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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Petchongboo Yagan (ranked 24116 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 454 p4p, 237 weight class). Palmotic has chosen "One day I'll be king" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hrvoje Palmotic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchongboo Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan avoids a kick to the body.
Yagan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Yagan swings for the body but Palmotic moves out of range.
Palmotic lands an overhand right.
It looks like Petchongboo Yagan has been cut.
Nice body kick from Yagan.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmotic throws out a counter right but Yagan avoids it with no problem.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmotic.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Yagan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palmotic avoids the body shot from Yagan.
Palmotic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmotic moves away.
Palmotic drops his hands momentarily and Yagan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Palmotic misses.
Palmotic scores with the left hand. Yagan knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yagan throws a leg kick which misses Palmotic's front leg but catches the back leg as Palmotic tries to avoid it.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmotic misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a hook but Yagan blocks it.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmotic misses with a straight right.
Yagan checks the leg kick.
Yagan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yagan throws the kick towards the body but Palmotic avoids it.
Palmotic 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.
Palmotic looks to land a right hand but Yagan moved out of range.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagan ducks right into an uppercut from Palmotic.
Yagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmotic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yagan.
Yagan throws a hook to the side of Palmotic's head but Palmotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmotic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palmotic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yagan connects with a jab.
Palmotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Yagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palmotic on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan throws a push kick but Palmotic slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan throws a body punch but Palmotic moves out of range.
Yagan thumps Palmotic with a low kick.
Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yagan.
Yagan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yagan misses with a looping right.
Palmotic cracks Yagan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Yagan.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Yagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yagan with a nice calf kick.
Palmotic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Palmotic coming out on top.
Yagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmotic.
Yagan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmotic.
Yagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmotic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Palmotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmotic is just out of range.
Yagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yagan.
Yagan slips a jab from Palmotic.
Yagan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yagan.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Palmotic 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.
Palmotic throws a shot to the body.
Palmotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Yagan misses the target.
Palmotic blocks the body kick.
Palmotic throws a hook but Yagan avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yagan.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Yagan.
Palmotic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yagan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yagan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palmotic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palmotic misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Palmotic will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yagan misses with a head kick.
Palmotic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yagan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palmotic digs a good hook to Yagan's body.
Palmotic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Palmotic throws a lazy right hand but Yagan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Palmotic to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan stuns Palmotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yagan moves out of range of the leg kick from Palmotic.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Yagan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yagan lands an overhand right.
Palmotic throws a right hand that Yagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Yagan also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Yagan as he connects with a hook.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yagan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yagan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Palmotic if he has to take too many more of those.
Palmotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yagan.
Yagan scores with a jab.
Yagan lands an overhand right.
Palmotic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yagan.
Yagan throws a shot from downtown. Palmotic moves away and avoids it.
Palmotic staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagan throws out a loose jab but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Yagan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmotic can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmotic counters with a series of strikes. Yagan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Palmotic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yagan with the inside leg kick.
Yagan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palmotic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Yagan.
Palmotic staying out of range there.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut.
Palmotic throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.
Petchongboo Yagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmotic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Yagan scores with a spinning back kick!
Yagan connects with a single shot there.
Yagan scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmotic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palmotic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yagan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmotic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Palmotic's head.
Palmotic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palmotic scores with a nice head shot.
Palmotic throws out a powerful jab.
Palmotic misses with a body shot.
Palmotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yagan.
Yagan checks a leg kick nicely.
Yagan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Palmotic just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Yagan finds it's way through Palmotic's defenses.
Yagan misses with a wild body shot.
Yagan with a jab.
Palmotic throws a leg kick
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan tests Palmotic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yagan.
Palmotic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic walks into a straight right hand from Yagan.
Petchongboo Yagan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan throws a jab when Palmotic was well out of range.
Yagan lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmotic. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmotic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmotic lands a body shot.
Yagan feints a jab promting Palmotic to slip. Yagan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palmotic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palmotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmotic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Palmotic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palmotic misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Palmotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan stuns Palmotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmotic throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yagan misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Yagan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yagan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan misses with a straight left.
Yagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmotic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yagan is looking to slow Palmotic down with leg kicks.
Yagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Yagan.
Yagan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Palmotic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yagan ducks under a wild hook from Palmotic.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmotic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palmotic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Yagan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yagan.
Yagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palmotic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchongboo Yagan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petchongboo Yagan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yagan walks into a straight right hand from Palmotic.
Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yagan.
Yagan avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yagan. That's going to slow Palmotic down.
Yagan loads up on a big right hand but Palmotic slips the punch.
Palmotic misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yagan. Palmotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Palmotic blocks the low kick.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
Palmotic misses with a hook.
Palmotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yagan. That's going to slow Palmotic down.
Yagan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmotic's sensitive parts.
Palmotic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yagan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yagan throws a leg kick that misses.
Yagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan throws the kick towards the body but Palmotic avoids it.
Yagan takes a swing at Palmotic's ribcage but misses.
Yagan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yagan misses with a straight right.
Yagan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yagan connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmotic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmotic misses with a leg kick
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yagan. That's going to slow Palmotic down.
Palmotic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yagan looks to land a left hand but Palmotic moved out of range nicely.
Palmotic looks for the body kick but Yagan saw that one coming.
Palmotic throws a big shot that misses.
Yagan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmotic slips a straight right by Yagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yagan throws a front kick aimed at Palmotic's knee but Palmotic avoids it well.
Yagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palmotic.
Palmotic throws the left hand but Yagan avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Yagan tenderised Palmotic's leg. Palmotic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yagan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yagan lands a head shot.
Yagan takes a swing at Palmotic's ribcage but misses.
Yagan misses with a looping left.
A cross from Palmotic lands.
Palmotic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan defending well as Palmotic loads up on a big left hand.
Palmotic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a body punch but Yagan moves out of range.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmotic moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yagan looks to land a body kick but Palmotic moved away.
A nice side step and Palmotic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yagan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Palmotic counter with a right hand.
Palmotic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yagan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palmotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yagan.
Palmotic misses the jab.
Petchongboo Yagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick from Yagan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmotic walks into a stiff left hand from Yagan.
An inside leg kick from Yagan misses.
Yagan sets himself, and Palmotic steps forward looking for the clinch! Yagan avoids it this time.
Yagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmotic tries to move into range but Yagan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Yagan.
Yagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmotic throws out the jab.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmotic moves out of range as Yagan throws a body kick.
Palmotic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a leg kick but Yagan moved away.
A jab lands there for Yagan.
Palmotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Yagan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yagan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yagan checks a leg kick.
Yagan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yagan lands a nice hook to Palmotic's body. Palmotic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Palmotic.
Yagan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmotic sizes up Yagan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yagan is looking to slow Palmotic down with leg kicks.
Hrvoje Palmotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yagan is looking to land body kicks.
Palmotic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yagan misses with a hook. Palmotic ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Palmotic misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petchongboo Yagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yagan 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchongboo Yagan!
A very excited looking Petchongboo Yagan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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