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Golden Gloves R-3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oschino Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Will Not Bow. Swift comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rick Ross ft Weezy - I'm a G kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oschino Swift 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oschino Swift!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong thows a body shot but no joy.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Swift misses the shot to the body.
Spong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Spong coming out on top.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong wants to clinch.
Spong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swift throws out the jab.
Spong fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swift. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Swift misses.
Spong swings for the body but Swift moves out of range.
Swift thows a body shot but no joy.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Spong misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands a jab to Swift's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Swift.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Spong digs a good hook to Swift's body.
Swift jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swift manages to avoid it.
Spong throws a shot to the body.
Swift keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swift takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Swift swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
Swift throws a jab but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong tries to keep at a distance but Swift has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spong prevents a body shot from Swift.
Swift misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong is looking to control Swift's arms but Swift gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swift presses Spong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Swift lands an uppercut.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
Swift tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spong is trying to maintain a safe position but Swift gets an underhook and turns Spong into the ropes.
Spong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swift lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swift working aggressively here.
Swift struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Swift lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Swift lands a nice shot to the body.
Swift tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Swift improves position.
Swift misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Swift scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swift connects with the punch.
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
Spong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swift takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swift looks to land a right hand but Spong moved out of range.
Swift keeps the fight on the outside.
Spong is looking to wear down Swift with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spong throws a right and a left that Swift avoids nicely.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Swift is just out of range.
Swift thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swift misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Swift wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swift avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spong tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Spong moves out of range as Swift strikes.
A big right from Swift misses.
Swift keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swift was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Swift swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swift misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Spong.
Spong works Swift's body with a nice hook.
Swift throws a nice looking combination but Spong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oschino Swift will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Swift takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Spong fails to land with a series of punches.
Swift doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swift scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spong in his tracks.
Oschino Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swift scrambles back to his feet.
Spong scores with a jab to the head.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Swift paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swift lands with a shot to the body.
Spong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swift momentarily.
Swift moves forwards but Spong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swift looks to land a combination but Spong avoids it well.
Swift comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Swift throws a jab but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Swift's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swift is rocked!
Spong tries to clinch there but Swift circles away.
Swift is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Spong wants to clinch.
Spong closes the distance and catches Swift with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Swift is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Swift is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Swift is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Spong takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tyrone Spong!
Tyrone Spong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thiago Kiorus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Kiorus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiorus wants to clinch but Ngwabeni slips to the side
and Ngwabeni counters with a nice body shot.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for a 1-2. Ngwabeni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ngwabeni closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Kiorus crashing to the mat! Kiorus uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Kiorus is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiorus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Kiorus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngwabeni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kiorus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiorus seems to have got his legs back now.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni throws a nice looking combination but Kiorus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngwabeni pushes Kiorus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni clinches up with Kiorus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngwabeni closes the distance and clinches.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ngwabeni throws a right hand that Kiorus ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiorus also avoids with ease.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiorus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngwabeni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiorus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngwabeni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngwabeni takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiorus tries to work over Ngwabeni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni closes the distance and clinches.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni pushes Kiorus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Kiorus looks to land a left hand but Ngwabeni moved out of range nicely.
Ngwabeni pushes Kiorus up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni dodges the punch combination from Kiorus.
Ngwabeni clinches.
Kiorus is trying to break the clinch but Ngwabeni has him pressed against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiorus throws a hook but Ngwabeni avoids it easily.
Ngwabeni instigates a clinch.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.
Ngwabeni gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiorus slips under a jab from Ngwabeni.
Kiorus gets tackled into the ropes by Ngwabeni. Ngwabeni maintains the clinch.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiorus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ngwabeni drives through and clinches with Kiorus against the ropes.
Kiorus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Kiorus does no damage.
The fighters circling - Kiorus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Kiorus keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Ngwabeni does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiorus.
Kiorus lands a nice hook to Ngwabeni's body. Ngwabeni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Kiorus is having none of it.
Ngwabeni clinches up against the ropes.
Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Kiorus slips a jab from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni scores with a jab to 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!
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch.
Ngwabeni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiorus is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ngwabeni avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngwabeni. Kiorus does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Ngwabeni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiorus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiorus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.
Kiorus misses with the combination.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Kiorus is having none of it.
Kiorus slips a jab and a cross from Ngwabeni.
A right-left combo lands from Ngwabeni.
Thiago Kiorus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ngwabeni throws a looping overhand right but Kiorus ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Kiorus is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiorus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiorus wants to clinch
and Ngwabeni counters with a beautiful hook that drops Kiorus to the mat! Will Kiorus be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Ngwabeni to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Kiorus is up. He looks OK to continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngwabeni keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiorus leaves his chin hanging out and Ngwabeni seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kiorus crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
A relieved looking Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Geebro Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jato Idrissa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geebro Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Geebro Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jato Idrissa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idrissa takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Idrissa throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Idrissa throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Idrissa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Idrissa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Idrissa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Idrissa throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Idrissa lands a head shot.
Idrissa throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Idrissa throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Idrissa's shoulder, as Idrissa tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a hook. Idrissa ducked under it nicely.
Idrissa connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Idrissa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the ropes. Idrissa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson defending well as Idrissa loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Idrissa's head but Idrissa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Idrissa throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Idrissa swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Idrissa throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Idrissa swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Idrissa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Idrissa circles away.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Idrissa manages to avoid it.
Idrissa lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Idrissa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Idrissa lands with a cross.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
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!
Idrissa misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Idrissa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Idrissa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Idrissa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Idrissa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Idrissa looks gassed!
Idrissa looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Idrissa with a hook.
Idrissa cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Idrissa walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Jab from Johnson.
Idrissa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Idrissa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Idrissa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Idrissa.
Idrissa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Idrissa scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idrissa lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Idrissa scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Idrissa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Idrissa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Idrissa fails to land.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Idrissa lands a body shot.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Idrissa blocks an uppercut.
Idrissa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Idrissa tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Idrissa back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to stall but Idrissa improves his position.
Idrissa lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Idrissa.
Idrissa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Idrissa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Idrissa cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Idrissa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Idrissa.
Johnson throws a hook but Idrissa avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Idrissa throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Idrissa throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Idrissa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idrissa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jato Idrissa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Idrissa takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Idrissa's body. Idrissa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Idrissa moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Idrissa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Idrissa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Idrissa.
Idrissa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Idrissa misses with a few strikes there.
Idrissa ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Idrissa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Idrissa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Geebro Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Idrissa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson moves to clinch but Idrissa breaks away
and Idrissa counters with a left to the body.
Jato Idrissa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idrissa swinging wildly here.
Idrissa needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Idrissa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Idrissa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Idrissa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Idrissa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Idrissa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Idrissa looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Idrissa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Idrissa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Idrissa.
Idrissa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Idrissa lands with a cross.
Idrissa scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Idrissa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Idrissa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Idrissa is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Idrissa staying out of range there.
Idrissa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries to work over Idrissa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idrissa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Idrissa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Idrissa tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to work over Idrissa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idrissa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Idrissa throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Idrissa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Idrissa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Idrissa lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Donk. Johnson catches Idrissa right on the button with a cross.
Idrissa throws a good cross that connects.
Idrissa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Idrissa is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Idrissa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Idrissa throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Idrissa 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!
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Idrissa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Idrissa.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Idrissa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Idrissa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when Idrissa was well out of range.
Idrissa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson swings for the body but Idrissa moves out of range.
Idrissa misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Idrissa's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Idrissa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Geebro Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Idrissa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Idrissa.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Idrissa tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Idrissa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Idrissa misses with a wild combination.
Jato Idrissa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Idrissa moves away.
Idrissa throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Idrissa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson jabs Idrissa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Idrissa lands.
Idrissa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idrissa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Idrissa keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Idrissa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Idrissa misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Idrissa. Idrissa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Idrissa works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Idrissa blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Idrissa does it's job there.
Idrissa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Idrissa tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Idrissa back against the ropes.
Idrissa tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Idrissa back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Idrissa lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Idrissa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idrissa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Idrissa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Idrissa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Idrissa lands an uppercut.
Idrissa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson looking to stall.
Idrissa lands a shot to the body.
Idrissa lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Idrissa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Idrissa lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Idrissa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Idrissa scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Idrissa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Idrissa tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Idrissa back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Idrissa.
Nice body punch from Idrissa - that landed with a thud.
Idrissa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Idrissa as the two fighters clinch.
Idrissa manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Idrissa finds it's target.
Idrissa lands a body shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Idrissa is out of range.
Idrissa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Idrissa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Idrissa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idrissa throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Idrissa.
Idrissa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Idrissa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Idrissa.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Idrissa punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Idrissa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Idrissa moved out of range nicely.
Idrissa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jato Idrissa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Idrissa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jato Idrissa!
Jato Idrissa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ablon Holy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Ramokgadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ablon Holy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Ramokgadi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramokgadi misses with a looping right.
Holy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramokgadi pushes Holy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holy fails to land.
Ramokgadi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holy throws a body punch but Ramokgadi moves out of range.
Ramokgadi scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Ablon Holy has been cut.
Holy looks to land a combination but Ramokgadi avoids it well.
Ramokgadi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holy throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramokgadi wants to clinch.
Holy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ramokgadi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramokgadi manages to avoid it.
Ramokgadi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holy moves away.
Holy misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holy. Ramokgadi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up but Holy circles away and keeps his distance.
Holy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramokgadi misses with a low kick.
Ramokgadi is looking to clinch.
Ramokgadi misses with an uppercut. Holy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy dodges the punch combination from Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Ramokgadi misses its intended target.
Ramokgadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holy circles away quickly and effectively.
Holy stalks Ramokgadi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramokgadi's face. Ramokgadi staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramokgadi takes a swing at Holy's ribcage but misses.
Holy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holy tries to keep at a distance but Ramokgadi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramokgadi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy trying to control the position but instead, Ramokgadi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holy into the ropes.
Ramokgadi breaks from the clinch.
Douglas Ramokgadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramokgadi misses with a double jab.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up.
Holy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramokgadi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holy lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramokgadi throws a jab but it's blocked by Holy.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but Holy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramokgadi misses with a straight left.
Ramokgadi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holy blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Holy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ramokgadi fails to land.
Ramokgadi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holy slips a straight right by Ramokgadi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holy scores with a jab to the body.
Ramokgadi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Holy as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramokgadi throws a right hand that misses
and Holy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramokgadi wants to clinch.
Holy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Ramokgadi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ablon Holy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramokgadi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holy is looking to wear down Ramokgadi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramokgadi tries to score with a low kick but Holy moves his leg out of the way.
Ramokgadi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas Ramokgadi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramokgadi throws a big shot that misses.
Holy takes a swing at Ramokgadi's ribcage but misses.
Douglas Ramokgadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramokgadi lands a jab to the head.
Holy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramokgadi.
Holy misses the body punch
and Ramokgadi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramokgadi gets a clinch.
Ramokgadi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramokgadi is looking to clinch but Holy is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramokgadi rushes Holy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramokgadi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramokgadi breaks the clinch.
Ramokgadi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holy is rocked!
Holy tries to get into range but Ramokgadi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Holy! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ramokgadi scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Ramokgadi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Casillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Kowolowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Casillas 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Casillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Kowolowka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casillas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kowolowka trying to control the position but instead, Casillas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kowolowka into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowolowka.
Casillas has a couple of punches blocked by Kowolowka.
Casillas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowolowka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kowolowka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casillas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowolowka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casillas's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Casillas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Casillas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Casillas misses with a punch on the inside.
Casillas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Casillas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowolowka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowolowka.
Kowolowka wants to get back to striking at distance but Casillas won't allow it.
Casillas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowolowka stalling in the clinch but Casillas improves position.
Kowolowka has had enough of the clinch but Casillas keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Casillas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Casillas manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Casillas misses its intended target.
Casillas misses with a straight left.
Casillas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowolowka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowolowka lands a right hand.
Casillas takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Randy Casillas has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowolowka.
A head punch on the inside from Casillas fails to land.
A short uppercut from Kowolowka.
Casillas misses with a body punch.
Casillas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Casillas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowolowka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Casillas breaks from the clinch.
Kowolowka thuds a left hand into Casillas's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casillas misses with a hook. Kowolowka ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casillas is looking to clinch but Kowolowka is avoiding it.
Casillas ducks into a a hook from Kowolowka and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Casillas drops his guard momentarily, allowing Kowolowka to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Casillas! 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! Kowolowka takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lukasz Kowolowka!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cassio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Cassio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Cassio avoids nicely.
Abdullah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cassio back to the ropes. Abdullah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abdullah instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cassio fails to land.
Cassio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Cassio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdullah.
Cassio tries a body shot but Abdullah blocks it.
Abdullah tries to work over Cassio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdullah presses Cassio against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Cassio controls the action.
A short right from Abdullah.
Cassio tries to circle away but Abdullah has him pinned against the ropes.
Abdullah lands with a left to the head.
Abdullah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Abdullah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cassio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdullah pushes Cassio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Abdullah as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Abdullah.
Cassio trying to control the position but instead, Abdullah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cassio into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Abdullah.
Abdullah pushes Cassio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cassio fails to land.
Abdullah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdullah gets through Cassio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdullah blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassio looks gassed!
Abdullah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Abdullah works on Cassio's body with a couple of short punches.
Abdullah is working Cassio over against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Abdullah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Abdullah as the two fighters clinch.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Abdullah.
Abdullah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Abdullah on the inside.
A body shot lands from Abdullah.
Abdullah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassio backwards.
Abdullah lands a body punch.
Abdullah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abdullah lands a body punch.
Abdullah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cassio working aggressively here.
Abdullah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassio backwards.
Nice body punch from Abdullah - that landed with a thud.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah pushes Cassio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abdullah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Cassio crashing to the mat! Cassio uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
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!
Cassio walks straight into a big right, left combination from Abdullah and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Abdullah as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Abdullah!
Abdullah Abdullah very nearly forgot to thank The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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