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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 3173 p4p, 21574 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 129 p4p, 185 weight class). Luke Mad Onion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 57 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion moves into range and clinches up with De Lagardere.
De Lagardere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad Onion using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Lagardere takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Mad Onion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Lagardere's defenses.
Mad Onion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mad Onion blocks an elbow strike from De Lagardere.
Mad Onion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Lagardere up against the cage.
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
De Lagardere lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Onion won't want to take too many of those.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow strike.
De Lagardere lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mad Onion has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mad Onion blocks a body shot from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mad Onions head.
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!
Mad Onion pushes off an throws an elbow but De Lagardere leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mad Onion lands with a short shot to the head.
Mad Onion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mad Onion lands an elbow that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks for a moment.
Mad Onion gets through De Lagardere's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Lagardere obliges.
Mad Onion is breathing heavily.
De Lagardere blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mad Onion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mad Onion missing with knees to the body.
De Lagardere avoiding damage as Mad Onion throws knees to the body.
De Lagardere blocks the elbow strike.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Lagardere scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere lands a knee to the body.
Mad Onion takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad Onion blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Lagardere obliges.
De Lagardere lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lagardere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Lagardere misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lagardere lands a nice knee to the body.
De Lagardere unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Lagardere lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Lagardere putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Onion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Lagardere lands a left hand.
De Lagardere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Lagardere blocks the elbow strike.
De Lagardere scores with a shoulder strike.
De Lagardere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Lagardere lands a left hand.
De Lagardere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Lagardere lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mad Onion or not.
De Lagardere unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Lagardere creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mad Onion's defenses.
De Lagardere utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Lagardere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mad Onions head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lagardere landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Lagardere with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Mad Onion is rocked!
De Lagardere smacks Mad Onion right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Mad Onion goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Henri De Lagardere!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fester Adams (ranked 2666 p4p, 988 weight class) and Gabrijel Bozic (ranked 308 p4p, 123 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabrijel Bozic!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bozic. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Adams .
Adams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bozic will feel that in the morning.
Bozic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bozic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adams throws a counter high kick but Bozic was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Adams misses.
Bozic counters with a body kick.
Bozic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozic slips a jab from Adams .
Bozic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Bozic counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Fester Adams has been cut.
Fester Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Bozic saw that one coming.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
Bozic lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Bozic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adams works the jab nicely.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Bozic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bozic slips under a jab from Adams .
Bozic looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams works Bozic's body with a nice hook.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Bozic.
Bozic misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bozic misses with a body kick.
Adams throwing a counter right hand but Bozic manages to avoid it.
Bozic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bozic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bozic ducks under a wild hook from Adams .
Bozic misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fester Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fester Adams 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bozic misses with a leg kick
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bozic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams .
Bozic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams clobbers Bozic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Bozic.
It appears Adams was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bozic misses with a body shot.
Bozic throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Bozic counters with a beautiful hook that drops Adams to the mat! Will Adams be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Bozic to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Adams is up. He looks OK to continue.
Adams is rocked!
Bozic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bozic! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabrijel Bozic!
An out of breath Gabrijel Bozic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 3411 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Walter Hartwell White (ranked 324 p4p, 229 weight class). Walter Hartwell White acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duke to score with a decent uppercut.
Hartwell White 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.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Hartwell White moves out of range easily.
Hartwell White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hartwell White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duke throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hartwell White.
Duke lands the left hand.
Duke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Duke - just one landing.
Duke swings widly with a right hand
and Hartwell White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hartwell White misses with a looping right.
Hartwell White scores with a decent looking hook.
Duke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hartwell White counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hartwell White misses.
Hartwell White defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Duke throws a leg kick
and Hartwell White counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like James Duke has been cut.
Hartwell White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duke throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartwell White counters with a right hand to the body.
Hartwell White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duke throws the left hand but Hartwell White avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke loads up on a big right hand but Hartwell White slips the punch.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Hartwell White moved out of range.
Duke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartwell White throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartwell White slips a straight right by Duke.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke misses with a hook. Hartwell White ducked under it nicely.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Duke misses its intended target.
Duke loads up on a big right hand but Hartwell White slips the punch.
Hartwell White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Duke misses with a hook. Hartwell White ducked under it nicely.
Duke throws the left hand but Hartwell White avoids the punch easily.
James Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartwell White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Duke misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartwell White.
Duke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hartwell White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell White misses the jab.
Hartwell White looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Hartwell White swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke throws a body shot but no joy.
Duke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartwell White circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartwell White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartwell White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hartwell White lands with a straight right. Duke didn't see that one coming.
Duke misses the body punch
and Hartwell White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Duke misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell White misses the jab.
Hartwell White misses with a left hand
and Duke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartwell White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell White dips to his left and cracks Duke with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Duke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartwell White connects with a body shot.
Hartwell White slips under a jab from Duke.
A countering left hand to the body from Hartwell White misses.
Hartwell White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartwell White throws an off balance right hand
and Duke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hartwell White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartwell White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Duke misses.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Hartwell White moved out of range.
Hartwell White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hartwell White scores with a hook to the body. Duke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Hartwell White throws a hook but Duke blocks it.
Duke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hartwell White 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartwell White as he connects with a hook.
Hartwell White throws a big shot that misses.
Hartwell White misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartwell White misses the target.
Duke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartwell White misses with a looping left.
Hartwell White throws a nice looking combination but Duke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartwell White.
A big right from Duke misses.
Duke throws out a loose jab but Hartwell White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White lands a nice hook to Duke's body. Duke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Duke.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duke.
Duke dips to his left and cracks Hartwell White with an uppercut!
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartwell White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke staying out of range there.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut
and Duke counters with a straight right hand.
Duke takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut
and Duke counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Hartwell White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartwell White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duke scores with a jab. Hartwell White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Hartwell White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hartwell White is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White works the jab nicely.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walter Hartwell White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Duke'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!
Duke misses with a hook
letting Hartwell White counter with a right hand.
Hartwell White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Hartwell White misses.
A little feinted left hand from Duke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Hartwell White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Hartwell White moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Duke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hartwell White's head backwards.
Duke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartwell White misses with a straight right.
Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Duke misses with a hook
and Hartwell White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke moves out of range as Hartwell White strikes.
A swing and a miss from Duke.
Duke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hartwell White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
Duke defending well as Hartwell White loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Duke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duke moves out of range as Hartwell White strikes.
Hartwell White looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Duke throws a lazy right hand but Hartwell White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartwell White throws a sloppy body shot
and Duke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartwell White throws a shot from downtown. Duke moves away and avoids it.
Hartwell White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hartwell White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartwell White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Hartwell White finds it's target.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartwell White is just out of range.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut.
Duke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Duke throws a jab when Hartwell White was well out of range.
Duke avoids the body shot from Hartwell White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartwell White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duke misses with a double jab
and Duke 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.
Hartwell White thuds his right hand into Duke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartwell White lunges at Duke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duke's hand.
Hartwell White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hartwell White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Hartwell White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duke at a distance.
A punch combination from Duke misses.
Duke is looking to chop away at Hartwell White's legs.
Hartwell White avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hartwell White misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Duke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Duke - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hartwell White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartwell White 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Walter Hartwell White!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 2217 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 278 p4p, 378 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Yalixqua has chosen Stop This Flame as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yalixqua. That one must have hurt.
Yalixqua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
A shot to the liver by Yalixqua. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Yalixqua saw that one coming.
Yalixqua connects with a crisp jab.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdelrahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Yalixqua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice body kick there by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdelrahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses the body punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a good low kick that Yalixqua was not able to check.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua misses with a leg kick
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yalixqua's knee momentarily.
Abdelrahman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yalixqua with a nice cross.
Yalixqua throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Jab, jab by Yalixqua - just one landing.
Yalixqua looks for the body kick but Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman tries a low kick but Yalixqua avoids it.
A good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman is looking to chop away at Yalixqua's legs.
A low kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yalixqua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Abdelrahman throws the kick towards the body but Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdelrahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yalixqua lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yalixqua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yalixqua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abdelrahman will feel that in the morning.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Abdelrahman slaps the foot to one side.
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick.
Yalixqua lands a nice hook to Abdelrahman's body. Abdelrahman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yalixqua thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Yalixqua blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Yalixqua throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Abdelrahman misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Yalixqua there.
Yalixqua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdelrahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Abdelrahman finds it's way through Yalixqua's defenses.
Yalixqua jabs Abdelrahman right on the nose. Abdelrahman blinks but takes it well.
Abdelrahman slips a jab and a cross from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looks to land a left hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range nicely.
Abdelrahman throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua tries a head kick but it misses.
Abdelrahman wants to land a leg kick but Yalixqua is out of range.
Yalixqua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses the jab.
Abdelrahman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Yalixqua blocks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman is looking to wear down Yalixqua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yalixqua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Abdelrahman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman tried to counter with a leg kick but Yalixqua avoided it.
Yalixqua wants to clinch up but Abdelrahman keeps it at a distance.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice right hand.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yalixqua tests Abdelrahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Abdelrahman scores with the left hand. Yalixqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Yalixqua.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yalixqua thinks about the counter body kick.
Yalixqua throws a wild body kick that Abdelrahman sees coming a mile off.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdelrahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yalixqua to score with a decent uppercut.
Abdelrahman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yalixqua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yalixqua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua connects with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yalixqua misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
A short right from Abdelrahman on the inside.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yalixqua takes a shot to the head.
Yalixqua blocks an uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Yalixqua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdelrahman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman pushes Yalixqua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Yalixqua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman working aggressively here.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Abdelrahman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Yalixqua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yalixqua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
In his post fight interview, Iaspero Yalixqua started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 2438 p4p, 20273 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 81 p4p, 160 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dren Jr connects with a body shot.
Dren Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waldron. Waldron circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Dren Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waldron counters with a body kick.
Dren Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Waldron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waldron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dren Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dren Jr pushes Waldron back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dren Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dren Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waldron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dren Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Waldron looks winded!
Dren Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dren Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Waldron on the side of the head.
That has opened up Johnny Waldron's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dren Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dren Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron walks into a big right hand from Dren Jr and goes down! The referee sends Dren Jr to a neutral corner as Waldron gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The cut above Johnny Waldron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dren Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Waldron will feel that in the morning.
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that Waldron avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Waldron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zdravko Dren Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dren Jr clips Waldron with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Waldron a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Johnny Waldron'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 Johnny Waldron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zdravko Dren Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdravko Dren Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackie Chung (ranked 24647 p4p, 1761 weight class) and Kova Luu (ranked 159 p4p, 58 weight class). Chung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Activated (BMX Escape Remix). Jackie Chung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kova Luu's chin.
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung checks a low kick from Luu.
Luu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chung swinging wildly here.
Luu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chung misses with a hook.
Chung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chung thuds his shin into the meat of Luu's side.
Chung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu wants to slow Chung down by chopping away at his legs.
Luu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chung.
Chung tries to land a front kick but Luu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackie Chung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luu.
Luu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chung swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luu throws a solid leg kick but Chung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luu.
Luu moves into the clinch.
Luu lands a nice shot to the body.
Luu missing with knees to the body.
Chung breaks the clinch.
Luu swings for the body but Chung moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luu!
Chung misses with a body punch
and Luu counters by moving into the clinch.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chung tries to break free but Luu pushes him back against the cage.
Luu dodges an elbow strike from Chung.
Luu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chung working aggressively here.
Luu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luu lands a good knee to the midsection. Chung won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Chung.
Chung is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chung throws an elbow but misses.
Luu blocks an elbow strike.
Chung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Chung.
Luu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chungs head.
Luu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chung.
Chung misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Luu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chung misses with a kick to the body.
Chung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luu's head.
Luu rushes Chung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luu looking to throw knees to the head but Chung is blocking nicely.
Luu tries to work over Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chung misses with some punches.
Luu can't find room to land a body shot as Chung controls the action.
Luu presses Chung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luu lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luu.
Luu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jackie Chung has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luu scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackie Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kova Luu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chung throws a punch but it's blocked by Luu.
Chung misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luu.
Chung struggles to land a body shot inside as Luu controls his hands.
Kova Luu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Luu.
Chung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chung looking to stall.
Luu lands a nice knee to the body.
Luu lands a nice elbow.
Luu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chung avoids it.
Chung tries to work over Luu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chung takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung misses with an elbow strike.
Chung misses with a punch to the body.
Luu blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luu.
Luu lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chung tries to work over Luu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luu blocks the elbow strike.
Luu has Chung pressed against the cage, preventing Chung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luu cracks Chung with a nice body shot.
Luu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Luu.
Luu lands a knee to the body.
Luu connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Luu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chung's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chung wants to slow Luu down by chopping away at his legs.
Chung throws an overhand right that lands on Luu's shoulder, as Luu tries to avoid the shot.
Chung lands a nice hook to Luu's body. Luu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luu lands a head kick. Chung smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luu moves out of range of the body kick.
Luu lands a glancing blow to the side of Chung's head.
Chung looks to score with a jab to the body but Luu is just out of range.
Luu walks into a stiff left hand from Chung.
Luu connects with an inside leg kick.
Chung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chung's sensitive parts.
Chung scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Luu beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung throws a body punch but Luu moves out of range.
Luu moves into range and clinches up with Chung.
Chung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luu pushes off an throws an elbow but Chung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chung throws a head punch that misses.
Chung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chung misses with a punch to the body.
Chung misses with a punch on the inside.
Luu blocks a body shot from Chung.
Chung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chung with a nice calf kick.
Jackie Chung is winning the standup battle so far.
Luu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu pushes Chung away with a front kick.
Chung throws a hook but Luu avoids it easily.
Chung throws a lazy uppercut
and Luu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Luu.
Luu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Luu throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luu closes the distance and clinches.
Luu lands a knee to the head.
Luu lands a nice knee to the body.
Chung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luu blocks a body shot from Chung.
Chung misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luu blocks a body shot from Chung.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackie Chung.
I think Luu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Berinjela (ranked 23667 p4p, 3303 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 501 p4p, 362 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berinjela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to “Yoda” by Weird Al. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop throws a big shot that misses.
Berinjela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Northrop just manages to avoid it.
Northrop looks to land a left hand but Berinjela moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Berinjela misses the target.
Berinjela moves away from the strike by Northrop.
Berinjela throws a counter high kick but Northrop was just alert enough to avoid it.
Berinjela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Northrop thuds his right hand into Berinjela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Bruno Berinjela has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Berinjela.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Berinjela saw that one coming.
Berinjela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Northrop is predictable there
and Berinjela counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berinjela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Russell Northrop has been cut.
A jab from Northrop misses.
Northrop misses with an uppercut
and Berinjela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berinjela misses with a low kick.
Northrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berinjela.
Berinjela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
Berinjela scores with a punch to the head.
Berinjela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Berinjela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berinjela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berinjela misses with a body punch.
Northrop takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berinjela.
Berinjela scores with a shot to the side of Northrop's head.
Berinjela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Northrop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Northrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A good leg kick by Northrop.
Northrop misses with a low kick.
Berinjela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Northrop misses with a right hand
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Russell Northrop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Northrop misses with a looping left.
Berinjela tests Northrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berinjela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berinjela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berinjela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Northrop misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop loads up on a big right hand but Berinjela slips the punch.
Berinjela needs to keep his hands up - Northrop had a free shot at his head there.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop swings widly with a right hand
and Berinjela counters with a stiff right hand.
Northrop misses with a hook
and Berinjela counters with an outside leg kick.
Berinjela lands with a good body shot.
Northrop misses with a right hand
and Berinjela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Northrop is rocked!
Berinjela slips a straight right by Northrop.
Berinjela connects with a quick right hand that sends Northrop tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, 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 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruno Berinjela!
An out of breath Bruno Berinjela thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 21599 p4p, 23841 weight class) and Clack Clack (ranked 475 p4p, 483 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Clack Clack!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Magomedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clack 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Clack.
Clack throws a low kick, looking for Magomedov's leg but Magomedov calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Magomedov misses its target.
Magomedov pushes Clack up against the cage in a clinch.
Clack prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Clack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clack lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Magomedov out cold! Magomedov is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clack Clack!
Our winner, Clack Clack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Nikolai Magomedov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Useless(0)+ From Useless � in 1 session.6.45
That's a decent/fast learner you got there. With good hiddens, you may have yourself an org ID restricted beast!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 3465 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Samart Bukaew (ranked 358 p4p, 380 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Bukaew misses.
Congo scores with a nice head shot.
Bukaew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Congo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bukaew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Congo tries to move into range but Bukaew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bukaew misses with a low kick.
Congo defending well as Bukaew loads up on a big left hand.
Congo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
A little feinted left hand from Congo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Congo throws a hook but Bukaew avoids it easily.
Bukaew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Congo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo avoids the body shot from Bukaew.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukaew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Congo misses with a shot to the body
and Bukaew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo misses with a hook.
Bukaew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Congo is looking to wear down Bukaew with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Congo slips a straight right by Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo cracks Bukaew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bukaew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bukaew scores with a spinning back kick!
Bukaew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Congo.
Bukaew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Congo throws a lazy body kick
and Bukaew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukaew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Congo slips under a jab.
Congo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukaew throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Bukaew with a nice calf kick.
Congo scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bukaew lands with an uppercut that bounces Congo off the cage and back into range.
Bukaew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukaew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bukaew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukaew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bukaew there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Bukaew moved out of range.
Congo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bukaew's corner calls for a 1-2. Bukaew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Bukaew avoids the body shot from Congo.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Bukaew.
Congo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Congo is looking to chop away at Bukaew's legs.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bukaew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Bukaew throws out a counter right but Congo avoids it with no problem.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukaew manages to avoid it.
Congo lands a slapping body shot.
Congo connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukaew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Congo on the side of the head.
Bukaew throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Bukaew scores with a nice head shot.
Bukaew looks to throw the jab but Congo is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Congo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Congo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukaew.
Bukaew scores with a crisp jab that stopped Congo in his tracks.
Bukaew throws a shot to the body.
Congo misses with a two punch combination.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Bukaew counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bukaew tries a head kick but it misses.
Congo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Congo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Congo does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukaew slips a jab from Congo.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Bukaew counters with a straight right hand.
Congo throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberto Congo is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Bukaew.
Bukaew lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew flicks out a counter leg kick but Congo steps away.
Samart Bukaew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bukaew. Beautiful body shot.
Congo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Congo throws the left hand but Bukaew avoids the punch easily.
Bukaew tries to work over Congo's front leg with a kick but Congo checks it.
Congo takes a swing at Bukaew's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bukaew.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Bukaew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bukaew throws a shot from downtown. Congo moves away and avoids it.
Bukaew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bukaew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Congo slips a straight right by Bukaew.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Congo throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew punishes Congo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bukaew misses with a hook. Congo ducked under it nicely.
Congo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo checks a leg kick nicely.
Bukaew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bukaew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Congo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukaew under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bukaew with a nice cross.
Congo misses with a hook.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Bukaew saw that one coming.
Bukaew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Congo avoids the body shot from Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a wild body kick that Congo sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Congo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukaew was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
A big right from Bukaew misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Congo misses the target.
Congo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bukaew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Bukaew is looking to land body kicks.
Bukaew misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bukaew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Bukaew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Congo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukaew's head backwards.
Bukaew cracks Congo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Congo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but Congo moved away.
Bukaew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bukaew connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bukaew moves away.
Bukaew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bukaew lands a head kick!
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Bukaew is looking to land body kicks.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukaew was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Congo misses with a hook
and Bukaew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bukaew sizes up Congo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Congo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
Congo throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Congo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bukaew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Bukaew slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Congo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Bukaew misses its intended target.
Congo is looking to counter punch.
Congo blocks a leg kick.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Bukaew slips the punch.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bukaew.
Congo scores with the left hand. Bukaew knows he should have avoided that one.
Bukaew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukaew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bukaew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukaew.
A lazy left from Bukaew finds it's target.
Congo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bukaew counters with a thumping low kick.
Bukaew takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bukaew with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Congo defending well as Bukaew loads up on a big left hand.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Congo blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Congo misses its target.
Congo lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Bukaew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bukaew thuds his right hand into Congo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Bukaew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bukaew dodges the punch combination from Congo.
Bukaew throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bukaew misses with a looping left.
Bukaew lands a head shot.
Bukaew moves out of range as Congo strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew looks to land a combination. Congo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bukaew looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Congo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Congo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bukaew connects with an inside leg kick.
Congo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Bukaew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bukaew 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Bukaew!
During a confident post fight interview, Samart Bukaew thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 2716 p4p, 3246 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 217 p4p, 259 weight class). Farrokhzad's entrance music is Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). A fine choice. Narvaez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Narvaez up against the cage.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
Narvaez avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Narvaez tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Narvaez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Narvaez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad gets through Narvaez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narvaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narvaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
Narvaez lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narvaez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Narvaez won't want to take too many of those.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Narvaez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Narvaez looks winded!
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Narvaez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Narvaez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farrokhzad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farrokhzad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Narvaez counters with a right hand to the body.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Farrokhzad's leg. Farrokhzad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez drives through and clinches with Farrokhzad against the cage.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Narvaez is breathing heavily.
Narvaez avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Narvaez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the cage.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narvaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narvaez can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Narvaez is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Narvaez lands a really nice looking cross but Farrokhzad seems unphased.
Narvaez tries to land a leg kick but Farrokhzad saw it coming and moves away.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narvaez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Narvaez doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrokhzad works Narvaez's body with a nice hook.
Narvaez lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad checks the leg kick.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad is looking to wear down Narvaez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Narvaez lands a nice hook to Farrokhzad's body. Farrokhzad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Narvaez misses.
Narvaez works the jab nicely.
Narvaez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farrokhzad back to the cage. Narvaez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Narvaez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Narvaez feints and then cracks Farrokhzad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrokhzad down.
A shot to the body from Farrokhzad misses
and Farrokhzad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Narvaez thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad connects with a body shot.
Narvaez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Narvaez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad thuds his right hand into Narvaez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farrokhzad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Narvaez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Narvaez backs up against the cage.
Narvaez is rocked!
Narvaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narvaez is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narvaez seems to have recovered his senses.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Narvaez misses.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bardia Farrokhzad did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Narvaez connects with a looping right hand.
Farrokhzad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab.
Narvaez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Farrokhzad eats them both and turns towards Narvaez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Narvaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farrokhzad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narvaez scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narvaez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Narvaez duly obliges.
Narvaez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Narvaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Narvaez 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farrokhzad is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with a single shot there.
Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Farrokhzad's knee but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
Farrokhzad blocks a leg kick.
Narvaez throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Narvaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Narvaez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farrokhzad with a body shot.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Narvaez swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad tries to bum rush Narvaez with a series of wild strikes but Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Narvaez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farrokhzad in his tracks.
Narvaez with the inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Narvaez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narvaez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Narvaez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
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!
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Narvaez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narvaez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad is working Narvaez over against the cage.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Narvaez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlos Narvaez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Narvaez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Narvaez's head.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farrokhzad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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