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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bambam Yagan (ranked 1888 p4p, 2805 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 178 p4p, 254 weight class). Palmotic has chosen "One day I'll be king" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Yagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palmotic misses with a shot to the body
and Yagan counters with a leg kick.
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.
Yagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yagan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yagan scores with a leg kick.
Palmotic tries to land a leg kick but Yagan saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Yagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yagan cracks Palmotic with an open hand slap.
Palmotic gets tackled into the ropes by Yagan. Yagan maintains the clinch.
Yagan prevents Palmotic from breaking the clinch.
Yagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmotic.
Palmotic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmotic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmotic has had enough of the clinch but Yagan keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Yagan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmotic prevents a body shot from Yagan.
Yagan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmotic is trying to push Yagan away but Yagan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Palmotic avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the ropes.
Yagan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmotic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yagan.
A short right from Yagan on the inside.
Yagan lands with a left to the head.
Yagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yagan misses with a body punch.
Yagan lands a right hand.
Palmotic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yagan or not.
Palmotic is working Yagan over against the ropes.
Palmotic takes a shot to the head.
Yagan avoiding damage as Palmotic throws knees to the body.
A short right from Yagan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmotic working aggressively here.
Palmotic tries to land knees in the clinch but Yagan avoids the damage to the body.
Palmotic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmotic holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Yagan tries a body shot but Palmotic blocks it.
Palmotic avoids the elbow strike from Yagan, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Yagan - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Palmotic.
Yagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Yagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Yagan tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmotic is trying to maintain a safe position but Yagan gets an underhook and turns Palmotic into the ropes.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
Yagan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Yagan misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Yagan.
Palmotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yagan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmotic trying to land knees to the body.
Yagan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yagan lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmotic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yagan.
Yagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic tries to land knees in the clinch but Yagan avoids the damage to the body.
Yagan lands an elbow that stopped Palmotic in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Yagan.
Yagan lands an elbow just above Palmotic 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yagan.
Yagan lands an elbow just above Palmotic 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yagan.
Yagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yagan lands with a left to the head.
Yagan pushes Palmotic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Palmotic tries to circle away but Yagan has him pinned against the ropes.
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
Palmotic tries to break free but Yagan pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yagan.
Yagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yagan avoiding damage as Palmotic throws knees to the body.
Palmotic tries a body shot but Yagan blocks it.
Yagan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmotic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmotic looks winded!
Yagan lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Yagan.
Yagan managing to block the knees to the body from Palmotic.
Yagan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yagan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yagan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palmotic.
Yagan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Yagan has double underhooks.
Yagan prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Palmotic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yagan tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmotic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmotic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yagan has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambam Yagan dominated that round.
That's time! Yagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yagan lands an overhand right.
Palmotic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yagan clinches.
Yagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmotic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmotic prevents a body shot from Yagan.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yagan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palmotic's brow.
Palmotic lands with a right to the head.
Yagan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yagan.
Palmotic has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
A body shot lands from Yagan.
Yagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmotic has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Bambam Yagan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yagan lands a body shot.
Yagan gets through Palmotic's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
A head punch on the inside from Palmotic fails to land.
Palmotic missing with knees to the body.
Palmotic throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Good body shot from Yagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Palmotic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yagan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yagan prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Palmotic's head.
Yagan lands a nice uppercut.
Yagan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yagan.
Yagan tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yagan gets through Palmotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yagan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yagan lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan lands an elbow just above Palmotic 's eye.
Palmotic tries to work over Yagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yagan presses Palmotic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmotic is breathing heavily.
Palmotic trying to land knees to the body.
Yagan lands a body punch.
Yagan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Yagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmotic's elbow.
Yagan lands a body punch.
Yagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmotic is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Yagan.
Palmotic is still on wobbly legs! Can Yagan finish him?
Palmotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmotic throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yagan.
Still in the clinch, Yagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
Yagan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yagan lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yagan.
Yagan creates a bit of distance and cracks Palmotic with a big uppercut! Palmotic goes down! The referee pushes Yagan away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Palmotic make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Yagan takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bambam Yagan!
A relieved looking Bambam Yagan 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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hype
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pop
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RATING
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