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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Anderson (ranked 4531 p4p, 24210 weight class) and Ferenc Sanchez (ranked 130 p4p, 179 weight class). Ferenc Sanchez is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferenc Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Ferenc Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Anderson beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
 It looks like Oliver Anderson has been cut.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez with a nice calf kick.
Anderson punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fein Team in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliver Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez weaves into range and cracks Anderson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Anderson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sanchez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ferenc Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Chang (ranked 4897 p4p, 1908 weight class) and Mr Bean (ranked 354 p4p, 184 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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bean!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean misses with a double jab
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Bean.
Chang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Bean looks to move away, Chang throws a big counter combo but Bean just gets out of the way.
Chang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Bean.
Chang throws a one two combo.
Chang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Bean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chang back to the ropes. Bean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang stalks Bean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bean's face. Bean staggers backwards, shaken.
 Bean is rocked!
Chang moves away from the strike by Bean.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Bean seems to have recovered his senses.
Bean clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chang throws a series of punches but Bean avoids them all with ease.
Bean throws a counter combo.
Jab by Chang.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Bean is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tommy Chang!
After winning the bout, Tommy Chang 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andreas Burns (ranked 24136 p4p, 23547 weight class) and Peter Aerts (ranked 453 p4p, 486 weight class). Andreas Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aerts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Aerts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aerts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aerts blocks a jab.
Aerts jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aerts doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns digs a good hook to Aerts's body.
Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aerts connects with a crisp jab.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Aerts moved out of range nicely.
Aerts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andreas Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aerts misses with a wild combination.
Burns went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns throws the left hand but Aerts avoids the punch easily.
Aerts misses with a looping right.
Aerts scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Aerts throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Aerts throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Aerts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns scores with a hook.
Aerts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Aerts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aerts's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
Some wild striking there from Aerts.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Aerts.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Burns misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Aerts counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aerts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aerts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a one-two to the body.
Aerts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aerts is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aerts is rocked!
Aerts walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Aerts is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andreas Burns!
Andreas Burns 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Venom (ranked 23508 p4p, 24695 weight class) and Kylius Lonavo (ranked 487 p4p, 472 weight class). Kylius Lonavo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kylius Lonavo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonavo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lonavo wants to clinch up but Venom keeps it at a distance.
Venom throws out a loose jab but Lonavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lonavo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venom is out of range.
Venom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Venom throws a body punch but Lonavo moves out of range.
Lonavo avoids the body shot from Venom .
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Lonavo.
Lonavo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Venom misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Lonavo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Venom blocks a head kick by Lonavo.
Venom takes a swing at Lonavo's ribcage but misses.
Lonavo throws a leg kick but Venom checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lonavo.
Lonavo ducks under a wild hook from Venom .
Lonavo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Venom scores with a punch to the head.
Lonavo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Venom scores with a sloppy right hand. Lonavo should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Lonavo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lonavo scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lonavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venom throws a sloppy body shot
and Lonavo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lonavo takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lonavo.
Lonavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venom .
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Lonavo wants to clinch.
Venom connects with an inside leg kick.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Lonavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lonavo.
Donk. Lonavo catches Venom right on the button with a cross.
Lonavo takes one to the chin there.
Lonavo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venom .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lonavo misses.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lonavo throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Venom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venom . That's going to slow Lonavo down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lonavo dodges the punch combination from Venom .
Venom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Venom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lonavo misses the shot to the body.
Venom drops his hands momentarily and Lonavo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lonavo misses with a jab to the body
and Venom counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonavo. Venom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lonavo darts in trying to clinch
and Venom counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom checks a low kick from Lonavo.
Lonavo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venom lands a jab to Lonavo's midsection.
Venom defending well as Lonavo loads up on a big left hand.
Lonavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lonavo throws a wild body kick that Venom sees coming a mile off.
Lonavo walks into a jab.
Lonavo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Lonavo misses.
Lonavo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Lonavo off balance momentarily.
Lonavo misses with a two punch combination.
Venom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lonavo just manages to avoid it.
Venom is looking to score with low kicks.
Venom misses with a hook to the body
and Lonavo 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.
A lazy left from Venom finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo scores with the left hand. Venom knows he should have avoided that one.
Venom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lonavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Lonavo blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venom . That's going to slow Lonavo down.
Venom feints and then cracks Lonavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lonavo down.
Venom connects with an inside leg kick.
Venom throws a body punch but Lonavo moves out of range.
Venom is looking to wear down Lonavo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Venom swings for the body but Lonavo moves out of range.
A low kick from Lonavo is predictable there
enabling Venom to counter with a crisp jab.
Venom misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Lonavo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lonavo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lonavo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lonavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venom . Lonavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lonavo misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Venom .
Venom checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lonavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venom blocks a head kick by Lonavo.
Venom staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Venom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Lonavo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Lonavo off balance momentarily.
Venom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Venom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lonavo checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Lonavo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lonavo staying out of range there.
Venom throws a body punch but Lonavo moves out of range.
Venom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lonavo.
Lonavo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lonavo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Venom .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonavo throws a chopping leg kick but Venom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Venom misses with a body shot.
Lonavo blocks a leg kick.
Lonavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lonavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Venom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lonavo can do to turn this around?
Venom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lonavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lonavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lonavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Venom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lonavo can pounce on him.
Venom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lonavo has time to react.
Venom misses the body punch
and Lonavo counters with a head kick.
Venom throws a lazy right hand but Lonavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lonavo wants to counter the offense by Venom and move into the clinch position.
Lonavo takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
Venom is looking to land body kicks.
Venom throws a leg kick that misses.
Lonavo tries a quick counter leg kick but Venom is wise to it.
Venom checks a low kick from Lonavo.
Venom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lonavo is able to avoid easily.
Venom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lonavo connects with the punch.
Lonavo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Lonavo.
Venom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lonavo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lonavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venom throws a hook to the side of Lonavo's head but Lonavo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Venom .
Venom misses with a low kick as Lonavo jumps back.
Michael Venom is winning the standup battle so far.
Venom looks to throw the jab but Lonavo is out of range.
Venom lands with an overhand left.
Venom avoids the body shot from Lonavo.
Venom throws a big shot that misses.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lonavo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venom avoids the head kick by Lonavo.
Lonavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Lonavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lonavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Venom 's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Lonavo. Beautiful body shot.
Lonavo misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Venom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lonavo.
Lonavo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Venom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lonavo doesn't seem phased though.
Venom scores with a jab to the head.
Lonavo connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lonavo.
Lonavo tries a low kick but Venom avoids it.
Venom feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Venom lands a leg kick that knocks Lonavo off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonavo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Venom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo takes a swing at Venom 's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Lonavo misses.
Venom blocks a head kick by Lonavo.
Venom swings for the body but Lonavo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Venom misses its intended target.
Venom thuds a left hand into Lonavo's body.
Venom works the jab nicely.
Venom misses with a straight right.
Lonavo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lonavo misses with a looping left.
Venom misses with an uppercut. Lonavo saw that one coming.
Lonavo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lonavo moves out of range of the leg kick from Venom .
Lonavo throws a right and a left that Venom avoids nicely.
Lonavo swings widly with a right hand
letting Venom counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lonavo defending well as Venom loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Venom dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lonavo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Lonavo misses
and Venom counters with a left and a right that stings Lonavo.
Venom moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lonavo misses.
Venom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lonavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Venom .
Lonavo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lonavo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Venom throws a looping overhand right but Lonavo ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lonavo misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venom .
Venom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Venom is predictable there
and Lonavo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonavo is looking to chop away at Venom 's legs.
Venom lands with a straight right. Lonavo didn't see that one coming.
Venom stuns Lonavo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lonavo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Venom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lonavo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venom throws a nice looking combination but Lonavo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lonavo lands a front kick.
Venom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lonavo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lonavo walks into a jab.
Venom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lonavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venom moves away.
Venom misses with a looping right.
Lonavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venom throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Lonavo misses.
Venom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lonavo manages to avoid it.
Lonavo scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Venom - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Venom .
Jab, jab by Lonavo - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Lonavo.
Kylius Lonavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Venom .
Venom lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Venom - just one landing.
Venom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lonavo.
Venom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lonavo.
Lonavo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Venom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venom misses with a straight right.
Lonavo moves away from the strike by Venom .
Venom misses with a straight right.
Lonavo throws a low kick, looking for Venom 's leg but Venom calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Venom checks a leg kick.
Venom jabs at Lonavo's body.
Nice cross by Venom .
Venom misses with a double jab.
Lonavo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael Venom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venom .
Lonavo connects with a right hand. Venom shakes it off.
Lonavo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Venom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Venom .
Venom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lonavo throws a hook but Venom avoids it easily.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lonavo misses with a body shot.
Lonavo lands a high kick!
It looks like Michael Venom has been cut.
Venom throws a body shot but no joy.
Lonavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Lonavo misses.
Lonavo staying out of range there.
Lonavo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Venom on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo tries to bum rush Venom with a series of wild strikes but Venom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lonavo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venom .
Lonavo tries a quick counter leg kick but Venom is wise to it.
Venom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Venom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lonavo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Venom misses the shot to the body.
Venom misses with a lunging right hand
and Lonavo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lonavo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lonavo throws a head kick but Venom moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Venom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Venom lands.
Venom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Venom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Venom 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Venom !
Our winner, Michael Venom , 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramiro Araujo (ranked 23450 p4p, 3435 weight class) and Sean O Rally (ranked 371 p4p, 291 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Araujo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hava Nagila. Sean O Rally is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ramiro Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rally ducks under a wild hook from Araujo.
Araujo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Rally feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Araujos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramiro Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rally swings for the body but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo is looking to counter punch.
Araujo misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Araujo's head coaches at TNB that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
O Rally moves away from the strike by Araujo.
O Rally pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Araujo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Rally takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Araujo walks into a jab.
O Rally takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Rally throws a looping overhand right but Araujo ducks down to avoid it.
Araujo misses with an uppercut. O Rally saw that one coming.
Araujo misses with a straight left.
O Rally scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo misses with a left hand
and O Rally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Araujo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Araujo moves away from the strike by O Rally.
O Rally misses with a hook. Araujo ducked under it nicely.
Araujo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally misses with a looping left.
Araujo slips a jab from O Rally.
O Rally misses with a looping right.
Araujo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Araujo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Rally at a distance.
Araujo misses with a hook to the body
and Araujo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Rally misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Araujo there.
O Rally is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Rally slips under a jab from Araujo.
Araujo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Rally.
An attempted straight right counter from Araujo misses the target.
Araujo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Rally tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araujo was well out of range. Poor timing from O Rally.
Araujo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Araujo throws a right hand that misses
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Rally slips a straight right by Araujo.
O Rally throws a left and a right that both miss
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Araujo misses the jab.
Araujo throws a looping overhand right but O Rally ducks down to avoid it.
O Rally looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Rally gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Araujo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Araujo duly obliges.
O Rally looks to land a right hand but Araujo moved out of range.
O Rally 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.
O Rally throws a big shot that misses.
O Rally waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Araujo.
O Rally throws a lazy right hand but Araujo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Araujo slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Araujo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Rally has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big left from O Rally misses.
Araujo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Rally throws a shot from downtown. Araujo moves away and avoids it.
Araujo misses with a right hand
letting O Rally counter with a right hand.
O Rally avoids the head kick by Araujo.
O Rally fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Araujo on the side of the head.
O Rally uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
Araujo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Rally.
O Rally tries a quick counter leg kick but Araujo is wise to it.
O Rally looks to land a left hand but Araujo moved out of range nicely.
Araujo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Rally's head backwards.
O Rally misses with a looping right.
O Rally throws the left hand but Araujo avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Rally.
O Rally waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Araujo.
O Rally rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Rally uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Araujo.
O Rally ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Araujo cracks O Rally with a good jab.
Araujo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Rally slips under a jab from Araujo.
O Rally scores with a sloppy right hand. Araujo should have avoided that one.
Araujo avoids the body shot from O Rally.
Araujo stuns O Rally with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Araujo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Rally momentarily.
O Rally swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Rally throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Araujo misses with a combination
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Araujo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo throws a big shot that misses.
O Rally misses with a straight right.
Araujo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Rally avoids them all with ease.
Araujo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Rally keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Araujo.
O Rally misses with a hook. Araujo ducked under it nicely.
Araujo slips a jab and a cross from O Rally.
Araujo throws a poor cross that misses
and O Rally counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from O Rally misses.
O Rally dodges the punch combination from Araujo.
O Rally throws out a loose jab but Araujo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Rally is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Araujo.
Araujo misses the shot to the body.
Araujo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rally defending well as Araujo loads up on a big left hand.
O Rally ducks under a wild hook from Araujo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean O Rally will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Araujo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Araujo ducks under a wild hook from O Rally.
O Rally throws a right hand that Araujo ducks under and follows up with a left that Araujo also avoids with ease.
Araujo moves forwards but O Rally connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Araujo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Araujo misses.
Araujo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Rally misses with an uppercut
and Araujo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Rally thinking.
A swing and a miss from O Rally.
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
O Rally keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Rally staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Araujo.
O Rally moves into range and connects with a jab.
Araujo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Rally throws out the jab.
O Rally fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Araujo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Araujo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally throws a hook to the side of Araujo's head but Araujo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Araujo throws a hook to the side of O Rally's head but O Rally sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Araujo misses its intended target.
Araujo jabs O Rally to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Araujo with a nice cross.
Araujo misses with an uppercut. O Rally saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
Ramiro Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Rally fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Araujo on the side of the head.
Araujo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Rally.
O Rally looks to throw the jab but Araujo is out of range.
O Rally misses with a straight left.
O Rally comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Rally throws a hook to the side of Araujo's head but Araujo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Rally looks to land a combination but Araujo avoids it well.
Araujo throws a body shot but no joy.
O Rally works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rally misses with an uppercut
enabling Araujo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Araujo is looking to counter punch.
O Rally misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Rally darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Rally looks to throw the jab but Araujo is out of range.
No joy there for O Rally, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Rally misses with a series of wild punches.
Araujo lands a really nice looking cross but O Rally seems unphased.
O Rally misses with the combination.
O Rally with a jab.
O Rally swinging wildly here.
Araujo throws a jab when O Rally was well out of range.
Araujo looks to throw the jab but O Rally is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Araujo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo dodges the punch combination from O Rally.
Araujo misses with a looping right.
Araujo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Rally at a distance.
Nice defenses there by O Rally.
Araujo is looking to land body kicks.
O Rally throws a series of punches but Araujo avoids them all with ease.
O Rally lands a nice shot to the body.
O Rally misses with a straight right.
Araujo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Araujo avoids the body shot from O Rally.
Araujo connects with a body shot that sends O Rally's belly button to the back.
Araujo misses with a left hand
and O Rally counters with a series of strikes. Araujo will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Rally takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Araujo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Rally bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - O Rally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from O Rally misses.
Araujo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for O Rally. That snapped Araujo's head back.
Araujo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Rally momentarily.
O Rally throws a jab when Araujo was well out of range.
Araujo swings for the body but O Rally moves out of range.
Araujo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Rally doesn't seem bothered though.
Araujo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Rally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Araujo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Rally was well out of range. Poor timing from Araujo.
O Rally connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Rally throws a hook but Araujo avoids it easily.
O Rally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araujo circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Rally throws out the jab.
O Rally loads up on a big right hand but Araujo slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Rally misses with a straight left.
O Rally throws a hook but Araujo avoids it easily.
Araujo connects with a nice looking jab.
Araujo misses with a right hand
and O Rally counters with a straight right hand.
Araujo misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Rally! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Rally showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Araujo moves away from the strike by O Rally.
Nice defenses there by Araujo.
Araujo slips under a jab from O Rally.
O Rally takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as O Rally lands an impressive looking overhand right. Araujo doesn't seem phased though.
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araujo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Araujo swings widly with a right hand
and O Rally counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
Araujo throwing a counter right hand but O Rally manages to avoid it.
Araujo misses with a body shot
and O Rally counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araujo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Araujo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Rally.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo throws a shot from downtown. O Rally moves away and avoids it.
O Rally throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Araujo.
O Rally uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Araujo.
O Rally scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araujo misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo throws out a loose jab but O Rally uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Rally uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Araujo.
Araujo avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Rally jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Rally misses with an uppercut.
O Rally misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Araujo swings for the body but O Rally moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Araujo. O Rally does a little dance to reset his feet.
Araujo misses with the combination.
O Rally is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
O Rally moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araujo takes one to the side of the head.
Araujo defending well as O Rally loads up on a big left hand.
O Rally misses the shot to the body.
Araujo ducks under a wild hook from O Rally.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally checks a low kick from Araujo.
Araujo slips under a jab.
Araujo misses with a right hand
and O Rally counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Araujo loads up on a big right hand but O Rally slips the punch.
O Rally lands a jab to the head.
O Rally cracks Araujo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo staying out of range there.
Araujo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Araujo misses the jab.
O Rally gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Araujo slips a jab from O Rally.
Araujo looks to throw the jab but O Rally is out of range.
It seemed like O Rally was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Araujo.
An attempted straight right counter from Araujo misses the target.
Araujo misses with a hook
and O Rally counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Rally swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Araujo misses the target.
Araujo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Rally on the side of the head.
Araujo lunges at O Rally with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Rally's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally misses the shot to the body.
O Rally throws a lazy right hand but Araujo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Araujo connects with a jab.
Araujo throws out a loose jab but O Rally uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araujo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Araujo staying out of range there.
Ramiro Araujo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Araujo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Rally counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Araujo throws a jab when O Rally was well out of range.
Araujo misses with a looping left.
Araujo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo avoids the body shot from O Rally.
Araujo misses the body punch
letting O Rally counter with a right hand.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rally circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
O Rally looks to land a right hand but Araujo moved out of range.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo ducks under a wild hook from O Rally.
Araujo sizes up O Rally with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo lunges at O Rally with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Rally's hand.
O Rally moves away from the strike by Araujo.
O Rally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Araujo misses.
Araujo slips under a jab from O Rally.
O Rally ducks under a wild hook from Araujo.
A lazy left from Araujo finds it's target.
Araujo blocks a jab.
O Rally steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
Sean O Rally seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Araujo looks to land a right hand but O Rally moved out of range.
Araujo scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Rally scores with a crisp jab that stopped Araujo in his tracks.
O Rally slips a straight right by Araujo.
O Rally just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean O Rally.
Well O Rally 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sean O Rally!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 1892 p4p, 24583 weight class) and Hazard Bleak (ranked 235 p4p, 491 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazard Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai walks into a straight right hand from Bleak.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Bleak's shoulder, as Bleak tries to avoid the shot.
Bleak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bleak throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Bleak just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Bleak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Bleak is looking for the big counter here.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Bleak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai looks to land a combination. Bleak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bleak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chai throws a right and a left that Bleak avoids nicely.
Bleak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Bleak moves away and avoids it.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bleak checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Chai throws a right and a left that Bleak avoids nicely.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bleak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bleak 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.
Pharoah The First Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Chai scores with a four punch combination!
Bleak throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Bleak slips a jab from Chai.
A jab lands there for Bleak.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bleak walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Bleak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bleak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bleak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is looking to score with low kicks.
Bleak sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai thuds his right hand into Bleak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bleak slips a straight right by Chai.
Bleak moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai backing away here, and Bleak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Bleak.
Bleak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Bleak misses with a wild combination.
Bleak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chai misses with a hook. Bleak ducked under it nicely.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chai lands a nice hook to Bleak's body. Bleak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Nice straight punches there by Bleak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bleak.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bleak's hands.
Bleak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bleak misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bleak misses with a looping left.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bleak throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Bleak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai throws a hook but Bleak blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bleak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleak slips under a jab.
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Bleak.
A good leg kick by Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Chai throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Bleak.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Bleak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Bleak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai with a hook.
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bleak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bleak at a distance.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak misses with a straight right.
Bleak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pharoah The First Chai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai looks to land a right hand but Bleak moved out of range.
Chai lands with a straight right. Bleak didn't see that one coming.
Bleak thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bleak avoids the head kick by Chai.
A countering left hand to the body from Bleak misses.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bleak.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Bleak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Bleak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bleak throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Bleak blocks it.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Bleak's head but Bleak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bleak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai connects with a right hand. Bleak shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak misses with a low kick.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleak.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Bleak finds it's way through Chai's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleak.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
Bleak takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Bleak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Bleak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bleak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bleak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai with a nice cross.
Bleak jabs at Chai's body.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Bleak throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai lands with a nice combination. Bleak backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Chai.
Chai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Bleak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Chai throws a head kick but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak misses with a few strikes there.
Bleak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Bleak flicks out a counter leg kick but Chai steps away.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Bleak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bleak is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bleak is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Chai throws a series of punches but Bleak avoids them all with ease.
Chai cracks Bleak with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Bleak is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Bleak is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Bleak could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pharoah The First Chai!
Pharoah The First Chai 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Timothy Spence (ranked 1432 p4p, 24686 weight class) and Nund Assurnipilu (ranked 183 p4p, 480 weight class). Spence's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, He's A Mental Giant. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nund Assurnipilu!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assurnipilu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assurnipilu looks to land a combination. Spence sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Assurnipilu gets tackled into the ropes by Spence. Spence maintains the clinch.
Assurnipilu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assurnipilu tries to work over Spence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assurnipilu gets through Spence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assurnipilu struggles to land a body shot inside as Spence controls his hands.
Assurnipilu tries to throw a body punch but Spence avoids it by throwing Assurnipilu back against the ropes.
Assurnipilu takes a shot to the head.
Spence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spence blocks a body shot from Assurnipilu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assurnipilu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assurnipilu misses with some punches.
Assurnipilu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assurnipilu tries to work over Spence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assurnipilu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence lands a right hand.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Assurnipilu.
A right hand to the body from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence misses with a punch to the body.
Assurnipilu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Assurnipilu.
Spence is pushing Assurnipilu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Assurnipilu lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Assurnipilu blocking some punches.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assurnipilu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence pushes off an throws an elbow but Assurnipilu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Assurnipilu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assurnipilu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assurnipilu lands with a left to the head.
Assurnipilu misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assurnipilu backwards.
Assurnipilu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spence seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Assurnipilu can turn it around.
Assurnipilu misses with the head strike.
Assurnipilu lands a left hand.
Assurnipilu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assurnipilu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spence.
Assurnipilu working aggressively here.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assurnipilu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assurnipilu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Assurnipilu misses with a body punch.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assurnipilu misses with a punch on the inside.
Assurnipilu lands a body punch.
Spence blocking some punches.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Assurnipilu.
Spence lands with a short shot to the head.
Spence blocks a body shot from Assurnipilu.
A head punch on the inside from Spence fails to land.
Spence misses with some punches.
Spence pushes Assurnipilu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assurnipilu lands a shoulder strike.
Assurnipilu lands an uppercut.
Assurnipilu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assurnipilu misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a body shot from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assurnipilu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Assurnipilu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assurnipilu cracks Spence with a nice body shot.
Assurnipilu misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assurnipilu's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Assurnipilu.
A short right from Assurnipilu on the inside.
Assurnipilu misses with some punches.
Assurnipilu throws a head punch that misses.
Assurnipilu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Assurnipilu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Assurnipilu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assurnipilu working aggressively here.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Assurnipilu.
Still in the clinch, Assurnipilu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence pushes off an throws an elbow but Assurnipilu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Assurnipilu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Assurnipilu.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Assurnipilu controls the action.
Spence's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spence misses with the head strike.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu has a couple of punches blocked by Spence.
Assurnipilu works on Spence's body with a couple of short punches.
Spence trying to stall but Assurnipilu improves his position.
Assurnipilu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence's elbow.
Assurnipilu throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Assurnipilu.
Spence is breathing heavily.
Assurnipilu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
 Spence is rocked!
Assurnipilu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Spence is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Assurnipilu fails to land.
Assurnipilu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assurnipilu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assurnipilu misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nund Assurnipilu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assurnipilu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence seems to have got his legs back now.
Spence throws a head kick but Assurnipilu moves out of range.
Assurnipilu throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Assurnipilu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assurnipilu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spence throws a right hand that misses
and Assurnipilu counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence cracks Assurnipilu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spence wants to clinch.
Assurnipilu flicks out a counter leg kick but Spence steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assurnipilu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assurnipilu slips under a jab from Spence.
Assurnipilu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assurnipilu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence.
Assurnipilu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assurnipilu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Assurnipilu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Spence misses the target.
Spence's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assurnipilu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spence scrambles back to his feet.
Assurnipilu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
Assurnipilu looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
Spence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assurnipilu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Spence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assurnipilu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Assurnipilu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Assurnipilu's head but Assurnipilu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Spence's head coaches at Lotus Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Assurnipilu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spence misses with a left hand
enabling Assurnipilu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assurnipilu.
Nice shot by Spence.
Assurnipilu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spence blocks a head kick by Assurnipilu.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence tries to clinch
and Assurnipilu counters with a stiff right hand.
Assurnipilu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Spence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spence rushes Assurnipilu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Spence tries a body shot but Assurnipilu blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Assurnipilu.
Spence misses with the head strike.
Spence pushes Assurnipilu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assurnipilu tries a body shot but Spence blocks it.
Spence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assurnipilu takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spence.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence prevents a body shot from Assurnipilu.
A short right from Spence.
Assurnipilu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Spence just misses with a elbow thrown towards Assurnipilu's brow.
Spence throws an elbow that misses.
Assurnipilu tries to throw a body punch but Spence avoids it by throwing Assurnipilu back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence pushes Assurnipilu back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assurnipilu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Assurnipilu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assurnipilu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nund Assurnipilu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spence is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Assurnipilu tries a body shot but Spence blocks it.
Spence lands an uppercut.
Assurnipilu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spences head.
Assurnipilu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assurnipilu is working Spence over against the ropes.
Assurnipilu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assurnipilu.
Spence is trying to maintain a safe position but Assurnipilu gets an underhook and turns Spence into the ropes.
Spence misses with a punch to the body.
Assurnipilu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence blocking some punches.
Spence blocks an uppercut.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nund Assurnipilu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Spence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assurnipilu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spence throws a poor cross that misses
and Assurnipilu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spence's knee momentarily.
A lazy left from Assurnipilu finds it's target.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Assurnipilu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Assurnipilu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Spence.
Spence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assurnipilu finds it's way round the side to connect with Spence's head.
Nice defenses there by Spence.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Assurnipilu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence doesn't manage to clinch there - Assurnipilu circles away.
Spence tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assurnipilu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Assurnipilu counters with a solid body kick.
Spence lands with a slapping head kick.
Spence ducks right into an uppercut from Assurnipilu.
Spence closes the distance but Assurnipilu moves to the side
and Assurnipilu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Assurnipilu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Assurnipilu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Assurnipilu struggles to land a body shot inside as Spence controls his hands.
Assurnipilu blocks an uppercut.
Assurnipilu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spence trying to stall but Assurnipilu improves his position.
Spence working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Assurnipilu fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Assurnipilu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assurnipilu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nund Assurnipilu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence is trying to maintain a safe position but Assurnipilu gets an underhook and turns Spence into the ropes.
Spence misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assurnipilu blocking some punches.
Spence scores with a shoulder strike.
Spence taking a breather.
Spence lands with a light punch inside.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Assurnipilu.
Spence throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assurnipilu misses with some punches.
Spence pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a knee to the head but misses.
Assurnipilu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence's elbow.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assurnipilu blocks an uppercut.
Spence throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assurnipilu.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Assurnipilu.
Assurnipilu lands with a short shot to the head.
Assurnipilu blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence misses with some punches.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assurnipilu swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence lands with a right to the head.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assurnipilu tries a body shot but Spence blocks it.
Timothy Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spence throws an elbow but it 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 Timothy Spence.
Well Assurnipilu 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nund Assurnipilu!
A relieved looking Nund Assurnipilu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 1959 p4p, 4891 weight class) and Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 86 p4p, 168 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. comes to the ring accompanied by Rags2Riches. Chai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dirt. 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 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
It looks like Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has been cut.
Thibodeaux Jr. sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
Chai misses with an uppercut
enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai digs a good hook to Thibodeaux Jr.'s body.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice leg kick.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Thibodeaux Jr. was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai misses with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux Jr. misses its target.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chai misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thibodeaux Jr.'s hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux Jr. scrambles back to his feet.
Bigi Boi Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
It looked like Thibodeaux Jr. was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick but Chai moved away.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Thibodeaux Jr. half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bigi Boi Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.'s cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. moves away.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Chai with a jab.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
A big left from Chai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chai.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a jab when Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeaux Jr.'s belly button to the back.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Thibodeaux Jr.
and Thibodeaux Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big left from Chai misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Chai jabs at Thibodeaux Jr.'s body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux Jr.'s shoulder, as Thibodeaux Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to wear down Chai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chai works Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bigi Boi Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.'s cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thibodeaux Jr. looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai tests Thibodeaux Jr.'s chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Chai misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai punishes Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks into a big right hand from Chai and goes down! The referee sends Chai to a neutral corner as Thibodeaux Jr. gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Thibodeaux Jr. sees coming a mile off.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Chai misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux Jr. is just out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
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!
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chai throws a jab when Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Thibodeaux Jr. beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.'s cut is getting worse.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux Jr..
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Thibodeaux Jr.'s head back.
Thibodeaux Jr. drops his guard momentarily, allowing Chai to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Thibodeaux Jr.! 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! Chai takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bigi Boi Chai!
A victorious Bigi Boi Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Sack (ranked 2654 p4p, 23723 weight class) and Petchongboo Yagan (ranked 244 p4p, 395 weight class). Sack comes into the arena with DaBobby - BOP in Arlen blaring out of the sound system. Petchongboo Yagan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchongboo Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack connects with a single shot there.
Yagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sack misses with a hook to the body
and Yagan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yagan cracks Sack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yagan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sack. Sack obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Yagan.
Sack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yagan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sack lands with an uppercut that bounces Yagan off the ropes and back into range.
Sack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yagan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sack scrambles back to his feet.
Sack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yagan. That's going to slow Sack down.
Yagan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yagan scores with a spinning back kick!
Sack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Yagan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sack avoids the body shot from Yagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan lunges at Sack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sack's hand.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with a big head kick but Sack shrugs it off.
Yagan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Petchongboo Yagan has been cut.
Yagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sack.
Yagan connects with a leg kick.
Yagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yagan blocks a low kick nicely.
Yagan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yagan is looking to chop away at Sack's legs.
Yagan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sack. That did some damage!
Yagan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yagan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sack tries to land a front kick but Yagan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yagan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sack throws an off balance right hand
and Yagan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sack throws a sloppy body shot
and Yagan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sack tries to score with a low kick but Yagan moves his leg out of the way.
Sack moves out of range of the leg kick from Yagan.
Sack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yagan lands a high kick!
Sack throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sack misses with a kick to the body
and Yagan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sack's knee momentarily.
Sack throws a sloppy head kick
and Yagan counters with a good low kick that Sack was not able to check.
Yagan tests Sack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yagan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yagan scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yagan. Sack shrugs it off though.
Sack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sack on the side of the head.
Sack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sack misses with a kick to the body.
Sack takes one to the side of the head.
Yagan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yagan scrambles back to his feet.
Sack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yagan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yagan is trying to force a seperation but Sack has the dominant position.
Sack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yagan's face.
Yagan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sack has him pressed against the ropes.
Yagan is looking to break free of the clinch but Sack has double underhooks.
Yagan is trying to break free.
Sack presses Yagan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yagan working hard to break the clinch.
Sack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yagan managing to block the knees to the body from Sack.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sack obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yagan tries to break free but Sack pushes him back against the ropes.
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sack is able to avoid easily.
Yagan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yagan is looking to slow Sack down with leg kicks.
Sack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sack throws a body kick that misses
and Yagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Roger Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Sack misses
and Sack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Yagan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sack ducks under a wild hook from Yagan.
Sack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Yagan tenderised Sack's leg. Sack is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchongboo Yagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petchongboo Yagan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sack misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Petchongboo Yagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sack slips a jab from Yagan.
Sack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yagan counters with an inside leg kick.
Sack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sack is looking to counter the offense by Yagan and move into the clinch.
Sack works Yagan's body with a nice hook.
Yagan moves out of range of the body kick.
As Sack backs off Yagan throws a huge counter combo but Sack manages to avoid it all.
Sack lands with a right hand.
Sack throws the kick towards the body but Yagan avoids it.
Yagan lands a jab to Sack's midsection.
Yagan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sack is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yagan misses.
Sack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack has Yagan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Sack.
Sack manages to break the clinch.
Sack throws a lazy right hand but Yagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yagan tries to work over Sack's front leg with a kick but Sack checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Sack blocks the leg kick.
Yagan punishes Sack's body with a nice straight punch.
Sack scores with a nice right hand.
Sack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yagan checks a low kick from Sack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sack closes the distance and clinches.
Yagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yagan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sack throws a leg kick that misses.
Yagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sack.
Sack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yagan walks into a jab.
Sack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sack backing away here, and Yagan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yagan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sack scores with a head kick. Yagan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yagan is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sack, as that shot connected.
Yagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack finish him?
Sack tries to clinch but Yagan is having none of it.
Sack weaves into range and cracks Yagan right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Yagan goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sack is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Sack!
Roger Sack is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Roger Sack 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Clack Clack (ranked 23643 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 184 p4p, 99 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Clack Clack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clack misses with a kick to the body.
Clack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dren Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body kick there by Dren Jr.
A big left from Dren Jr misses.
Clack misses with a body shot.
Dren Jr catches Clack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Clack Clack has been cut.
Dren Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clack misses with a low kick.
Dren Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Clack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clack swings for the body but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that Clack avoids nicely.
Clack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clack swings for the body but Dren Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack misses with a looping right.
Clack misses with a head kick.
Clack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clack throws a push kick but Dren Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Clack missing with a left hand there. Dren Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr needs to keep his hands up - Clack had a free shot at his head there.
Clack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dren Jr manages to avoid it.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Clack.
Dren Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clack scores with a leg kick.
Clack misses with a head kick.
Dren Jr scores with a hook.
Dren Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dren Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dren Jr.
Clack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dren Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dren Jr staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dren Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dren Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dren Jr looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dren Jr moves away.
Clack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clack looks to throw the jab but Dren Jr is out of range.
Clack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clack gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Dren Jr counter with a right hand.
Clack scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Clack.
It looks like Zdravko Dren Jr has been cut.
Clack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clack moves away.
Clack throws the kick towards the body but Dren Jr avoids it.
Clack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dren Jr has time to react.
Clack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clack throws a shot from downtown. Dren Jr moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clack throws a looping overhand right but Dren Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Clack throws the kick towards the body but Dren Jr avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dren Jr misses.
Clack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clack lands a front kick to the face, that drops Dren Jr to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Clack throws a body punch but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Clack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr tries to land a front kick but Clack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dren Jr throws a head kick but Clack moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Clack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clack drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Dren Jr onto his butt! Dren Jr pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Clack throws a leg kick but Dren Jr checks it.
Clack scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Dren Jr to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Clack away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Dren Jr 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?!
Dren Jr is rocked!
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clack moves away.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Clack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Clack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dren Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dren Jr blocks a head kick by Clack.
Clack misses with a kick to the body.
Clack swats away the attempt to clinch by Dren Jr.
Clack connects with a nice looking jab.
Dren Jr tries a low kick but Clack avoids it.
Clack lands with a straight right. Dren Jr didn't see that one coming.
Clack swings for the body but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Clack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clack throws a body shot but no joy.
Dren Jr avoids the body shot from Clack.
Clack misses with a head kick.
Clack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clack Clack takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Zdravko Dren Jr was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clack lands a jab to Dren Jr's midsection.
Clack throws a leg kick but Dren Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dren Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Clack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dren Jr cracks Clack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dren Jr feints a jab promting Clack to slip. Dren Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dren Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dren Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dren Jr! But no joy.
Dren Jr avoids the body shot from Clack.
Clack fakes the leg kick and cracks Dren Jr in the body.
Clack Clack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Clack there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dren Jr avoids the body shot from Clack.
Clack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dren Jr.
Clack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dren Jr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr slips under a jab.
Dren Jr misses with a double jab
and Clack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dren Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dren Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crunch! Clack slams his shin into Dren Jr's torso.
Clack scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Dren Jr beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dren Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clack - the referee stops the clock and Dren Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clack. Dren Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zdravko Dren Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clack connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Dren Jr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clack Clack!
Clack Clack is the new super heavyweight champion!
Clack Clack 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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