kick that misses
and Darawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Chang misses.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chang!
Chang defending well as Darawan loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Darawan misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darawan misses with a body kick.
Darawan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darawan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chang lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petcharon Darawan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darawan misses with the body kick
and Chang counters with a series of strikes. Darawan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chang thumps Darawan with a low kick.
Chang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tommy Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chang feints and then cracks Darawan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darawan down.
Darawan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang misses with an uppercut.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darawan manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Darawan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chang throws a right hand that Darawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Darawan also avoids with ease.
Darawan is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick misses from Darawan.
Chang cracks Darawan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang digs a good body shot into Darawan's ribs.
Chang slips a jab from Darawan.
Chang lands a jab-cross combination.
Chang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chang.
Chang connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Chang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chang throws out a loose jab but Darawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darawan thinks about the counter body kick.
Chang catches Darawan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chang throws a shot to the body.
Darawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Chang thumps Darawan with a low kick.
Darawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Darawan thows a body kick. Chang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darawan throws a leg kick but Chang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chang blocks the body kick.
Chang lands a nice shot that snaps Darawan's head back.
Chang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darawan.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang lands a body shot.
Darawan throws a right hand that Chang ducks under and follows up with a left that Chang also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Darawan.
Chang cracks Darawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darawan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Chang.
Chang misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Darawan misses.
Chang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chang avoids the head kick by Darawan.
Darawan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Darawan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darawan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Chang fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
Darawan throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darawan.
The fighters circling - Chang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chang looks to throw the jab but Darawan is out of range.
Chang throws a low kick but Darawan moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Darawan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petcharon Darawan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chang scores with a nice right hand.
Chang cracks Darawan with an open hand slap.
Chang scores with a body shot.
Darawan misses with a head kick.
Darawan throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
Darawan misses with a body kick.
Chang moves out of range of the body kick.
Chang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darawan throws a body kick that misses.
Chang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darawan throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Darawan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petcharon Darawan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Darawan misses.
Darawan tries to land a leg kick but Chang saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darawan misses with an uppercut.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Darawan saw that one coming.
Darawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chang.
Darawan misses the shot to the body.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses.
Darawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chang.
A punch combination from Chang misses.
Darawan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab from Chang.
Chang avoids a kick to the body.
Darawan throws a lazy head kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darawan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darawan misses with a straight left.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang scores with a nice strike.
Darawan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan feints and then cracks Chang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chang down.
Darawan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chang catches Darawan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darawan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chang.
Chang scores with a sloppy right hand. Darawan should have avoided that one.
Darawan is rocked!
Chang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darawan is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Chang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darawans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chang throws a counter high kick but Darawan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Darawan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chang throws a switch kick that catches Darawan on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Darawan looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Darawan flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tommy Chang!
A relieved looking Tommy Chang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Petcharon Darawan was interviewed post fight and said 'I have nothing to say.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Teofomo Laurez (ranked 1203 p4p, 1496 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 38 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofomo Laurez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Slim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slim misses with a hook
and Laurez counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Slim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laurez tries to land a leg kick but Slim saw it coming and moves away.
Laurez looks to land a right hand but Slim moved out of range.
Laurez misses with a leg kick.
Laurez dodges the punch combination from Slim.
A quick step to the side and Laurez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laurez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slim connects with a nice looking jab.
Laurez ducks under a wild hook from Slim.
It looked like Laurez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laurez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slim. That did some damage!
Slim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Slim.
Laurez breaks from the clinch.
Slim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slim misses with a kick to the body
and Slim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laurez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slim tries to clinch but Laurez moves away
and Laurez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim tries to clinch but Laurez moves out of range.
Slim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
Slim misses with a body shot.
As Slim backs away, Laurez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Slim misses with a body kick.
Laurez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Slim avoids it.
Barbados Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slim lands with a kick to the temple. Laurez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Teofomo Laurez has been cut.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Slim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laurez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slim.
Slim throws a body kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barbados Slim will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Laurez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slim misses with an uppercut
and Laurez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for Slim.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laurez 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 Slim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laurez in his tracks.
Good shot there by Slim.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Laurez counters with a good low kick that Slim was not able to check.
Laurez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slim throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurez throws a leg kick that misses.
Laurez swings for the body but Slim moves out of range.
Laurez moves out of range of the strikes.
Slim lands a jab.
Teofomo Laurez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laurez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laurez with the inside leg kick.
Laurez misses with a straight left.
Barbados Slim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Slim
and Laurez counters with a stiff right hand.
Slim misses with a leg kick.
Slim clinches up with Laurez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laurez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slim has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laurez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laurez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slim's knee momentarily.
Slim throws a head kick that misses.
Laurez cracks Slim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Slim throws the kick towards the body but Laurez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurez throws a shot to the body.
Slim throws the kick towards the body but Laurez avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slim moves in looking to clinch but Laurez pushes him off.
Laurez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slim just misses with a punch to the body.
Slim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Laurez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurez misses with a body punch
enabling Slim to counter with a crisp jab.
Slim misses with a jab to the body
and Laurez counters with a straight right hand.
Slim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laurez !
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barbados Slim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laurez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laurez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laurez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laurez lands with a hook. Slim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laurez lands a head kick that sends Slim down! Slim is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Laurez is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Teofomo Laurez !
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