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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Almanzor Sabet (ranked 4747 p4p, 3045 weight class) and Binked Cold (ranked 449 p4p, 339 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Almanzor Sabet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Binked Cold!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sabet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sabet keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick.
Sabet walks into a straight right hand from Cold.
Cold throws an off balance right hand
and Sabet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cold moves out of range of the body kick.
Cold throws out a powerful jab.
Cold missing with a left hand there. Sabet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cold.
Sabet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cold misses with a hook. Sabet ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabet throws a nice head kick!
Sabet thumps Cold with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabet gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cold counters with a straight right hand.
Sabet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold moves out of range as Sabet throws a body kick.
Almanzor Sabet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Cold lands.
Sabet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold looks to throw the jab but Sabet is out of range.
Cold misses with a straight left.
Sabet throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cold avoids it.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabet moves away.
Sabet keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold with a nice cross.
Cold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabet throws a lazy body kick
letting Cold counter with a right hand.
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sabet throws a nice head kick!
Sabet blocks a jab.
Sabet throws a quick counter head kick but Cold was just out of range.
Cold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cold lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabet. That's going to slow Cold down.
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 Almanzor Sabet will probably get the nod.
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.
Sabet throws a head kick that misses.
Sabet lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Sabet.
Cold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sabet scores with a nice body kick.
Cold digs a good hook to Sabet's body.
Cold misses with a hook to the body
and Sabet counters with a head kick. That will keep Cold thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Cold misses
and Sabet counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sabet pushes Cold away with a front kick.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sabet.
Sabet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold looks to throw the jab but Sabet is out of range.
Cold takes a swing at Sabet's ribcage but misses.
Sabet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Cold misses the target.
Sabet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cold throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sabet!
Sabet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sabet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cold can do to turn this around?
Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet delivers a nice body kick.
Sabet slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws an off balance right hand
and Sabet counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Sabet.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Cold throws a combination that misses
and Sabet counters with a good low kick that Cold was not able to check.
Sabet scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabet looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sabet misses with a head kick.
Sabet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabet.
Cold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Almanzor Sabet dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sabet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sabet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sabet here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sabet tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabet moves out of range of the strikes.
Cold blocks a head kick by Sabet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sabet.
Cold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabet.
Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sabet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabet connects with a leg kick.
Sabet keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick.
Cold slips a jab and a cross from Sabet.
Cold misses with a straight right.
It looked like Sabet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cold misses.
Sabet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabet throws a push kick but Cold slaps the foot to one side.
Sabet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sabet throws an off balance right hand
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sabet throws a head kick that Cold semi-blocks.
Sabet defending well as Cold loads up on a big left hand.
Cold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cold throws a hook but Sabet blocks it.
Cold throws a head kick that misses.
Cold lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabet.
Cold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Cold as he connects with a hook.
Sabet feints a jab promting Cold to slip. Sabet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cold slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabet moves away.
Sabet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sabet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cold.
Sabet lands a head kick. Cold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sabet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Binked Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cold misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almanzor Sabet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almanzor Sabet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stickem N Move (ranked 2196 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Jackson Grant (ranked 71 p4p, 55 weight class). Grant has chosen Ain't It Funny as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stickem N Move has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stickem N Move!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Grant!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for N Move. That snapped Grant's head back.
N Move looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
N Move is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
A big right from N Move misses.
N Move with a jab.
N Move definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant defending well as N Move loads up on a big left hand.
Grant blocks a jab.
Stickem N Move seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for N Move.
N Move throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
N Move throws a good cross that connects.
Grant slips a straight right by N Move.
Grant is clearly trying to counter these attacks from N Move with a body shot.
N Move misses with a leg kick
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant 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.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. N Move darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
N Move misses with a body shot.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but N Move manages to avoid it.
N Move throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
N Move digs a good hook to Grant's body.
N Move rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grant connects with a body shot.
N Move misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
N Move throws a lazy uppercut
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed N Move momentarily.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Move throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
N Move misses with a looping left.
Grant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down N Move rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant slips a straight right by N Move.
N Move takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
N Move swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
N Move tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from N Move.
Grant throws out a counter right but N Move avoids it with no problem.
Grant moves out of range as N Move strikes.
N Move throws a leg kick
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
N Move misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant unleashes a big counter combination but N Move bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
N Move misses with a body shot.
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 Stickem N Move will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
N Move connects with a single shot there.
Grant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
N Move rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
N Move pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant defending well as N Move loads up on a big left hand.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
N Move throws a leg kick
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from N Move.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
N Move will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant avoids the body shot from N Move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from N Move.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
N Move throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
N Move misses with a hook.
Grant slips under a jab from N Move.
Grant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
N Move misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from N Move misses.
Grant now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
N Move paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but N Move moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from N Move misses the target.
N Move lands a body shot.
N Move misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Move throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
N Move throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Grant.
N Move misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
N Move swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from N Move. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
N Move misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
N Move throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
N Move lands a slapping body shot.
Grant scores with a nice right hand.
N Move throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stickem N Move will probably get the nod.
That's time! N Move's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from N Move misses.
N Move throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from N Move misses the target.
N Move throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
N Move throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by N Move.
N Move fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant slips a straight right by N Move.
A low kick from N Move misses
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stickem N Move is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from N Move does it's job there.
N Move falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but N Move moves away.
N Move throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
N Move misses with the combination.
A slow jab from N Move misses its intended target.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from N Move.
Grant throws out a counter right but N Move avoids it with no problem.
N Move misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from N Move misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a hook but N Move avoids it easily.
N Move swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
N Move is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
N Move misses with a hook.
Grant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
N Move waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Grant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
N Move throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
N Move throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
N Move throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
N Move misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from N Move.
Grant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by N Move.
Jackson Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on N Move's shoulder, as N Move tries to avoid the shot.
N Move half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Grant.
Well N Move has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stickem N Move!
Stickem N Move was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ippo Takamura (ranked 3996 p4p, 4183 weight class) and Nightime Novak (ranked 412 p4p, 423 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nightime Novak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takamura scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Nightime Novak has been cut.
Ippo Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takamura throws out the jab.
Takamura throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy body kick from Takamura
and Novak counters with a stiff right hand.
Novak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takamura misses with a body shot
letting Novak counter with a right hand.
Takamura scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Novak to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Takamura away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Novak got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novak drops his guard momentarily, allowing Takamura to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Novak! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Takamura takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ippo Takamura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Van Manhoef (ranked 5105 p4p, 3680 weight class) and Brandon Jackson (ranked 472 p4p, 394 weight class). Van Manhoef comes to the cage accompanied by Beast (Southpaw Remix). Melvin Van Manhoef is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Van Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Manhoef wants to clinch.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Van Manhoef seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson misses with the body kick
letting Van Manhoef counter with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Van Manhoef fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Van Manhoef misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Manhoef has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Van Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Manhoef.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Manhoef looking to stall.
Van Manhoef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson is stalling here.
Van Manhoef stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Van Manhoef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Van Manhoef misses with a body punch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Van Manhoef avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Van Manhoef is trying to stall.
Jackson pushes Van Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Manhoef's elbow.
Van Manhoef looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Manhoef letting Jackson take a breather here.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Van Manhoef blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Van Manhoef is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Van Manhoef into the cage.
Van Manhoef is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Manhoef has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Van Manhoef.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Manhoef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Van Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Van Manhoef.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Van Manhoef's leg but Van Manhoef calmly moves out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Van Manhoef went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Manhoef lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Jackson goes down! The ref sends Van Manhoef to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Jackson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Van Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Van Manhoef should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Manhoef misses the target.
Van Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Manhoef scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Manhoef.
Van Manhoef can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Manhoef.
Jackson pushes Van Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Manhoef.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Manhoef's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Van Manhoef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Manhoef working aggressively here.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Manhoef as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Van Manhoef swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Manhoef blocking some punches.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Manhoef is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Van Manhoef into the cage.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brandon Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Manhoef is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Van Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Manhoef lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Van Manhoef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson has Van Manhoef pushed against the cage.
Van Manhoef is trying to stall.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Manhoef backwards.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Manhoef wants to stall.
Van Manhoef is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Van Manhoef digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Van Manhoef.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Manhoef throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Van Manhoef tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
And Jackson responds with a good body kick, but Van Manhoef manages to step out the way in time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Van Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Good body shot from Van Manhoef.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Manhoef's elbow.
Van Manhoef tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Manhoef misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Manhoef up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Van Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Van Manhoef tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Van Manhoef tries to tie him up.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Manhoef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Van Manhoef.
Van Manhoef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Van Manhoef.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Van Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Van Manhoef.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Van Manhoef.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Van Manhoef misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Manhoef cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has Van Manhoef pressed against the cage.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Van Manhoef fails to land.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Van Manhoef avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Manhoef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Manhoef leaning against his opponent.
Van Manhoef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Manhoef is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Van Manhoef into the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
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 Melvin Van Manhoef.
I think Van Manhoef 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Van Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Payne (ranked 1394 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Chance Greyvine (ranked 47 p4p, 75 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by "Bring Out Your Dead" Strung Out. Greyvine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace of Spades - Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chance Greyvine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyvine misses with a looping right.
Payne tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Greyvine manages to circle out of the way.
Greyvine moves out of range as Payne strikes.
Payne misses with a leg kick.
Greyvine scores with a nice strike.
Greyvine jabs at Payne's body.
Payne moves out of range as Greyvine strikes.
Payne tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Greyvine manages to circle out of the way.
Payne defending well as Greyvine loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Greyvine misses.
Payne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greyvine is looking for the big counter here.
Greyvine throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greyvine throws out the jab.
Payne takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Jason Payne has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greyvine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Greyvine. That snapped Payne's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Greyvine catches Payne right on the button with a cross.
Payne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chance Greyvine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greyvine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Greyvine misses with a wild body shot.
Greyvine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Greyvine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Payne momentarily.
Greyvine tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greyvine scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
 Payne is rocked!
Jason Payne's cut is getting worse.
Payne leaves his chin hanging out and Greyvine seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Payne crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chance Greyvine!
Chance Greyvine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bedri Ayax (ranked 5065 p4p, 4975 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 469 p4p, 464 weight class). Spence has chosen He's A Mental Giant as his entrance music. Bedri Ayax could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timothy Spence's chin.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedri Ayax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Ayax.
It looks like Timothy Spence has been cut.
Spence scores with a leg kick.
Ayax moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Ayax with a nice calf kick.
Ayax slips under a jab.
Ayax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Ayax counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence throws a leg kick
and Ayax counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Spence goes down! Will Spence beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bedri Ayax!
Bedri Ayax thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Panda Cuchi (ranked 1911 p4p, 3114 weight class) and Roman Romeo (ranked 161 p4p, 259 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panda Cuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuchi cracks Romeo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romeo throws a sloppy head kick and Cuchi moves out of range easily.
Cuchi connects with a body shot.
Cuchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Romeo.
Cuchi throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Romeo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cuchi jabs at Romeo's body.
Cuchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuchi throws a big counter combination but Romeo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cuchi jabs Romeo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cuchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuchi tries to bum rush Romeo with a series of wild strikes but Romeo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romeo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romeo.
Cuchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Romeo.
Romeo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romeo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romeo.
Romeo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romeo lands an elbow inside that Cuchi shrugs off.
Romeo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuchi throws a big counter combination but Romeo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cuchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cuchi scores with a hook to the body. Romeo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romeo closes the distance but Cuchi moves to the side
and Cuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuchi cracks Romeo with a good jab.
 Romeo is rocked!
Cuchi scores with a shot to the body.
Romeo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuchi finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuchi checks a low kick from Romeo.
Romeo seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romeo.
Cuchi checks a low kick from Romeo.
A combination from Cuchi does no damage.
Cuchi scores with a body shot.
Cuchi lands a body shot.
Romeo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuchi is looking to wear down Romeo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cuchi connects with a body shot.
Cuchi misses with a wild body shot.
Cuchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romeo.
Cuchi lunges at Romeo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romeo's hand.
Cuchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeo circles away quickly and effectively.
Cuchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuchi sets himself, and Romeo steps forward looking for the clinch! Cuchi avoids it this time.
Cuchi connects with the punch.
Romeo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romeo throws a hook but Cuchi blocks it.
Romeo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cuchi jabs Romeo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romeo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Romeo misses.
Cuchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romeo with the inside leg kick.
Romeo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romeo tries to clinch up
and before Romeo can reset, Cuchi rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Romeo is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Cuchi should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romeo misses with a head kick.
Romeo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romeo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cuchi has time to react.
Cuchi staggers Romeo with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Romeo looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Cuchi is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Panda Cuchi!
Roman Romeo was interviewed post fight and said 'Yo wife is in me dms sayin hey babyy!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jakul DuVicius (ranked 4963 p4p, 4916 weight class) and Musa Keita (ranked 462 p4p, 460 weight class). Jakul DuVicius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakul DuVicius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for DuVicius.
DuVicius throws a sloppy head kick
and Keita counters with an outside leg kick.
Good exchange - DuVicius coming out on top.
DuVicius lands a head shot.
A head kick by Keita misses
and DuVicius counters with a straight right hand.
Keita throws a leg kick that is checked
and DuVicius counters with a nice uppercut.
DuVicius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DuVicius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DuVicius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
DuVicius connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keita lands a nice leg kick that just misses DuVicius's sensitive parts.
DuVicius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keita throws a low kick but DuVicius moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita misses with a hook
and DuVicius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keita's knee momentarily.
DuVicius has managed to clinch.
DuVicius keeps control of Keita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DuVicius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DuVicius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
DuVicius doesn't manage to clinch there - Keita circles away.
Keita connects with a body shot.
DuVicius clinches up with Keita and pushes him back against the cage.
Keita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keita wants to get back to striking at distance but DuVicius won't allow it.
DuVicius prevents a body shot from Keita.
DuVicius throws a head punch that misses.
Keita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keita.
DuVicius can't find room to land a body shot as Keita controls the action.
Keita blocking some punches.
Keita blocks a body shot from DuVicius.
Keita misses with a punch to the body.
DuVicius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DuVicius has him pressed against the cage.
Keita blocking some punches.
DuVicius swings wildly with an uppercut but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
DuVicius lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from DuVicius fails to land.
Keita blocking some punches.
Keita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keita is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DuVicius lands a slapping body shot.
Keita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakul DuVicius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
DuVicius scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Keita 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DuVicius throws a front kick aimed at Keita's knee but Keita avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Keita misses
and DuVicius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keita explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jakul DuVicius is winning the standup battle so far.
DuVicius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from DuVicius misses
and Keita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jakul DuVicius has been cut.
Keita lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DuVicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DuVicius wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVicius throws a head kick that misses.
DuVicius misses with a low kick.
Keita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DuVicius counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. DuVicius catches Keita right on the button with a cross.
DuVicius slips a jab from Keita.
Keita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DuVicius wants to clinch up but Keita keeps it at a distance.
Keita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Keita throws a lazy right hand but DuVicius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keita avoids the head kick by DuVicius.
Keita throws a lazy uppercut
and DuVicius counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita misses with a straight left.
DuVicius darts in trying to clinch
and DuVicius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DuVicius misses with a body shot
and Keita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for DuVicius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DuVicius wants to clinch up but Keita keeps it at a distance.
Keita steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Keita throws a body punch but DuVicius moves out of range.
Keita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DuVicius feints and then cracks Keita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keita down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakul DuVicius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakul DuVicius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DuVicius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
DuVicius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DuVicius swings wildly with an uppercut but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
DuVicius misses with a punch to the body.
DuVicius throws a head punch that misses.
Keita has had enough of the clinch but DuVicius keeps him there for the moment.
DuVicius lands a body shot.
DuVicius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DuVicius misses with a short punch on the inside.
DuVicius working aggressively here.
Keita can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DuVicius throws a punch but it's blocked by Keita.
DuVicius lands a hook that snaps the head of Keita backwards.
Keita can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keita.
DuVicius keeps control of Keita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DuVicius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keita can do to turn this around?
DuVicius misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita is trying to push DuVicius away but DuVicius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jakul DuVicius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from DuVicius.
A hook to the body from DuVicius.
Keita is looking to break free of the clinch but DuVicius has double underhooks.
DuVicius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keita blocking some punches.
DuVicius lands with a right to the head.
Keita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DuVicius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keita blocks an uppercut.
Keita tries to break the clinch but DuVicius is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from DuVicius fails to land.
DuVicius taking a breather.
Keita scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keita prevents a body shot from DuVicius.
DuVicius misses with some punches.
DuVicius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keita.
Keita tries a body shot but DuVicius blocks it.
Keita is trying to push DuVicius away but DuVicius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from DuVicius.
Keita takes a shot to the head.
DuVicius misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keita.
DuVicius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keita's efforts to push away.
Keita is trying to break free.
DuVicius digs a right hand underneath Keita's ribcage. Keita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DuVicius digs a right hand underneath Keita's ribcage. Keita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DuVicius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keita tries to circle away but DuVicius has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from DuVicius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DuVicius.
DuVicius can't find room to land a body shot as Keita controls the action.
Keita is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from DuVicius.
Keita working hard to break the clinch.
DuVicius is working Keita over against the cage.
DuVicius struggles to land a body shot inside as Keita controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakul DuVicius clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jakul DuVicius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DuVicius pushes Keita up against the cage in a clinch.
Keita blocks an uppercut.
Keita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DuVicius struggles to land a body shot inside as Keita controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DuVicius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DuVicius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DuVicius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keita breaks from the clinch.
DuVicius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DuVicius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keita scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVicius takes the fight into the clinch.
DuVicius misses with a body punch.
DuVicius has a couple of punches blocked by Keita.
DuVicius lands a body shot.
Keita has had enough of the clinch but DuVicius keeps him there for the moment.
Keita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DuVicius has Keita pressed against the cage, preventing Keita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
DuVicius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DuVicius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DuVicius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keita's elbow.
A right hand to the body from DuVicius.
DuVicius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keita blocks an uppercut.
DuVicius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keita's elbow.
DuVicius swings wildly with an uppercut but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Keita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita is looking to break free of the clinch but DuVicius has double underhooks.
Keita can't break the clinch.
DuVicius presses Keita against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keita blocks an uppercut.
Keita wants to break free but DuVicius has control.
DuVicius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keita's elbow.
Keita tries to work over DuVicius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DuVicius lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Keita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DuVicius has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keita.
A nice left hand lands by DuVicius.
A right hand to the body from DuVicius.
DuVicius lands a right hand.
Keita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakul DuVicius had his way with Musa Keita in that round.
The cut man is working on Jakul DuVicius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
DuVicius fails with an attempt to clinch.
DuVicius throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keita's head.
Keita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DuVicius.
Keita tries a quick counter leg kick but DuVicius is wise to it.
DuVicius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DuVicius, as that shot connected.
Keita is rocked!
Keita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keita is still on wobbly legs! Can DuVicius finish him?
Keita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keita seems to have recovered his senses.
Keita tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DuVicius throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Keita's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
DuVicius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
DuVicius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jakul DuVicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita tries to score with a low kick but DuVicius moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - DuVicius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DuVicius checks a low kick from Keita.
DuVicius lands a nice shot to the body.
Jakul DuVicius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DuVicius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DuVicius connects with an inside leg kick.
DuVicius is looking to land body kicks.
DuVicius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DuVicius lands a nice hook to Keita's body. Keita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita throws a right hand that misses
letting DuVicius counter with a right hand.
Keita throws a leg kick
and DuVicius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DuVicius lands with a hook. Keita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keita dips to his left and cracks DuVicius with an uppercut!
DuVicius works Keita's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DuVicius lands with a nice body punch.
DuVicius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keita.
DuVicius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DuVicius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Musa Keita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DuVicius stuns Keita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakul DuVicius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DuVicius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakul DuVicius!
Jakul DuVicius retains his middleweight title!
Jakul DuVicius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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