Golden Gloves R-7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Dizzy Rascal - Sirens as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bussel
vs
Harrison

175 cm
21
135 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

172 cm
20
140 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bussel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bussel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrison checks it well.
Bussel throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bussel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bussel doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Bussel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrison can pounce on him.
That kick from Bussel tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrison takes one on the button.
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bussel doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bussel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sydney Bussel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bussel clinches with his opponent.

Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bussel wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.

Bussel forces Harrison back against the ropes and clinches.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bussel has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bussel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but Bussel moves out of range easily.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bussel takes the fight into the clinch.
Bussel lands a knee to the head.

Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Bussel ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Bussel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bussel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bussel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bussel lands with a kick to the temple. Harrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bussel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison walks into a stiff left hand from Bussel.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bussel.
Jab by Bussel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bussel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bussel moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bussel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Bussel.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bussel.
Harrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bussel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bussel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Bussel takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Bussel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bussel on the side of the head.
Harrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Bussel should have avoided that one.
Bussel throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison cracks a nice hook into Bussel's ribs.
Bussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sydney Bussel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bussel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison jabs Bussel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Bussel moved out of range.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Bussel's knee but Bussel avoids it well.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Bussel's shoulder, as Bussel tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison checks a low kick from Bussel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Bussel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bussel throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Bussel misses with a low kick.
Sydney Bussel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Harrison.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Bussel connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison checks a low kick from Bussel.
Harrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Harrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bussel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bussel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Bussel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bussel throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bussel throws a solid leg kick but Harrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bussel.
Harrison lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harrison is looking to slow Bussel down with leg kicks.
Bussel thows a leg kick but Harrison checks it
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Bussel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bussel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.

Bussel instigates a clinch.
Bussel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Bussel has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sydney Bussel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bussel is looking to land body kicks.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrison throws a head kick but Bussel moves out of range.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Bussel moved out of range nicely.
Bussel throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Bussel avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Bussel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bussel is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrison throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Bussel walks into a straight right hand from Harrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bussel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Bussel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bussel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Bussel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bussel tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liam Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrison scores with a nice head shot.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bussel.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Bussel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussel throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bussel closes the distance and clinches.
Bussel keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bussel breaks the clinch.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bussel moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bussel instigates a clinch.
Harrison lands an uppercut.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.

Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bussel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bussel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Bussel.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Bussel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bussel misses.
Bussel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussel tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bussel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Harrison moves out of range as Bussel throws a body kick.
Harrison lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison moves out of range as Bussel throws a body kick.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bussel closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the ropes.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Bussel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrison up against the ropes.
Bussel tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harrison tries to circle away but Bussel has him pinned against the ropes.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Bussel has double underhooks.
Harrison is trying to stall.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.

Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bussel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Bussel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bussel moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bussel circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bussel.
Bussel misses with a leg kick.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bussel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Bussel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison with a nice cross.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Harrison.
I think Harrison 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!
Sydney Bussel retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagat สกัด (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). สกัด is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sagat Ending. Sagat สกัด has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chaz Wong's chin.

Wong
vs
สกัด

175 cm
21
132 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sagat สกัด!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
สกัด fails to land with a series of punches.
สกัด throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
สกัด throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
สกัด misses with a two punch combination.
Wong is looking to clinch.
สกัด tries to bum rush Wong with a series of wild strikes but Wong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. สกัด manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wong rushes สกัด and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wong controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
สกัด tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the ropes.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but สกัด has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but สกัด blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong pushes off an throws an elbow but สกัด leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong taking a breather.
สกัด is trying to break free.
Wong slowing the pace effectively.
Wong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
สกัด throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
สกัด throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
สกัด throws a one two combo.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from สกัด.
สกัด swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
สกัด moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from สกัด both land. Nice combination.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong slips a jab and a cross from สกัด.
สกัด circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
สกัด swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong tries to clinch there but สกัด circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chaz Wong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

สกัด keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat สกัด seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
สกัด's corner calls for a 1-2. สกัด obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Wong pushes สกัด up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing สกัด up against the ropes.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wong seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
สกัด wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
สกัด avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Come on Wong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wong'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
สกัด misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
สกัด misses with a double jab.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from สกัด.
สกัด thows a body shot but no joy.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. สกัด manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
สกัด lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by สกัด.
สกัด moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
สกัด swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong tries to clinch up but สกัด circles away and keeps his distance.

Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
สกัด is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the ropes.
สกัด looking to stall.
สกัด has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite สกัด's efforts to push away.
Wong taking a breather.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
Wong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning สกัด up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Wong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wong moves into range and clinches up with สกัด.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
สกัด will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
สกัด circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling สกัด to counter with a crisp jab.
สกัด lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wong circles away quickly and effectively.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. สกัด manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but สกัด paws at him with a jab and circles away.
สกัด looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
No joy there for สกัด, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
สกัด throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
สกัด swinging wildly here.
สกัด tries to bum rush Wong with a series of wild strikes but Wong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
สกัด circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
สกัด misses with the combination.

Wong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong avoiding damage.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
สกัด wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong has สกัด pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
สกัด wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

สกัด breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sagat สกัด seems to be getting the better of the standup.

สกัด gets tackled into the ropes by Wong. Wong maintains the clinch.
Wong just leaning against สกัด, taking a breather.
สกัด is trying to stall.
Wong stalling.
Wong tries a knee to the head but สกัด blocks it.
สกัด wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the ropes.
Sagat สกัด has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
สกัด blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
สกัด is trying to break free.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike.
Wong lands a damaging elbow.
Wong has สกัด pressed against the ropes.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but สกัด blocks with his arms.
สกัด working hard to break the clinch.
สกัด on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chaz Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaz Wong!
A victorious Chaz Wong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Ramokgadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Danny Greene has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Danny Greene seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Greene
vs
Ramokgadi

179 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Ramokgadi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramokgadi.
Greene lands a really nice looking cross but Ramokgadi seems unphased.
Greene on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greene tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Greene - just one landing.
Greene fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi misses the shot to the body.

Greene gets tackled into the ropes by Ramokgadi. Ramokgadi maintains the clinch.
Greene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramokgadi's face.
Ramokgadi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene working Ramokgadi over with knees to the body.
Greene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramokgadi backwards.
A short uppercut from Greene.
Greene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramokgadis head.
Greene lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramokgadi tries to break free but Greene pushes him back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
Ramokgadi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramokgadi misses with some punches.
Ramokgadi blocks an uppercut.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
Ramokgadi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ramokgadi can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Ramokgadi swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Greene.
Ramokgadi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Greene.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramokgadi controls his hands.
Ramokgadi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramokgadi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramokgadi.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramokgadi's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramokgadi working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands with a left to the head.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
Greene lands an elbow just above Ramokgadi 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Greene.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greene working aggressively here.
Ramokgadi avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Greene trying to control the position but instead, Ramokgadi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greene into the ropes.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Ramokgadi working aggressively here.
Ramokgadi is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Greene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramokgadi wants to break free but Greene has control.
Greene is leaning against Ramokgadi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramokgadi looks gassed!
Ramokgadi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Greene lands an elbow inside that Ramokgadi shrugs off.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Greene.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Ramokgadi taking a breather.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramokgadi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Greene.
Greene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramokgadi backwards.
Ramokgadi blocks a body shot from Greene.
Greene scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Greene on the inside.
Ramokgadi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Greene.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramokgadi controls his hands.
Ramokgadi trying to control the position but instead, Greene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramokgadi into the ropes.
Greene landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Greene looking to slow down the pace here.
Greene lands an elbow that stopped Ramokgadi in his tracks for a moment.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramokgadi takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Ramokgadi misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramokgadi's face.
Greene lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Greene.
Greene landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Greene dominated that round.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ramokgadi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A knee to the head by Greene.

Ramokgadi is rocked!
Ramokgadi wants to get back to striking at distance but Greene won't allow it.
Ramokgadi is still on wobbly legs! Can Greene finish him?
Greene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
Greene cracks Ramokgadi with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ramokgadi goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ramokgadi wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Danny Greene!
Danny Greene spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarsamut Mungsarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mungsarin has chosen Suraphol Sombatcharoe- Sao Suan TaengT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maximus
vs
Mungsarin

160 cm
21
140 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarsamut Mungsarin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mungsarin scoring well with a low kick there.
Maximus throws a head kick but Mungsarin moves out of range.
Mungsarin tries to clinch up
and Maximus counters with a head kick. That will keep Mungsarin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Maximus lands a front kick to the face, that drops Mungsarin 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!

Mungsarin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mungsarin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mungsarin is still on wobbly legs! Can Maximus finish him?
Maximus tries to bum rush Mungsarin with a series of wild strikes but Mungsarin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mungsarin seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Mungsarin misses.
Mungsarin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maximus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maximus tries to bum rush Mungsarin with a series of wild strikes but Mungsarin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mungsarin blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Nice uppercut there from Maximus.
Mungsarin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mungsarin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mungsarin tries to bum rush Maximus with a series of wild strikes but Maximus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maximus scores with the left hand. Mungsarin knows he should have avoided that one.
Maximus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maximus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danga de danga de dang - Mungsarin scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus cracks Mungsarin with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mungsarin 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 Mungsarin is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mungsarin could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brutus Maximus!
A relieved looking Brutus Maximus 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
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cassio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ngwabeni
vs
Cassio

185 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Cassio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngwabeni lands a really nice looking cross but Cassio seems unphased.

Ngwabeni has managed to clinch.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.

Ngwabeni has Cassio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Cassio misses its intended target.
Ngwabeni dips to his left and cracks Cassio with an uppercut!
Cassio ducks right into an uppercut from Ngwabeni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassio defending well as Ngwabeni loads up on a big left hand.
Cassio slips a jab and a cross from Ngwabeni.
Cassio fails to land with a series of punches.
Ngwabeni takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Ngwabeni forces Cassio back against the ropes and clinches.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassio circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassio tries to clinch but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Cassio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngwabeni.

Ngwabeni clinches up with Cassio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cassio is looking to break free of the clinch but Ngwabeni has double underhooks.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to bum rush Cassio with a series of wild strikes but Cassio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cassio throws a body punch but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Cassio misses with a wild body shot.
Ngwabeni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cassios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ngwabeni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ngwabeni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ngwabeni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassio.

Ngwabeni gets a clinch.
Cassio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.
Ngwabeni lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassio swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ngwabeni clinches.
Cassio misses with a punch to the body.
Cassio misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassio swats away the attempt to clinch by Ngwabeni.
Cassio throws an overhand right that lands on Ngwabeni's shoulder, as Ngwabeni tries to avoid the shot.
Ngwabeni avoids the body shot from Cassio.
Cassio looks to land a right hand but Ngwabeni moved out of range.

Ngwabeni clinches.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngwabeni moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassio jabs Ngwabeni right on the nose. Ngwabeni blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild body shot.

Ngwabeni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cassio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Cassio misses.
Cassio lands a nice hook to Ngwabeni's body. Ngwabeni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ngwabeni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassio tries to clinch but Ngwabeni is having none of it.
Cassio loads up on a big right hand but Ngwabeni slips the punch.

Ngwabeni drives through and clinches with Cassio against the ropes.
Cassio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.

Ngwabeni clinches.
Cassio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Cassio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cassio. Beautiful body shot.
Cassio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ngwabeni defending well as Cassio loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ngwabeni has time to react.

Ngwabeni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cassio, pushing him back against the ropes.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngwabeni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Ngwabeni has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cassio!
Cassio avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Ngwabeni misses.
Ngwabeni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cassio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cassio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngwabeni.
Joe Cassio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ngwabeni has closed the distance and engaged Cassio in a clinch.
Cassio misses with a punch on the inside.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch.
Ngwabeni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Ngwabeni moves into range and clinches up with Cassio.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Ngwabeni thows a body shot but no joy.
Cassio throws a jab when Ngwabeni was well out of range.
Cassio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch.
Cassio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngwabeni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ngwabeni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassio misses with a straight right.

Ngwabeni moves into range and clinches up with Cassio.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Ngwabeni - that landed with a thud.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ngwabeni has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngwabeni misses with the combination.
Cassio throws a series of punches but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Cassio misses with a jab to the body
and Ngwabeni counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassio manages to avoid it.
Cassio works Ngwabeni's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngwabeni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassio circles away quickly and effectively.
Cassio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ngwabeni has time to react.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
Cassio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cassio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.
Ngwabeni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cassio misses with an uppercut. Ngwabeni saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch but Cassio is avoiding it.

Cassio tries to keep at a distance but Ngwabeni has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Ngwabeni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassio.
Cassio throws an overhand right that lands on Ngwabeni's shoulder, as Ngwabeni tries to avoid the shot.
Cassio falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ngwabeni counters by moving into the clinch.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ngwabeni has managed to clinch.
Cassio misses with a punch to the body.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni misses with a two punch combination.
Ngwabeni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassio.
Ngwabeni connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cassio misses.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni is winning the standup battle so far.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cassio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngwabeni prevents a body shot from Cassio.
Cassio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ngwabeni defending well as Cassio loads up on a big left hand.
Cassio throws a nice looking combination but Ngwabeni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ngwabeni avoids the body shot from Cassio.
Ngwabeni lands a right hook to the body.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Cassio.
Cassio misses with a body shot.
Ngwabeni avoids the body shot from Cassio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni dominated that second round.
That's time! Ngwabeni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cassio misses with the combination.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cassio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Ngwabeni.
Cassio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngwabeni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassio.
Ngwabeni tries to bum rush Cassio with a series of wild strikes but Cassio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ngwabeni misses with a few strikes there.
Ngwabeni slips a jab from Cassio.
Cassio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ngwabeni misses with a body shot.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up but Cassio circles away and keeps his distance.
Cassio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Cassio is having none of it.
Cassio tries to clinch but Ngwabeni moves out of range.

Ngwabeni pushes Cassio up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni walks into a left hand.

It looks like Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni has been cut.
Cassio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassio lands with a good body shot.

Ngwabeni takes the fight into the clinch.
Cassio lands with a short shot to the head.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni works over Cassio's head and body with a nice combination.
Ngwabeni thuds a left hand into Cassio's body.
Ngwabeni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni jabs at Cassio's body.
Cassio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ngwabeni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cassio.

Ngwabeni clinches up with Cassio and pushes him back against the ropes.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Cassio does no damage.
Cassio misses with a two punch combination.
Cassio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ngwabeni clinches.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassio wants to clinch up but Ngwabeni keeps it at a distance.
Cassio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ngwabeni defending well as Cassio loads up on a big left hand.

Ngwabeni darts in and clinches Cassio up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassio can't break the clinch.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni tests Cassio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngwabeni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Ngwabeni closes the distance and clinches.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni tries to bum rush Cassio with a series of wild strikes but Cassio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cassio throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Cassio both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Ngwabeni.

Ngwabeni has closed the distance and engaged Cassio in a clinch.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni slips a straight right by Cassio.
Cassio misses with a hook. Ngwabeni ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Ngwabeni gets a clinch.
Ngwabeni blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ngwabeni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cassio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cassio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.

Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cassio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngwabeni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngwabeni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cassio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngwabeni manages to avoid it.
Cassio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ngwabeni 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
An out of breath Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Creed Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Creed Jr
vs
Abdullah

190 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Creed Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah moves out of range as Creed Jr strikes.
Creed Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdullah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed Jr.
Abdullah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Creed Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Creed Jr loads up on a big right hand but Abdullah slips the punch.
Abdullah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creed Jr misses with a right hand
and Abdullah counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdullah feints a jab promting Creed Jr to slip. Abdullah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Creed Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Creed Jr is rocked!
Abdullah throws a right hand that Creed Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed Jr also avoids with ease.
Oh Creed Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed Jr is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Abdullah just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Creed Jr has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 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.