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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dongie Skrong (ranked 4887 p4p, 25193 weight class) and Nund Assurnipilu (ranked 417 p4p, 493 weight class). Nund Assurnipilu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dongie Skrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nund Assurnipilu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assurnipilu to score with a decent uppercut.
Assurnipilu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assurnipilu cracks Skrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skrong blocks a head kick by Assurnipilu.
Skrong wants to clinch
and Assurnipilu counters with a head kick.
Skrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Assurnipilu instigates a clinch.
Assurnipilu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assurnipilu gets through Skrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assurnipilu.
Skrong trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrong looking to throw knees to the head but Assurnipilu is blocking nicely.
Assurnipilu misses with some punches.
Assurnipilu can't find room to land a body shot as Skrong controls the action.
Assurnipilu managing to block the knees to the body from Skrong.
Assurnipilu misses with the head strike.
Skrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assurnipilu avoids it.
Assurnipilu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu scores with a shoulder strike.
 It looks like Dongie Skrong has been cut.
Skrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assurnipilu avoids it.
Skrong looking to throw knees to the head but Assurnipilu is blocking nicely.
Skrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Assurnipilu pushes Skrong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assurnipilu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu lands with a left to the head.
Assurnipilu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Skrong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Assurnipilu can turn it around.
Skrong blocking some punches.
Skrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assurnipilu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Assurnipilu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assurnipilu lands a right hand.
Skrong taking a breather.
Assurnipilu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrong's elbow.
Assurnipilu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrong backwards.
Assurnipilu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assurnipilu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assurnipilu gets through Skrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assurnipilu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assurnipilu avoiding damage as Skrong throws knees to the body.
Assurnipilu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assurnipilu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assurnipilu lands with a light punch inside.
Assurnipilu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Skrong is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu lands an uppercut.
A short right from Assurnipilu on the inside.
Assurnipilu lands an uppercut.
Skrong takes a shot to the head.
Assurnipilu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Skrong is rocked!
Assurnipilu presses Skrong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assurnipilu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Skrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assurnipilu lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Assurnipilu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assurnipilu.
Good body shot from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assurnipilu creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Skrong crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Skrong face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Assurnipilu takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nund Assurnipilu!
A very excited looking Nund Assurnipilu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Liu Xan (ranked 1693 p4p, 3632 weight class) and Nam Ram (ranked 136 p4p, 268 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liu Xan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nam Ram!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ram.
A little jabbing left from Ram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Ram releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liu Xan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Xan misses.
Ram slips under a jab from Xan.
Ram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Xan throws a series of punches but Ram moves out of range.
Xan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Xan duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xan misses with a double jab
and Ram counters with a left to the body.
Ram avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xan misses with a double jab.
Xan throws a combination that misses
and Ram counters with a nice uppercut.
Xan loads up on a big right hand but Ram slips the punch.
Ram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xan throws a series of punches but Ram moves out of range.
Ram doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xan misses with the combination.
Xan throws a right hand that misses
and before Xan can reset, Ram rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Xan 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!
Xan misses with a hook
and as Xan looks to reset his feet, Ram counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Xan crashing to the canvas! Xan is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Xan is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Ram is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nam Ram!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jovany Fisher (ranked 5004 p4p, 4314 weight class) and Richard Richman (ranked 432 p4p, 392 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jovany Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Richman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richman slips under a jab.
Fisher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NO PAIN NO GAIN!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richman throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fisher throws a quick counter kick to the body but Richman avoids it.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richman counters with a nice leg kick.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Richman.
Richman slips a straight right by Fisher.
Richman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Richman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fisher.
Fisher checks a low kick from Richman.
Richman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richman feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Richman.
We've been informed that Richman 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.
Fisher instigates a clinch.
Richman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisher.
Richman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Richman digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Richman.
Fisher backing away here, and Richman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Richman.
Richman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fisher!
Fisher connects with an inside leg kick.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Richman.
Fisher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richman just manages to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fisher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richman flicks out a counter leg kick but Fisher steps away.
A nice leg kick from Richman, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richman feints a counter leg kick.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Richman is out of range.
Richman thows a body kick. Fisher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Richman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Fisher.
Fisher throws out a leg kick but Richman moves out of range and Fisher only half commits.
Fisher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fisher blocks it well.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fisher lands with a cross.
Richman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fisher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovany Fisher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fisher swings for the body but Richman moves out of range.
Fisher misses with a low kick.
Richman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richman can do to turn this around?
Richman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fisher takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Richman blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Richman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Richman throws a leg kick but Fisher moved away.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Richman moved out of range nicely.
Fisher throws the kick towards the body but Richman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richman moves out of range of the strikes.
Richman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fisher.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Richman counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Richman counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richman counters with a low kick, right behind Fisher 's knee.
Richman moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Fisher misses
and Richman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fisher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Richman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fisher is able to avoid easily.
Richman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fisher.
Fisher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richman slips under a jab from Fisher.
Richman flicks out a counter leg kick but Fisher steps away.
Fisher throws a chopping leg kick but Richman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1-2. Fisher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fisher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richman if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richman takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Fisher misses.
Richman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richman throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Richman sizes up Fisher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richman throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher misses with an uppercut
and Richman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Richman throws a low kick but Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher tried to counter with a leg kick but Richman avoided it.
Jovany Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher throws a body punch but Richman moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Richman 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! 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.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Richman scores with a jab to the head.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Richman is out of range.
Fisher backing away here, and Richman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Richman avoids them all with ease.
Fisher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Richman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fisher's knee momentarily.
Fisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fisher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Richman is just out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab to the head.
Richman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fisher looks to clinch
and Richman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fisher.
Fisher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Richman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richman.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Richman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Richman slips the punch.
Richman throws a big counter head kick but Fisher avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richman. That's going to slow Fisher down.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Richman lands a nice looking body shot.
Richman misses with a low kick as Fisher jumps back.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richman counters with a body kick.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Fisher misses with the body kick
and Richman counters with a big head kick but Fisher shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richman is looking for the big counter here.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richman.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Richman counters with a right hand to the body.
Richman cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
Fisher misses with a hook. Richman ducked under it nicely.
Richman thinks about the counter body kick.
Fisher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richman in his tracks.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richman.
Richman counters with a body kick.
Fisher misses with a body punch
and Richman counters with a solid body kick.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Richman.
I think Richman 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jovany Fisher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1780 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Prince McVicker (ranked 190 p4p, 148 weight class). Prince comes to the ring accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prince McVicker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince motions for McVicker to come forward. Prince throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McVicker looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
McVicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
McVicker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
McVicker defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
McVicker misses with a few strikes there.
McVicker gets tackled into the ropes by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McVicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince wants to stall.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
McVicker breaks the clinch.
Prince takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker wants to land a leg kick but Prince is out of range.
McVicker walks into a jab.
Prince thows a leg kick but McVicker checks it
and McVicker moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McVicker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker is pushing Prince up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince trying to stall but McVicker improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McVicker as Prince tries to tie him up.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker manages to break the clinch.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince tries to clinch there but McVicker circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Prince.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McVicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince looks to throw the jab but McVicker is out of range.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McVicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVicker moves out of range of the leg kick from Prince.
McVicker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prince finds it's way round the side to connect with McVicker's head.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Prince tries a low kick but McVicker avoids it.
McVicker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McVicker takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as McVicker blocks the low kick.
Prince with a hook.
Prince looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prince takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McVicker moves into the clinch.
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 Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McVicker jabs Prince to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prince checks a leg kick nicely.
Prince looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McVicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
McVicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McVicker wants to slow Prince down by chopping away at his legs.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from McVicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prince scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McVicker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McVicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince misses with some punches.
Prince looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince McVicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McVicker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prince stalls.
McVicker misses with the head strike.
McVicker trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
McVicker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McVicker stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prince looking to slow down the pace here.
McVicker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prince misses with an uppercut.
Nasir Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McVicker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince throws a low kick, looking for McVicker's leg but McVicker calmly moves out of range.
McVicker lands with a shot to the body.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McVicker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prince momentarily.
McVicker digs a good hook to Prince's body.
Prince throws a series of punches but McVicker moves out of range.
McVicker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prince's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prince checks a leg kick.
McVicker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prince rather than just go for the knockout.
Prince throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McVicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
McVicker throws out a leg kick but Prince moves out of range and McVicker only half commits.
McVicker throws a sloppy head kick and Prince moves out of range easily.
McVicker gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Prince McVicker 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!
McVicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Prince manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVicker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Prince there.
Nice shot by Prince.
McVicker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prince misses with a hook. McVicker ducked under it nicely.
McVicker is looking for the big counter here.
McVicker keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from McVicker misses.
McVicker lands a jab to the nose.
McVicker misses with a body shot.
McVicker scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - McVicker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince throws a low kick, looking for McVicker's leg but McVicker calmly moves out of range.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. McVicker moves away and avoids it.
McVicker scores with a hook.
Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. McVicker moves away and avoids it.
Prince moves out of range of the body kick from McVicker.
Prince throws a quick counter kick to the body but McVicker avoids it.
Prince McVicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVicker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Prince slips a jab and a cross from McVicker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McVicker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
McVicker instigates a clinch.
Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McVicker slows down the pace here.
Prince taking a breather.
Prince is trying to maintain a safe position but McVicker gets an underhook and turns Prince into the ropes.
McVicker blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McVicker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McVicker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
McVicker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Princes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McVicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McVicker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McVicker closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Prince.
Prince pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A short right from McVicker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince McVicker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McVicker 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
During a confident post fight interview, Prince McVicker 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 24801 p4p, 2133 weight class) and Reggie Sanders (ranked 139 p4p, 82 weight class). Chung comes to the ring accompanied by Activated (BMX Escape Remix). Sanders has chosen Death On Me as his entrance music. 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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung scoring well with a low kick there.
Chung misses with a leg kick
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chung throws a body kick that misses.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chung moves away.
Sanders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Reggie Sanders has been cut.
Sanders scores with a punch to the head.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders throws a right hand that Chung ducks under and follows up with a left that Chung also avoids with ease.
Sanders throws a hook but Chung avoids it easily.
Jackie Chung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanders throws a counter combo.
Chung slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Chung finds it's way through Sanders's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung tries to work over Sanders's front leg with a kick but Sanders checks it.
Sanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chung.
Sanders connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Chung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Chung misses.
A nice side step and Sanders releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Chung.
Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Sanders checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Chung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanders doesn't seem phased though.
Chung throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanders.
Chung misses with a wild combination.
Sanders let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Chung misses with a hook
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chung thinking.
Chung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung slips a straight right by Sanders.
Chung throws the kick towards the body but Sanders avoids it.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chung at a distance.
Sanders blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Chung cracks Sanders with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reggie Sanders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reggie Sanders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanders slips a jab from Chung.
Chung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Chung is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanders misses with a low kick.
Chung staying out of range there.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chung misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Chung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
Chung tries a low kick but Sanders avoids it.
Chung throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Chung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanders blocks the leg kick.
Sanders is looking for the big counter here.
Jackie Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Sanders throws an overhand right that lands on Chung's shoulder, as Chung tries to avoid the shot.
Sanders checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders blocks a leg kick.
Chung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick from Chung.
Sanders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chung rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick from Chung.
Chung misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a right hand that Chung ducks under and follows up with a left that Chung also avoids with ease.
Chung misses with the body kick
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chung feints and then cracks Sanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanders down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chung just misses with a punch to the body.
Chung connects with a right hand. Sanders shakes it off.
Sanders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chung moves away.
Chung throws a big counter combination but Sanders scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chung misses with a hook
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chung throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Sanders releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chung throws a chopping leg kick but Sanders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Chung lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Sanders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
Chung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chung misses with a kick to the body
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackie Chung is winning the standup battle so far.
Chung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanders checks it well.
Chung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders throws a body punch but Chung moves out of range.
Chung was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chung is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chung thumps Sanders with a low kick.
Sanders jabs at Chung's body.
Sanders lands a jab to Chung's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung throws a solid leg kick but Sanders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chung.
Chung throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Chung misses with a leg kick.
Sanders appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chung misses with a leg kick
and Sanders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanders tries to bum rush Chung with a series of wild strikes but Chung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Chung is just out of range.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chung misses with a looping left.
Sanders throws a body punch but Chung moves out of range.
Chung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Chung avoids it with no problem.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chung throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Chung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders feints a jab promting Chung to slip. Sanders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chung slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanders connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Chung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reggie Sanders!
Our winner, Reggie Sanders, 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 148 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 19 p4p, 249 weight class). Dunham has chosen Bubbles as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham sizes up Dall Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Galen Dall Jr has been cut.
Dunham throws out a loose jab but Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall Jr's sensitive parts.
Dunham misses with an uppercut. Dall Jr saw that one coming.
Dall Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A cross from Dall Jr lands.
Dunham thumps Dall Jr with a low kick.
Dunham connects with the punch.
Dall Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dunham moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunham! But no joy.
Dunham misses with an uppercut
and Dall Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dunham missing with a left hand there. Dall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
Dunham lands a nice uppercut.
Dunham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Dunham tries to throw a body punch but Dall Jr avoids it by throwing Dunham back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Dunham - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Dall Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr misses with a body punch.
Dall Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Dunham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr cracks Dunham with a nice body shot.
Dall Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dall Jr.
Dunham throws a head punch that misses.
Dall Jr lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunham controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Dall Jr on the inside.
Dall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dunham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr tries to work over Dunham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunham throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Dunham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr tries to work over Dunham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Dall Jr.
Dunham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunham.
Dunham struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall Jr controls his hands.
Dall Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dall Jr lands with a right to the head.
Dunham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham lands with a right to the head.
Dall Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dunham prevents a body shot from Dall Jr.
Dunham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dall Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Galen Dall Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galen Dall Jr'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.
A left and a right from Dunham both land. Nice combination.
Dunham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Dall Jr looks to throw the jab but Dunham is out of range.
Dunham throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Dunham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pete Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Dunham.
Dall Jr slips under a jab.
Dall Jr throws a head kick but Dunham moves out of range.
Dall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham throws a lazy right hand but Dall Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunham 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.
Dunham lands a right hook to the body.
Dunham throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunham misses with a hook to the body
and Dall Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Dunham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr lands with a right to the head.
Dall Jr lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunham.
Dall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dall Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
Dunham prevents a body shot from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Dall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dall Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dall Jr misses with the head strike.
Dunham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr lands with a left to the 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!
Dunham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dall Jr.
Dunham lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunham controls his hands.
Dunham working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
A short right from Dall Jr on the inside.
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dall Jr digs a right hand into Dunham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunham's gas tank.
Dall Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dunham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall Jr lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunham.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
Dunham working aggressively here.
Dunham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dall Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Dunham.
Dall Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dall Jr tries to work over Dunham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunham takes a shot to the head.
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 Galen Dall Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dunham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dall Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Dunham shrugs it off.
Pete Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galen Dall Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunham misses with a straight left.
Dall Jr scores with a leg kick.
Dunham scores with the left hand. Dall Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Pete Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunham's head backwards.
A punch lands to the side of Dall Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Galen Dall Jr's cut is getting worse.
Dunham misses with a left hand
and Dall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Dall Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Dunham avoided it.
Dall Jr throws a one two combo.
Dunham connects with a right hand. Dall Jr shakes it off.
Oh Dall Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Dunham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Dunham wants to slow Dall Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Dunham misses with a looping left.
Dunham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dall Jr.
Dunham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Dall Jr coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Dall Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dunham throws a right hand that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Dunham 's knee.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunham.
Dall Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunham lands a jab to the head.
Dall Jr drops his hands momentarily and Dunham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dall Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dunham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dall Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Dall Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Dall Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Dall Jr.
No joy there for Dunham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dall Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Dunham looks to land a right hand but Dall Jr moved out of range.
Dall Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dall Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunham throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a head kick.
Dunham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Dunham.
Dunham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dunham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Galen Dall Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dunham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dall Jr blocks a body shot from Dunham.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall Jr's elbow.
Dunham throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galen Dall Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dall Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galen Dall Jr!
After winning the bout, Galen Dall Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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